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Which indian got first Bharat Ratna?

  1. Swami Vivekananda

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Ravindranath Tagore

  4. M.Visveswaraiah
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Explanation

M. Visvesvaraya (Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya) was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1954. He was a renowned civil engineer and statesman. Swami Vivekananda (1955), Sarojini Naidu (1965), and Rabindranath Tagore (1956 - who refused it) were not the first recipients.

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