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Read the passage and answer the following question: What is 'Param Vir Chakra'?

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Read the passage and answer the following question:

What is 'Param Vir Chakra'? 

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Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration. It is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or outstanding act of valor or self-sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. 

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Chapter 1.7: Param Vir Chakra : Our Heroes - Exercise [Page 22]

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Chapter 1.7 Param Vir Chakra : Our Heroes
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Chapter 1.7 Param Vir Chakra : Our Heroes
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