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81. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

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A. Param Vishishtat Seva Medal
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Kirti Chakra
D. Vir Chakra
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self – sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, Pakistani Nishan – e – Haider, or French Legion of Honour or Russian Cross of St. George.

82. Which state gives Mewar Award?

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A. Haryana
B. Delhi
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Maharana Mewar Award is a State Award of Rajasthan. This award has been instituted to honour work of permanent value to those who consider it their duty, like the Diwan of Shree Eklingnath ji, to serve society through services in the field of education, literature, social services, philanthropy and character building activities.

84. Consider the following statement about ‘Param Vir Chakra’: 1. It is the highest peacetime gallantry award. 2. It is the replacement of British Victoria Cross. 3. It can be awarded to civilians. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
✅ The correct answer is option B.
‘Param Vir Chakra’ is the replacement of British Victoria Cross.

87. Which one of the following is a Peacetime Gallantry Award?

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A. Shaurya Chakra
B. Vir Chakra
C. Yudh Seva Medal
D. Param Vir Chakra
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Peacetime Gallantry Awards recognize courage or self – sacrifice away from battlefield and include Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra which is first, second and third respectively in order of precedence; while Param Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra are Wartime Gallantry Awards and recognizes self – sacrifice at battlefield. Yudh Seva Medal is military decorations for service during wartime.

89. ‘Sanghmitra Kalita’ has been honoured with which award recently?

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A. Pulitzer Award
B. Bookers Award
C. Gyanpeeth Award
D. The Legion of Honour
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The correct answer is Pulitzer Award. Indian – American Sanghamitra Kalita, who was the then managing editor of Los Angeles Times, was part of the team that won the Pulitzer in the breaking news category in 2016.

90. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award?

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A. Archarya Tulsi
B. Dr. J. Rengaswamy
C. J. R. D Tata
D. Mother Teresa
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna award was conferred on Mother Teresa in 1992. The award was instituted by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.