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Consider the following Gallantry Awards:

1. Kirti Chakra

2. Ashok Chakra

3. Shaurya Chakra

4. Vir Chakra

Arrange the above given gallantry awards in the order of their precedence:

2-4-3-1

1-2-4-3

3-2-1-4

2-1-4-3

Explanation:

Gallantry Awards :

Post-independence, fi rst three gallantry awards namely Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947.
Thereafter, other three gallantry awards i.e. Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka Chakra Class-III were instituted by the Government of India on 4th January, 1952, which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947.
These awards were renamed as Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra respectively in January, 1967.
These gallantry awards are announced twice in a year - first on the occasion of the Republic Day and then on the occasion of the Independence Day.
Order of precedence of these awards is the Param Vir Chakra, the Ashoka Chakra, the Mahavir Chakra, the Kirti Chakra, the Vir Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra.

By: Parvesh Mehta

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