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
Correct Answer : Gen. K.M. Kariappa
Question Asked : SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam 2008
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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