GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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HONOURS AND AWARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first woman to receive the rare honour Ashok Chakra?
A
Neeraja Bhanot
B
Constable Kamlesh Kumari
C
Vibha Patel
D
Kiran Bedi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Honours. Constable Kamlesh Kumari was posthumously awarded the nation’s highest peacetime Gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, by the President of India on Republic Day in 2002 in honour of her bravery and courage. Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee also paid tribute to her.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conditions of Eligibility: The Chakra is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some act of daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded posthumously.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ASHOKA CHAKRA award for gallantry was instituted by the President of India on 04 Jan 1952 in three categories, namely, Class One, Class Two and Class Three. For Most conspicuous bravery, or some act of daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ASHOKA CHAKRA award for gallantry was instituted by the President of India on 04 Jan 1952 in three categories, namely, Class One, Class Two and Class Three. For Most conspicuous bravery, or some act of daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy.

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