GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Question
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Who is the youngest recipient of the rare honour Ashok Chakra?
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L/Nk Nazeer Ahemad Wani
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Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala
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Neeraja Bhanot
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Major Mohit Sharma
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For her bravery, the Government of India posthumously awarded Bhanot the Ashoka Chakra Award, India’s highest gallantry award for bravery in the face of the enemy during peacetime. She is the youngest recipient to date and the first female recipient of this award.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1987, Bhanot was posthumously awarded Ashoka Chakra becoming the youngest and the first woman recipient of this award. 7.
Detailed explanation-3: -Instituted on 04 Jan 1952 and renamed on 27 Jan 1967 to recognize the most conspicuous bravery or some act of daring or pre-eminent act of valor or self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy.
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