Question

The Highest gallantry award/medal is ______?
1. Param Vir Chakra
2. Shaurya Chakra
3. Kirti Chakra
4. Ashok Chakra

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Param Vir Chakra

The correct answer is Param Vir Chakra.

• The Highest gallantry award/medal is Param Vir Chakra.
• Param Vir Chakra:
  • It is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valor in the presence of the enemy.

• Ashok Chakra is the Peacetime award and it is the equivalent to Paramvir Chakra.
  • It is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or preeminent valor of sacrifice other than in the face of the enemy.
  • The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel and may be awarded posthumously.
  • Recommendations for awards are received in respect of civilians from the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and Ministries/Departments of the Central Government are processed by the Ministry of Defence for the consideration of the Central Honour and Awards Committee chaired by the Defence Minister.
  • These awards are biannual and are given on Republic Day and Independence Day.
• Param Veer Chakra is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valor in the presence of the enemy.
  • It was introduced on 26^th January 1950.
  • This award may be given posthumously.
  • In Sanskrit, ‘Param' means Ultimate, ‘Vir (pronounced veer) means Brave and Chakra' means wheel.
• Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
  • It is second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards: it comes after Ashoka Chakra and before Shaurya Chakra.
• Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy.
  • It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously.
  • It is the peacetime equivalent of the Vir Chakra.
  • It is third in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards and comes after Ashoka Chakra and Kirti Chakra.