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Detailed explanation-1: -Gita Siddahartha, Chairperson of ICCW said, “The children were selected from 150 entries they scanned through diligently.” The ICCW Dhruva Award has been given to Purnima Giri (16) and Sabita Giri (15) from Odisha who saved 12 persons from drowning a river when a boat sank into the water full with wild crocodiles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Venkatesh and Aarti. National Bravery Award winners for the year 2019 from Karnataka: Two children from Karnataka have been selected for the Indian Council of Child Welfare National Bravery Awards 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Bravery Awards are a set of awards given annually to about 25 Indian children below 18 years of age for “meritorious acts of bravery against all odds.” The awards are given by the Government of India and the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW). The award was instituted in 1957.

Detailed explanation-4: -Three children from the State have bagged the National Bravery Awards for 2022. Ahmed Fas and Mohammed Irfan from Malappuram and Nihad from Kozhikode have received the awards given away by the Indian Council for Child Welfare. Ahmed Fas and Mohammed Irfan have bagged the Prahlad award.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu conferred the “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar” instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India on 11 exceptional children today. On this occassion, Smt.