Revamped Gallantry Awards portal launched – Quiz (12.11.2026)

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Revamped Gallantry Awards portal launched – Quiz (12.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Which Minister of State for Defence launched the revamped Gallantry Awards portal on 12 Nov 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Sanjay Seth]

Explanation:

Sanjay Seth launched it in New Delhi with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh present. It has Warpedia, Gallantrypedia and a Veer Gatha hub.

2.  
Which of these is NOT a wartime gallantry award?

Correct Answer: B [Kirti Chakra]

Explanation:

Wartime: Param Vir, Maha Vir, Vir Chakra (1950). Peacetime: Ashoka, Kirti, Shaurya Chakra (1952).

3.  
Who designed the Param Vir Chakra medal?

Correct Answer: A [Savitri Khanolkar]

Explanation:

Swiss-born Savitri Khanolkar designed it; it bears the "Vajra" of sage Dadhichi.

4.  
Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (posthumous)?

Correct Answer: D [Major Somnath Sharma]

Explanation:

Major Somnath Sharma fell at Badgam, Kashmir on 3 November 1947 defending Srinagar airfield.

5.  
Which award was conferred posthumously on Major Mukund Varadarajan of Chennai?

Correct Answer: C [Ashoka Chakra]

Explanation:

Killed in a 2014 counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir, he received the Ashoka Chakra on Republic Day 2015.

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