Question

The highest rank in Indian Army is ____________.
A. General
B. Field Marshal
C. Lieutenant General
D. Colonel

Answer 1

Hint: ‘Sewa Paramo Dharma’ is the motto of the Indian Army, in other words, it is the safety, honour and welfare of the country.

Complete Step by Step Answer: The Indian Armed Forces comprise three professional uniformed services - the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. The Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces is the President and the Chief of Army Staff is the professional head.

The ranks of the Commissioned officers of the Indian Army in decreasing order of hierarchy are -

1. The Highest rank in the Indian Army is the Field Marshal. It is an honorary five-star rank General Officer. There is no retirement for a Field Marshal and they hold their rank for life.
2. General comes next in the order of hierarchy. The post is only held by the Chief of the Army Staff, and is the highest-ranking officer in the Indian Army. It is held by a four-star General Officer rank.
3. The Lieutenant-General comes second in command of the Indian Army and is the second-highest-ranking officer. It is held by a Three-Star General Officer and is responsible for tasks to hold important appointments at the Army headquarter and at the Army Commands.
4. Major general comes next after the rank of the Lieutenant-General of the Indian Army.

Following the Major general in decreasing order is Brigadier, it is a military rank whose seniority varies from one country to another; Colonel comes next whose rank is equivalent to a ‘Captain’ of the Indian Navy and ‘Group Captain’ of the Indian Air Force, then comes Lieutenant colonel whose rank is equivalent to the ‘Commander’ of the Indian Navy and ‘Wing Commander’ of the Indian Air Force; then is Major, Captain and Lieutenant.

Thus, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: The other ranks of the Indian Army in decreasing order are the Subedar Major, Subedar, Naib Subedar, Havildar, Naik, Lance Naik and last Sepoy.