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UPSC 2021: Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards : 1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India. 2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once. 3. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year. Which of the above statements are not correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1,2 and3
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Statement 1 is wrong: the Supreme Court (Balaji Raghavan, 1996) held that Bharat Ratna and Padma awards are NOT ‘titles’ under Article 18 (1). Statement 2 is correct: after their institution in 1954, the Padma awards were reorganised once (a 1955 statutes amendment creating the present three-tier structure). Statement 3 is correct: the 1954 statutes cap the number of Bharat Ratna awards at three in any calendar year. Therefore only statements 2 and 3 are correct ⇒ option (b). ([superkalam.com](https://superkalam.com/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question-paper/2021/consider-the-following-statements-in-respect-of-bharat-ratna-and-padma-awards-bharat-ratna-and-padma-awards-are-titles-u-7d8f034b-f085-40a9-ae67-86606bca11b5?utm_source=openai))
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