Question

Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the "Bharat Ratna" by the Indian Government?

  1. LiaqatAli Khan
  2. M.A. Jinnah
  3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  4. Muhammad Iqbal

Answer:

Option C: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan”.

There is no formal provision that recipients of the Bharat Ratna should be Indian citizens. It has been awarded to a naturalised Indian citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Pakistan in 1987 and the former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1990.