GK Quiz on Gallantry Awards 2023: Test Your Knowledge Here

GK Quiz on Gallantry Awards 2023: Test Your Knowledge Here – Recently Gallantry Awards have been given away by the President of India. Take the quiz here to test your knowledge of the awards.

Q.1 Which Gallantry Award is related to the category of Gallantry in the face of the enemy?

1. Ashok Chakra
2. Shaurya Chakra
3. Vir Chakra
4. None of the above 

Ans. c

Q.2 Which awards were not among the first ones to be presented after Independence?

1. Param Vir Chakra 
2. Maha Vir Chakra 
3. Vir Chakra
4. Shaurya Chakra

Ans. d

Q.3 Which statement is true about the Param Vir Chakra?

i) The medal is circular in shape with a star in between.

ii) There are two lotuses between Param Vir Chakra in English and Hindi at the back of the medal

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both I and ii
4. None of the above 

Ans. b

Q.4 Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?

1. Major Somnath Sharma
2. Naik Jadunath Singh
3. 2nd Lt Rama Raghoba Rane
4. All of the above 

Ans. A

Q.5 Which award medal’s ribbon color is not matched with the award?

1. Param Vir Chakra- Purple 
2. Mahavir Chakra- Half white, half orange
3. Vir Chakra- Half blue and half orange 
4. Ashok Chakra- Blue and orange 

Ans. D

Q.6 Which statement is true about the selection process for the gallantry awards?

i) Ministry of Defence invites recommendations twice a year 

ii) The Armed Forces and Union Ministry of Home Affairs recommends gallantry awards.

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above 

Ans. C

Q.7 The recommendations asked for the Gallantry Awards in which month?

1. March-August
2. May- December
3. August- January
4. March – June 

Ans. A

Q.8 The Gallantry Award to the Kins of those who receive it posthumously is presented by?

1. Defence Minister
2. Prime Minister
3. President of India
4. Any of the above 

Ans. C

Also Read – List of Gallantry Award Winners 2023