Who amongst the following will posthumously be honoured with Ashok Chakra, the Nation’s highest peace time gallantry award as announced in August, 2014 ?

Wing Commander Havi Upadhyaya
Major Mukund Varadrajan
Lt. Colonel Manohar Kumar
Lance Naik Bharat Kumar Kshetriya

The correct answer is (d) Lance Naik Bharat Kumar Kshetriya.

Lance Naik Bharat Kumar Kshetriya was a soldier in the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, for his bravery during a counter-insurgency operation in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2014.

Kshetriya was part of a team of soldiers who were ambushed by militants. He was shot in the chest but continued to fight, killing several militants before he was killed himself. His bravery and sacrifice saved the lives of his fellow soldiers.

The other options are incorrect.

(a) Wing Commander Havi Upadhyaya was a pilot in the Indian Air Force who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2014.

(b) Major Mukund Varadrajan was an officer in the Indian Army who was killed in a landmine blast in 2014.

(c) Lt. Colonel Manohar Kumar was an officer in the Indian Army who was killed in a terrorist attack in 2014.

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