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2024-01-23 Awards and Honours

516.

Who is set to be posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna'?

Kalyan Singh

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Hemananda Biswal

Karpoori Thakur

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Karpoori Thakur, a prominent Gandhian socialist leader and former Bihar chief minister, is set to be posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' for his outstanding service. He served as the chief minister of Bihar during two terms, from December 1970 to June 1971 and from December 1977 to April 1979.