Before a person who already holds a Padma award can be given a higher one, the scheme requires that

the earlier award be surrendered firstCorrect answerYour answerat least ten years have elapsed since the earlier awardCorrect answerYour answerthe person be recommended by a state governmentCorrect answerYour answerat least five years have elapsed since the earlier awardCorrect answerYour answer

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The scheme sets a minimum gap of five years between an earlier Padma award and a higher one.
The Awards Committee may relax the gap in a highly deserving case, so it is a rule with a stated exception rather than a bar.
Nothing in the scheme asks for the earlier award to be given up.

Worth noting

The five-year gap is why the same name rarely climbs the three Padmas quickly, and it is the sort of detail a paper likes because it is a number attached to a rule rather than to an event.

Concept: The gap before a higher Padma
Typical timeTypical: 50 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsThe civilian honours and their order

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Before a person who already holds a Padma award can be given a higher one, the scheme requires that

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