Indian Army General Knowledge Questions and Answers 2025

QUESTION-RELATED TO INDIAN ARMY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/ GENERAL AWARENESS

We have curated a set of questions on the topic of the Indian army. We believe that one should have a fair knowledge of the institution they are going to join. These questions will give you a good idea about the Indian army as an institution –its past and present.

 

01 What Are the Three Wings of the Indian Armed Forces?

1. Indian Army
2. Indian Air Force
3. Indian navy
4. Bsf

Choose correct options-

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1,2,3 only
4. 3 and 4 only

Answers-[c]

02 What Are The Various Stages In Which Reforms In The Indian Army Were Done?

1. India's military structure during British rule.
2. Changes in the Armed Forces after independence
3. Restructuring of armed forces after the 1962 China -India War
4. Reforms after the 1975 K.V. Krishna Rao Report.

Choose the correct option-

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. All of the above
4. 3 and 4 only

Answers-[c]

03 Around Which Time Period Were Indians Allowed To Attend Royal Military College In London?

1. 1920s
2. 1930s
3. 1940s
4. 1910s

Answers-[a]

04 What Was The Behaviour Of The British East India Company Towards Indian Soldiers?

1. The British never trusted Indians.
2. soldiers were not given any weapons.
3. The barracks for the Indian army were separate and they did not mix with the British
4. The majority of the officers in the British Indian Army were British
5. British Indian Army had Viceroy Commissioned Officers (VCOs) who were Indians, commissioned as officers by the Viceroy, due to their ability and leadership

Choose the correct options-

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 2 3 5 only
3. All of the above
4. 3 4 5 only

Answers-[c]

05 Consider The Following Statements-

1. Indian soldiers did take part in World War 1
2. Indian soldiers did volunteer in World War 2

• Choose the correct option-

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

Answers-[c]

06 Who Was The Field Marshal Who Made A Report About The Structure Of The Indian Army After Independence Considering The Partition In Mind?

1. Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck
2. General field Sam Manekshaw
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. Lord Wavell

Answers-[a]

07 Where Did The 1962 War Against China Take Place?

1. Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh
2. Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir
3. Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh
4. Ladakh and Sikkim

Answers-[a]

08- Which Committee Reported In 1975 On Adding Bofors Guns, Helicopters Etc. Into The Indian Army To Increase Its Strength And Capabilities?

1. K.V. Krishna Rao Report
2. Narasinham comm report
3. Verma comm report
4. g.v.k. comm report

answers-[a]

09 Where Is The Headquarters Of The Indian Army?

1. Mumbai
2. Kolkata
3. Chennai
4. New Delhi

Answers-[d]

10 – Who Was The First Commander-In-Chief Of Independent India In 1948?

1. k.m. Cariappa
2. field marshal Sam Manekshaw
3. Capt. Manoj pande
4. General Upendra Dwivedi

answers-[a]

11 What Is The Motto Of The Indian Army?

1. Service before self
2. Nabha sprsham deeptam",
3. "Sham-no Varuna
4. We protect

answers-[a]

12 What Are The Main Tasks Of The Indian Army?

1. Fighting a war to meet external aggression
2. Internal security duty against internal threats.
3. Force projection, taking part in army exercises with troops of friendly foreign countries etc.
4. Peacekeeping operations and military assistance to friendly foreign countries. Our Army is deployed in UN missions in Somalia, Congo etc.
5. Render humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and aid to civil authorities

Choose the correct options-

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. All of the above
4. 3 4 and 5 only

Answers-[c]

13 Who Is The Supreme Commander Of The Armed Forces?

1. President of India
2. Prime minister of India
3. Vice-president of India
4. Chief of Army Staff

Answers-[a]

14 What Is The Total Command Of The Indian Army-

1. 06
2. 07
3. 08
4. 09

 Answers-[a]

15 What Is The Highest Rank In The Indian Army An Officer Can Hold?

1. Field marshal
2. General
3. Army chief
4. LIEUTENANT GENERAL

Answers-[a]

16 Who Is At The Highest Position In The Rank Structure Of JCO/NCO?

1. SUBEdar major
2. Subedar
3. Naib Subedar
4. Havildar major

Answers-[a]

17 Who Is At The Lowest Position In The Rank Structure Of JCO/NCO?

1. Jawan
2. Lance naik
3. Naik
4. Subedar

Answers-[a]

18 What Is The Lowest Rank In The Indian Army An Officer Can Hold?

1. LIEUTENANT
2. Captain
3. Major
4. Colonel

Answers-[a]

19 Consider The Following Statements –

1. Armoured Corps for offensive operations using tanks
2. Infantry for ground holding and offensive operations

Which one of the following statements is true?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of the above

Answers-[c]

20 Consider The Following Statements –

1. Army Medical Corps for medical support in the forward areas and up to the mainland
2. Army Dental Corps for medical support
3. Army Ordnance Corps for provisioning of ordnance stores, weapons and ammunition

Which of the following statements is true?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 2 3
4. 1 and 3 only

Answers-[c]

21 Consider The Following Statements

1. Corps of Military Police for discipline and traffic management
2. Defence Security Corps for the security of static establishments and rear area security

Which of the following statements is true?

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 only
3. 2 only
4. None of the above

Answers-[a]

22 Consider The Following Statements

1. Judge Advocate General's Branch for legal issues
2. Military Nursing Service for nursing care in military hospitals

Which one of the following statements is true?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of the above

Answers-[c]

23 Where is the National War Memorial located?

1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Kargil
4. Loc

Answers-[a]

24 Which War Memorial Is Made Giving Tribute To Operation Vijay?

1. Marwar memorial
2. National war memorial
3. Victory war memorial
4. none of the above

Answers-[a]

25 Which war memorial is made to give tribute to the 1971 war?

1. Marwar memorial
2. National war memorial
3. Victory war memorial
4. Laungewala war memorial

Answers-[d]

26 Why was the walong war memorial made

To commemorate the

1. battle of walong 1962
2. Indo-Pak war 1971
3. Indo-china war 1962
4. Partition of India

Answers-[a]

27 Which war memorial was made to give tribute to the Indo-Pak War in 1965?

1. National war memorial
2. Victory war memorial
3. Laungewala war memorial
4. Dograi war memorial

Answers-[d]

28 Which war memorial was made to give tribute to the Indo-China War in 1962?

1. Victory war memorial
2. Laungewala war memorial
3. Dograi war memorial
4. Tawang war memorial

Answers-[d]

29 Which war memorial was made to give tribute to Operation Meghdoot?

1. Victory war memorial
2. Laungewala war memorial
3. Dograi war memorial
4. Siachen war memorial

Answers-[d]

30 what is the fundamental framework around which the edifice of the Indian Army is built?

1. Ramayana
2. Mahabharata
3. Geeta
4. Both a and b

Answers-[d]

31 consider the following statements-

1. Operation Polo was conducted in 1948 in Hyderabad.
2. Operation Vijay was conducted in 1961 in Goa, Daman and Diu

Which of the following statements is correct?

1. 1 and 2 both
2. 1 only
3. 2 only
4. None

Answers-[a]

32 Consider the following statements-

1. Operation Blue Star was conducted in 1984
2. Operation Red Rose was conducted in 1984

Which of the following statements is correct?

1. 1 and 2 both
2. 1 only
3. 2 only
4. None

Answers-[a]

33 consider the following statements-

1. Operation black thunder was conducted in 1984.
2. Operation Blue Bird was conducted in 1984.

Which the following statements is correct?

1. 1 and 2 both
2. 1 only
3. 2 only
4. None

Answers-[a]

34 Consider the following statements-

1. Operation Pawan was conducted in 1987 in Sri Lanka.
2. Operation black tornado was conducted in 2008 in Mumbai.

Which the following statements is correct?

1. 1 and 2 both
2. 1 only
3. 2 only
4. None

Answers-[a]

35 what is the highest military honour of the Indian army?

1. Param vir chakra
2. Ashok chakra
3. Both 1 and 2
4. none of the above

Answers-[a]

36 What was the name of the operation to remove terrorists from the Kashmir Valley in 1990?

1. Operation Vijay
2. Operation Blue Star
3. Operation rakshak
4. Operation black thunder

Answers-[c]

37 Who founded the Indian National Army?

1. British during their reign
2. Indian Independence Act
3. Mohan Singh in 1942
4. Cabinet mission.

Answers-[c]

38 In which year did the Indian Army achieve victory in the Kargil War?

a) 1995

b) 2001

c) 1999

d) 1987

Answers-[c]

39 Which regiment of the Indian Army is the oldest?

a) The Madras Regiment

b) The Punjab Regiment

c) The Bombay Sappers

d) The Grenadiers

Answer: [a]

40 Which is the largest arm of the Indian Army?

a) Infantry

b) Artillery

c) Armoured Corps

d) Engineering

Answer: [a]

41 Which day is celebrated as Indian Army Day?

a) January 26

b) August 15

c) October 2

d) January 15

Answer: [d]

42 Who was the first Indian to win the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military award?

a) Major Somnath Sharma

b) Captain Vikram Batra

c) Lance Naik Albert Ekka

d) Naik Jadunath Singh

Answer: [a]

43 Who was the final British officer to serve as the Indian army’s commander-in-chief?

Francis Roy Bucher

Lord Mountbatten

Mohan Singh

Subhash Chandra Bose

Answers-[a]

44 Why is Army Day celebrated?

To honour the transfer of power from the crown to Indian citizens

To honour the transfer of power from the British to Indians of the Indian army.

To honur the matrys of the indo-pak war for Kashmir accession.

None of the above

Answers-[b]

45 Which is the second-largest standing army in the world?

Britain

China

India

Russia

Answers-[c]

46 Where is the Bailey Bridge situated?

Ladakh

Jammu and Kashmir

Himachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Answers-[a]

47 On which river is Bailey Bridge made?

Suru and Dras rivers

Dras and Indus rivers

Indua and Jhelum rivers

Jhelum and Chenab

Answers-[a]

48 Which organisation built the bailey bridge in Ladakh in 1982?

Indian Army

Bro

Cpwd

Chinese government

Answers-[a]

49 Qhich is the highest decorated regiment of the Indian army?

Jat regiment

Sikh regiment

Madras regiment

Gurkha regiment

Answers-[b]

50 Which regiment was the first to receive the gallantry arads??

Kumaon regiment

Sikh regiment

Madras regiment

Gurkha regiment

Answers-[a]

51 Where is the highest battlefield in the world?

Siachen glacier

Aksai chin

Gilgit Baltistan

Ladakh

Answers-[a]

52 Who controls the Siachen Glacier battlefield?

Chinese government

Indian government [Indian army]

Pakistan government

American government

Answers-[b]

53 In which year was the Indian army established?

1900

1895

1905

1947

Answers-[b]

54 Number of commands of the Indian army currently employed?

8

9

7

6

Answers-[c]

55 Where is the Headquarters of Eastern Command of the Indian Army?

Dimapur

Kolkata

Guwahati

Gangtok

Answers-[b]

56 Hq of the northern command of the Indian army?

Udhamppur

Pathankot

Hindon

Srinagar

Answers-[a]

57 Hq of western command of the Indian army:

Ambala

Patiala

Chandigarh

Jaipur

Answers-[c]

58 HQ of Southern command of the Indian army:

Chennai

Mysore

Mumbai

Pune

Answers-[d]

59 Hq of southwestern command of the Indian army:

Gwalior

Bhopal

Bikaner

Jaipur

Answers-[d]

60 HQ of training command of the Indian army:

Hyderabad

Shimla

Mathura

Agra

Answers-[b]

61 What is the smallest unit of the Indian army called?

Infantry

Platoon

Battalion

Company

Answers-[b]

62 Who is the present chief of the army?

Arup Raha

R k Shawna

Dalbir Singh Suhag

General Upendra Dwivedi

Answers-[d]

63 ‘ You give me ill give you freedom’- who said this slogan?

Mahatma Gandhi

S c Bose

Shyamlal Gupta

Savarkar

Answers-[b]

64 Where is the Indian army hall of fame?

Pune

Jammu

Srinagar

Leh

Answers-[d]

65 What does SMG’s mean?

Submachine gun

Sub military guns

Superior mesenteric guns

Special machine guns

Answers-[a]

66 BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture between India and which country?

USA

China

Russia

Germany

Answers-[c]

67 Which state has eastern air command?

Assam

Tripura

Mizoram

Meghalaya

Answers-[d]

68 Where was a new defence system precision approach radar’ inaugurated?

Andaman and nicobar island

Lakhshwadeep

Assam

Answers-[a]

69 Which countries participated in ‘exercise dosti’?

India Sri Lanka Maldives

Sri Lanka Maldives china

China Pakistan Maldives

Pakistan Oman Saudi Arabia

Answers-[a]

70 Where was the Bharat Shakti military exercise held?

Pokhran Rajasthan

Jammu

Bhopal

Ladakh

Answers-[a]

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