Which of the following individuals was not a recipient of the Padam Vibhushan award in 2024 ?

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Correct — D, Shri A.R. Rahman. The question asks who was NOT given the Padma Vibhushan in 2024. Only five Padma Vibhushan awards were announced that year: Vyjayantimala Bali (Art), Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art), M. Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs), Bindeshwar Pathak (Social Work, posthumous) and Padma Subrahmanyam (Art). A.R. Rahman is not on that list — his Padma honours came earlier, the Padma Shri in 2000 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) She was one of the five 2024 Padma Vibhushan awardees, honoured in the field of Art — so she is not the exception the question asks for.  (b) The Telugu actor received the Padma Vibhushan in 2024 in the field of Art; he is on the list, not off it.  (c) The former Vice-President of India received the 2024 Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs, so he too was a recipient.

Concept: The Padma awards, instituted in 1954, come in three grades — Padma Vibhushan (exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of a high order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service). They are announced on the eve of Republic Day and conferred by the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan, usually in March–April. The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian honour, after the Bharat Ratna.

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