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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 37

SSC CGL - 17 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q37

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Who among the following took charge as Vice Chief of Army Staff in February 2021?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e Chandi Prasad Mohanty.

  • Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty took charge as Vice Chief of Army Staff in February 2021. 
  • In 1982, Lt Gen CP Mohanty received his commission in the Rajput Regiment.
  • Lt Gen Mohanty is an Infantry Officer from the Rajput Regiment who graduated from the June 1982 batch of the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) in Dehradun and the National Defence Academy.

But now, the Vice Chief of Army Staff is Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju.