{"id":45933,"date":"2024-04-15T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=45933"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:05:07","slug":"which-of-the-following-gallantry-award-was-known-as-ashok-chakra-class-ii-before-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-gallantry-award-was-known-as-ashok-chakra-class-ii-before-1967\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following Gallantry award was known as Ashok Chakra, class II before 1967?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Saurya Chakra&#8221; option2=&#8221;Kirti Chakra&#8221; option3=&#8221;Param Veer Chakra&#8221; option4=&#8221;Veer Chakra&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>A. Saurya Chakra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Saurya Chakra is the third-highest peacetime gallantry award in India, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy not of the highest order. It was instituted on 26 January 1950, and was originally known as the Ashoka Chakra, Class II. It was renamed the Saurya Chakra in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>The Kirti Chakra is the second-highest peacetime gallantry award in India, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy of the highest order. It was instituted on 26 January 1950.<\/p>\n<p>The Param Veer Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award in India, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy of the most conspicuous order. It was instituted on 26 January 1950.<\/p>\n<p>The Veer Chakra is the second-highest wartime gallantry award in India, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the face of the enemy. 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