Multiple choice

'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for

  1. outstanding contribution to literature

  2. gallantry by children

  3. acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy

  4. the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime gallantry award, awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield (not in the presence of the enemy). Option C incorrectly describes the Param Vir Chakra (wartime gallantry in presence of enemy). The award is not for literature or children's gallantry.