Indian Army Day id celebrated each year on ?
A. 15th September
B. 15th January
C. 11th March
D. 26th January
Answer:B
Indian Army Day id celebrated each year on ?
A. 15th September B. 15th January C. 11th March D. 26th January
Explanation: Indian Army celebrated its 68th Army Day on 15th January 2016. General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff reviewed the Parade at Army Parade Ground, Delhi Cantonment and awarded fifteen Sena Medals (including five posthumously) for individual acts of Gallantry and thirteen COAS Unit Citations for commendable performance of their respective units. Every year Indian Army celebrates 15th January as ‘Army Day’ 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 and became the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army post Independence.