A recommendation for the Bharat Ratna is made to the President by

the Padma Awards Committee constituted by the Prime MinisterCorrect answerYour answerthe Ministry of Home Affairs, after a public nomination windowCorrect answerYour answera committee of former recipients of the awardCorrect answerYour answerthe Prime Minister, with no formal recommendation being necessaryCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The scheme of the award places the recommendation with the Prime Minister, who makes it directly to the President.
It adds that no formal recommendation is necessary, so there is no nomination portal and no window for the public.
The Padma Awards Committee, which the Prime Minister constitutes every year, handles the Padma awards and not this one.

Worth noting

The absence of a process is the point. The Bharat Ratna is deliberately outside the machinery that the Padma awards run on, and a question about nominations for it has no correct answer of that kind.

Concept: Who recommends the Bharat Ratna
Typical timeTypical: 50 s
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The rule this testsThe civilian honours and their order

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