Question : Which of the following statements is not true about C. Rajagopalachari?
Option 1: He was the founder of the Swatantra Party.
Option 2: He was the first Indian to become the Governor General of India.
Option 3: He was the first recipient of the Padma Shree Award.
Option 4: He was a senior leader of the Congress.
Correct Answer: He was the first recipient of the Padma Shree Award.
Solution : The correct answer is C. Rajagopalachari.
C. Rajagopalachari was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and Madras-born member of the Constituent Assembly. He was an Indian National Congress prominent leader. He served as Free India's first and last Indian Governor-General. He was the first to receive Bharat Ratna in 1954. For his effort retelling the Ramayana as Chakravarti Thirumagan, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for the Tamil language.
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Option 1: B. R. Ambedkar
Option 2: C. Rajagopalachari
Option 3: Rajendra Prasad
Option 4: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Option 1: 1857
Option 2: 1858
Option 3: 1856
Option 4: 1859
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Option 1: Lord Canning
Option 2: Lord Cornwallis
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Lord Warren Hastings
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Option 1: President of India
Option 2: Chief Justice of India
Option 3: Attorney General of India
Option 4: Governor
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Option 1: Robert Clive
Option 2: Richard Wellesley
Option 3: Warren Hastings
Option 4: Lord Dalhousie
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