Which of these persons is ineligible for a Padma award under the scheme?

A serving officer of a public sector undertakingCorrect answerYour answerA scientist employed by a government laboratoryCorrect answerYour answerA government doctor at a district hospitalCorrect answerYour answerA foreign national settled abroadCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Government servants, including those working with public sector undertakings, are not eligible.
The scheme carves out an exception for doctors and scientists, so both of those government employees remain eligible.
Foreigners are eligible and are simply counted outside the annual ceiling.

Worth noting

The exception is what the question is really about. A blanket rule about government servants gets this wrong in exactly two places, and those two are the ones worth holding.

Concept: Who is ineligible for a Padma award
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Which of these persons is ineligible for a Padma award under the scheme?

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