The Indian Army

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1. The Indian Army has used tanks originally designed and built in many countries. Which of these countries has India never bought tanks or a license for production? Germany USSR/Russia UK France

2. What is the nickname of the Vickers MBT operated by the Indian Armor in the 1970s and 1980s? Ajeya Vijayanta Bheesma Sharath

3. What is the name of the indigenously developed third generation anti-tank missile to be inducted into the Indian Army in the nest couple of years? Sagarika Nag Arrow Javelin

4. The military draft has been imposed 4 times in Independent India. True False

5. This regiment, raised in 1949, was the first all class regiment, made by combining the senior most battalions of four senior most infantry regiments. It is the most elite regiment of the Indian Army. Which regiment am I referring to? Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Punjab Regiment Mechanized Regiment Brigade of the Guards

6. Which is the odd one out? Mahar Regiment Jat Regiment Punjab regiment Maratha Light Infantry

7. Which regiment has the honour of having the most number of Param Vir Chakra (India's highest medal for gallantry) awardees Parachute Regiment Brigade of the Guards Grenadiers Regiment Punjab Regiment

8. This weapons system was under a cloud of controversy for the greater part of the 1990s costing Rajiv Gandhi the Prime Ministership, on allegations of corruption in the acqisition of these systems. However, the Kargil War in 1999 showed that these weapons systems were actually well worth the trouble. Dhruv helicopters T-90 Tanks Bofors guns LCA fighters

9. Which is the oldest armoured regiment in the Indian Army? President's Bodyguards 1st Armoured Regiment 1 Horse 2 Lancers

10. Who was appointed the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army in June 2005? Bhupendra Singh Thakur Mohinder Puri Padam Pal Singh Bhandari Joginder Jaswant Singh