Question: Indian Army celebrated 15th January as ‘Army Day’ to commemorate the day when General K.M Carriappa took over the command of Army from-
(a) General Sir F.R.R Bucher
(b) General Sir William
(c) General Sir John Shore
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 15 January 2017 Indian Army celebrated 69th ‘Army Day’.
- It is celebrated to commemorate the day when General (later Field Marshal) K.M Carriappa took over the command of Army from General Sir F.R.R Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949.
- K.M Carriappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army post Independence.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157357