{"id":89013,"date":"2025-06-01T07:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89013"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:27:02","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-gallantry-awards-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-gallantry-awards-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards were instituted on 26th January, 1950<\/li>\n<li>2. The first three gallantry awards were Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka Chakra Class-III<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is D, meaning neither of the statements is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. Post-independence, the first set of gallantry awards were instituted on 26th January, 1950, but there were six awards instituted, not three. These included the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra (for bravery in the face of the enemy), and Ashoka Chakra Class I, Ashoka Chakra Class II, and Ashoka Chakra Class III (for bravery other than in the face of the enemy).<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. While Ashoka Chakra Class I, II, and III were indeed instituted on that date, they were three out of the six awards, specifically the peacetime series. Calling them &#8220;the first three gallantry awards&#8221; is misleading, as the wartime awards (PVC, MVC, VrC) were equally &#8220;first&#8221; (instituted on the same date) and are primarily associated with the term &#8220;gallantry&#8221; in combat contexts.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Ashoka Chakra Class I, II, and III were later renamed Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra respectively in 1967. All six initial awards were deemed to have been in effect since 15th August 1947.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India: 1. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards were instituted on 26th January, 1950 2. The first three gallantry awards were Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka Chakra Class-III Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ? 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