Consider the following statements 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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Q: 23 (NDA-I/2014)
Consider the following statements 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?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

NDA-I

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Option 1 states that the Param Vir Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award. This statement is incorrect. The Param Vir Chakra is actually the highest military decoration awarded for acts of valor during times of war or military conflict, not during peacetime.

Option 2 states that the Param Vir Chakra is the replacement for the British Victoria Cross. This statement is correct. The Param Vir Chakra was established in 1950 and serves as the replacement for the British Victoria Cross and the Indian Order of Merit (the highest decorations for gallantry awarded by the British Indian Army).

Option 3 states that the Param Vir Chakra can be awarded to civilians. This statement is incorrect. The Param Vir Chakra is exclusively awarded to military personnel serving in the Indian Armed Forces. Civilians are not eligible to receive this award.

Since option 2 is the only correct statement, the correct answer is option-2.