Correct option is D
In 2014 (announced in early 2015), Madan Mohan Malaviya was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.
- (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya: Received Bharat Ratna in 2014 (posthumously). He was an educationist and politician, and the founder of Banaras Hindu University.
- (A) Vallabhbhai Patel: Received Bharat Ratna in 1991 (posthumously).
- (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Received Bharat Ratna in 1992 (posthumously).
- (C) Gopinath Bordoloi: Received Bharat Ratna in 1999 (posthumously).
Correct answer: (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya.