Question

Which is the highest honor bestowed for an incomparable bravery in the Indian Army?
1. Shaurya Chakra
2. Kirti Chakra
3. Ashoka Chakra
4. Veer Chakra

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ashoka Chakra

The correct answer is Ashoka Chakra.

• The Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
• It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valor or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy.
• The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel.

• President Ram Nath Kovind awarded India's highest peacetime military decoration Ashok Chakra (31) posthumously to Indian Air Force (IAF) Garud commando Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala.
• Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu was conferred with Mahavir Chakra in 2020.
• Havildar Bachittar Singh was the first person who became the first Indian to receive this gallantry Award 'Ashoka Chakra'.