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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was appointed as the Eastern Army commander by replacing Manoj Mukund Naravane?
A
Kamal Jit Singh
B
Iqroop Singh Ghuman
C
Anil Chauhan
D
Ajendra Bahadur Singh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pande will take over the reins as he is the senior-most in the force after General Naravane.

Detailed explanation-2: -General Manoj Mukund Naravane retired from four-decade long service in the army, being succeeded by General Manoj Pande who took over as the Army chief.

Detailed explanation-3: -He will be the 29th Army chief and the first engineer to hold the top military post. Manoj Pande will succeed General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is scheduled to complete his 28-month tenure on 30 April. Pande is the senior-most after Naravane.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Eastern Command.

Detailed explanation-5: -Who is General Manoj Pande? An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) in December 1982.

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