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  1. The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award was
    1. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
    2. Nelson Mandela
    3. Dalai Lama
    4. Annie Besant
Correct Option: A

Though usually conferred on Indian citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 and former South African President Nelson Mandela in 1990.



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