Gallantry awards(W1)

Question 1

Why in news ?

Answer 1

The president of India presented Peacetime gallantry and other service awards.

Question 2

What are the gallantry awards of india?

Answer 2

War time Peace time
Param Vir chakra Ashoka Chakra
Maha Vir Chakra Kirti Chakra
Vir chakra Shaurya Chakra

Question 3

When was the War time gallantry awards of India instituted?

Answer 3

26 January 1950 with retrospective effect from 15 August 1947.

Question 4

When was the Peace time gallantry awards instituted?

Answer 4

These awards were instituted on 4 January 1952. These awards were renamed on 27 January 1967(after Indo Pak war) as Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra from Ashoka Chakra (Class I), Ashoka Chakra (Class II) and Ashoka Chakra (Class III) respectively.

Question 5

Who was the first person to receive PVC?

Answer 5

Major Somnath Sharma

Question 6

Which of the following is False?

Answer 6

a)Naib Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav is the youngest receipient of PVC for his heroics in Kargil war
b)21 Indian soldiers have been awarded PVC till date
c)Lt General Anish Shinde was the latest person to recieve PVC for his heroics in 2016 URI Surgical strike
d)None of the above

Question 7

Who was the first receipient of Ashoka chakra?Who is the youngest and first female receipient of Ashoka chakra?

Answer 7

Havildar Bachittar Singh
Neerja Bhanot

Question 8

Who presents the gallantry awards?

Answer 8

President of India