Q. Who was the first person from Uttarakhand to receive the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Major Somnath Sharma
Notes: Major Somnath Sharma was posthumously awarded India's first Param Vir Chakra for gallantry in 1947. He served in the Kumaon Regiment and died defending Srinagar Airport during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948. He was born in 1923 and commissioned in 1942. His award was received by his father, Major General Amarnath Sharma, on his behalf.