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    Question

     Who was the first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna

    Award, the highest civilian award of the Republic of India?
    A Mother Teresa Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Abdul Ghaffar Khan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Nelson Mandela Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Benazir Bhutto Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Bharat Ratna is conferred on the Indian citizens, but one had been awarded to one naturalized 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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