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?

Option (d) is correct because all three statements are factually inaccurate: the Supreme Court ruled in *Balaji Raghavan (1995)* that these awards are not "titles" under Article 18(1), they were suspended twice (1978–1980 and 1992–1995), and the Bharat Ratna is restricted to a maximum of three recipients per year. Option (a) is the most tempting wrong choice for candidates who correctly identify the first two errors but are uncertain about the specific numerical cap of three for the Bharat Ratna. The core concept tested is the constitutional status of National Awards and the