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| Q. |
First Indian Commander-in Chief was - |
| A. | Gen. K. S. Thimayya |
| B. | Gen. K.M. Kariappa |
| C. | S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Gen. K.M. Kariappa | |
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Explanation: Field Marshal Kodandera "Kipper" Madappa Cariappa was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947. He is among only two Indian Army officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal (the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw). |
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