CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has taken charge as the new Chief of Army Staff
A
Dalbir Singh Suhag
B
Bikram Singh
C
Vijay Kumar Singh
D
Bipin Rawat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -General Manoj Pande takes charge as Chief of Army Staff.

Detailed explanation-2: -Before being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Manoj Pande was serving as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff. Lt Gen BS Raju will be his successor.

Detailed explanation-3: -An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) in December 1982. Gen Pande has held several prestigious command and staff assignments in conventional as well as counter-insurgency operations in all types of terrain.

Detailed explanation-4: -General Manoj Pande, PVSM AVSM VSM ADC (born 6 May 1962) is an Indian Army General serving as the 29th and the current Chief of the Army Staff.

Detailed explanation-5: -Unfortunately, Gen Rawat died in a chopper crash in December 2021. Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) was appointed the next Chief of Defence Staff on September 28, 2022.

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