1. Who is known as the father of Indian army ?
Answer: Major Stringer Lawrence
2. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian
Army ?
Answer: Major Stringer Lawrence
3. 1st Indian to became Commander in Chief of Army?
Answer: Km kariyappa
4. Who is known as Kipper ?
Answer: Km Kariyappa
5. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian air
force in Independent India ?
Answer: Thomas Walker Elmhirs
6. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian
Navy ?
Answer: R D Kathari
7. Who is the commander in chief of Indian
army when India got independence ?
Answer: Robert Lockhart
8. Which is India's first and only military base
outside Indian territory ?
answer: Farkhor Air Base (Tajikistan)
9. Who is the first Field Marshal (highest rank in
the Indian Army) of Independent India ?
Answer: Sam Manekshaw
10. In which year Indian air force established ?
Answer: 1932 October 8
11. Indian Army Day observed on ?
Answer: January 15
12. Indian Airforce Day observed on ?
answer: October 8
13. Indian Navy Day observed on ?
Answer: December 4
14. Which is the largest Cantonment (military area) in
India ?
Answer: Bathinda (and in Asia also)
15. India's first Nuclear submarine?
Answer: INS Arihant
16. Where is the Headquarters of Indian Army,
Indian Navy and Indian Air force ?
Answer: New Delhi
17. What is the motto of Indian army?
Answer: Service Before Self
18. What is the motto of Indian Navy?
Answer: Sham No Varunah(May the lord of the water be
auspicious unto us)
19. What is the motto of Indian Air Force?
Answer:Nabhah sprsham diptam
*20. First Aviation University in India?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
Some Defence related Expansions
CRPF - Central Reserve Police Force
RAF - Rapid Action Force
CISF - Central Industrial Security Force
BSF - Border Security Force
ITBP - Indo Tibetan Border Police
NSG - National security Guard
RPF - Railway police Force
GK quiz based on Indian Army and their commands
1. In which year Indian army was established?
A. 1895
B. 1900
C. 1905
D. 1947
Ans. A
2. Number of commands of Indian Army currently employed:
A. 8
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Ans. D
3. Headquarter of Eastern Command of Indian Army:
A. Dimapur
B. Kolkata
C. Guwahati
D. Gangtok
Ans. B
4. Headquarter of Northern Command of Indian Army:
A. Udhamapur
B. Pathankot
C. Srinagar
D. Jammu
Ans. A
5. Headquarter of Western Command of Indian Army:
A. Ambala
B. Patiala
C. Chandigarh
D. Jaipur
Ans. C
6. Headquarter of Southern Command of Indian Army:
A. Chennai
B. Mysore
C. Mumbai
D. Pune
Ans. D
7. Headquarter of South-Western Command of Indian Army:
A. Gwalior
B. Bhopal
C. Bikaner
D. Jaipur
Ans. D
8. Headquarter of Training Command of Indian Army:
A. Hyderabad
B. Shimla
C. Mathura
D. Agra
Ans. B
9. Smallest unit of Indian Army called:
A. Battalion
B. Company
C. Platoon
D. Section
Ans. D
10. Who is the present Chief of Indian Army?
A. Arup Raha
B. R. K. Dhowan
C. Dalbir Singh Suhag
D. Bipin Rawat
Ans. D

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