NDA 2023
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2023
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- General Studies
NDA 2023 · General Ability · General Studies
Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India :...
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?
Options
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Correct answer
A. 1 only
Step-by-step solution
Post-Independence, first three gallantry awards namely Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra were instituted by the government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have
effect from 15th August,1947.
Thereafter, other three gallantry awards — the Ashoka Chakra Class-I, the Ashoka Chakra Class-II and the Ashoka Chakra Class-III — were instituted in 1952,
which were deemed to have effect from 15th August,1947.
These awards were renamed as Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra respectively in January 1967.