CURRENT AFFAIRS

2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been assumed the charge of Chief of Staff of Western Command?
A
Devendra Sharma
B
Vishal Wankhede
C
Deepak Sharma
D
Rahul Sharma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Until 1972, it was responsible for India’s border with Pakistan in the North and West and the Chinese border in the North. The Command HQ is in Chandimandir, Haryana, about 5 km east of Chandigarh. Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri is the GOC-in-C : he takes over on 1 November 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lieutenant General Nav K Khanduri, Ati Vishist Seva Medal, Vishist Seva Medal, assumed the appointment of GOC-in-C, Western Command on 01 Nov 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, AVSM, GOC-in-C, Northern Command.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Bhinder, AVSM, VSM took over the command of South Western Command on 1st Apr 2021. 2. An alumnus of National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy, he was commissioned into the Deccan Horse in Jun 1983 which he later commanded.

Detailed explanation-5: -Currently, the XIV Corps (Leh), XV Corps (Srinagar), I Corps (Mathura) and XVI Corps (Nagrota) are under its control. Its present commander is Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi.

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