Multiple choice

Which of the following regiments established by the East India Company was in news for celebrating its 'Bicentenary Anniversary of Raising' recently?

  1. 7th Hariana Lancers

  2. 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)

  3. 9th Royal Deccan Horse

  4. 36th Jacob's Horse

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Explanation

The 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse), which was raised by Lt Col William Linnaeus Gardner on 12 May 1809 for Revenue and Police duties in the Gangetic Plains, observed its Bicentenary recently. The Regiment gave the Indian Army its first Chief of the Army Staff in Gen Maharaj Rajendra Singhji who was also the first Indian to command an Armoured Regiment in 1943. The Regiment celebrated its 'Bicentenary Anniversary of Raising' recently. Chief of the Army Staff, Gen Deepak Kapoor released the First day Cover and a commemorative Postage Stamp on the occasion

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