Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET December 2019 Political Science
When was Jayaprakash Narayan awarded the Bharat Ratna?
A1999 ✓ Correct
B1998
C1997
D1996
Correct answer: (A) 1999 — Jayaprakash Narayan was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999, so 1999 is the answer.
Explanation
★Jayaprakash Narayan was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999, so 1999 is the answer.
★The honour was conferred posthumously, since JP had passed away in 1979.
★He had earlier received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1965.
★JP was a leading figure of the Quit India Movement and the socialist movement in India.
★In 1974 he launched the call for Total Revolution, becoming the moral face of the anti-Emergency struggle.
★His movement helped bring together the opposition that formed the Janata Party in 1977.
★The distractor years 1996, 1997 and 1998 mark no such award to him.
★After leaving party politics JP devoted himself to the Bhoodan and Sarvodaya movements led by Vinoba Bhave.
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