Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I (Padma Vibhushan Field, 2025)

A. Trade and Industry

B. Literature and Education

C. Medicine

D. Art

List-II (Awardee, 2025)

1. Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

2. Shri Osamu Suzuki

3. Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair

4. Shri D. Nageshwar Reddy

1. A. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
2. B. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 (Correct answer)
3. C. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
4. D. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

Correct Answer

Option B — A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1.

Key Points

• A. Trade and Industry — 2. Shri Osamu Suzuki. The late chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation, honoured posthumously for his role in transforming the Indian automobile industry through Maruti Suzuki.
• B. Literature and Education — 3. Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The Malayalam writer and Jnanpith laureate, also honoured posthumously.
• C. Medicine — 4. Shri D. Nageshwar Reddy. The eminent gastroenterologist.
• D. Art — 1. Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam. The celebrated violinist.
• Hence option (b).

Additional Information

• Padma Awards are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day and conferred by the President. They rank as Padma Vibhushan (exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of a high order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service).
• They are civilian awards, not titles, and cannot be used as prefixes or suffixes to a name — a restriction upheld in *Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1996)*.
• The highest civilian award is the Bharat Ratna, instituted along with the Padma awards in 1954, with a maximum of three in a year.
• Padma awards may be conferred posthumously, and recommendations may be made by anyone, including through self-nomination on the Padma Awards portal.