Question: When is the Army Day celebrated?
(a) 15th August
(b) 15th March
(c) 2nd January
(d) 15th January
Answer :(d)
Related facts:
- Army Day is celebrated every year on 15th January in India to commemorate the jawans and the Indian Army.
- The Army Day celebrations, which began in 1949, will be observed for the 72nd time in 2020.
- Army Day is celebrated to mark Lt Gen K M Carriappa taking over as commander-in-chief of the Indian Army in 1949 from General Francis Butcher, the last British commander-in-chief of India.
- The Indian Army was established on April 1, 1895. It’s motto is “Service before self.”
Special about 2020 Army Day:
- The Army Day parade in New Delhi will see for the first time a woman, Captain Tania Shergill, leading an all-men contingent.
- Apart from the three service chiefs, India’s first chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat will also attend the parade.