Multiple choice general knowledge

The first Indian Commander -in-chief of free India was…

  1. Air Marshal S Mukherjee

  2. Gen. Rajendrasinhji

  3. General Cariappa

  4. Gen. Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
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Explanation

General K.M. Cariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January 1949, taking over from the last British Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Roy Bucher. This marked a significant milestone in the Indianization of the armed forces. The other options include later service chiefs.

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