Multiple choice Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna? Martin Luther King Zubin Mehta Mother Teresa Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, often called the Frontier Gandhi, was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1987. Mother Teresa received it later in 1980, but she had become an Indian citizen.