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Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan Awards in India were instituted in the year______

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a.1964

B

b.1958

C

c.1968

D

d.1954

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Bharat Ratna Award is one of the highest civilian awards of the Republic of India. The award was instituted in 1954 to recognise the exceptional service or performance of the highest order without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan, followed by Padma Shree.
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