Multiple choice general knowledge history

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to be posthumously awarded the

  1. Bharat Ratna

  2. Khel Ratna

  3. Param Veer Chakra

  4. Best Prime Minister
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Explanation

Lal Bahadur Shastri was indeed the first person to receive India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, posthumously. He was awarded in 1966 after his death in Tashkent. This established the precedent of posthumous Bharat Ratna awards, which has since been given to other dignitaries including M. S. Subbulakshmi and others.

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