GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Question
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Param Vir Chakra
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Padam Shree
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Kirti Chakra
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -For his unparalled act of bravery Sepoy Jagdish Chand is awarded ‘KIRTI CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS)’. Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik, SM, a dynamic officer from the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) was commanding 41 Rashtriya Rifles from July 2014.
Detailed explanation-2: -Three of the Kirti Chakra awardees are sub-inspector Deepak Bhardwaj, head constables Sodhi Narayan and Shrawan Kashyap, who were among the 22 security personnel killed in the major ambush by Maoists at Bijapur in Chhattisgarh in April 2021. The fourth is senior constable Rohit Kumar (J&K Police).
Detailed explanation-3: -Posthumously, on the 63rd Republic Day, India’s President Ashoka Chakra was given the highest Peacetime Gallantry Award. Neeraj Kumar Singh was a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in the Indian Army.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kirti Chakra award for conspicuous gallantry in non-combatant situation. The Kirti Chakra can be awarded to military personnel as well as to civilians.