GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Question
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Who received Maha Vir Chakra in year 2021?
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Shri Pintu Kumar Singh (Posthumous)
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Sub Sanjeev Kumar (Posthumous)
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Col Bikumalla Santosh Babu (Posthumous)
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all of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu was awarded the country’s second-highest military gallantry honour, the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously on Tuesday for fighting Chinese soldiers “till his last breath”. Colonel Babu’s mother and wife received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Detailed explanation-2: -Colonel B. Santhosh Babu, Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar deployed in Galwan during Operation Snow Leopard and lost his life along with 19 others in the violent clash with Chinese troops in June, has been posthumously awarded Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), the second highest war time gallantry award.
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