Multiple choice

First Indian Commander-in-Chief was

  1. Gen. K.S. Thimayya

  2. Gen. K. M. Kariappa

  3. S. H. F. J. Manekshaw

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

General K.M. Cariappa (later Field Marshal) became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on January 15, 1949, succeeding General Sir Roy Bucher. This marked a significant milestone in India's post-independence military indigenization. Gen. Thimayya and Gen. Manekshaw were later prominent Indian military leaders, but Cariappa was the first to hold this top position.

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