Multiple choice

The highest decoration for valour is the _________, which is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self sacrifice.

  1. Mahavir Chakra

  2. Vir Chakra

  3. Param Vir Chakra

  4. Ashoka Chakra

  5. None of these
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Explanation

Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest wartime gallantry award, instituted in 1950. It is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. Mahavir Chakra (MVC) is the second-highest, while Vir Chakra is third. Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award.

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