Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, the new Vice Chief of Indian Army Staff.
Q. Who has been appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army?- Published on 01 Sep 16a. Lt Gen MMS Rai
b. Lt Gen Bipin Rawat
c. Lt Gen MMS Rawat
d. Lt Gen Bipin Rai
ANSWER: Lt Gen Bipin Rawat
Lt.Gen MMS Rai retired relinquishing the post of Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
- Lt Gen MMS Rai was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in 15th December, 1976
- Lt Gen Bipin Rawat will take over as VCOAS of the Indian Army on September 1, 2016
- He was commissioned in the Fifth Battalion of the Eleven Gorkha Rifles in December 1978, from IMA Dehradun
- Prior to taking over as the VCOAS, Lt Gen Bipin Rawat tenanted the appointment of the GOC-in-C, Southern Command.
- Following the PM’s directive to conduct Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercises, the Armed Forces in collaboration with Central Armed Police Forces and civil administration conducted the following HADR exercises
- Jalrahat
- Prakampana
- Sahayta