SamudraManthanOn which date did the Government name the new CDS and Navy chief?
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Answer: (A) 9 May 2026
Core Trigger: On 9 May 2026 the Government named N S Raja Subramani CDS and Krishna Swaminathan Navy chief.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 1
Topic 349 · Awards, Honours, Persons & Appointments
New CDS, Navy chief and Army chief take over
Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
- Core Trigger: On 9 May 2026 the Government named N S Raja Subramani CDS and Krishna Swaminathan Navy chief.
- Army Chief: Dhiraj Seth was named on 13 June; his VIJAY priorities followed on 1 July.
- Current Head: General Raja Subramani, third CDS and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, since 31 May 2026; predecessor Anil Chauhan.
- Service Chiefs: Swaminathan became 27th Navy chief on 31 May; Seth became 31st Army chief on 30 June 2026.
- Career Data: Seth is the first Armoured Corps officer to head the Army since 1997.
- Key Roles: The CDS is Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
- India Link: Tri-service Cyber and Space agencies work under the CDS, advancing jointness.
- Venue: The CDS received a Tri-Service Guard of Honour at South Block, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026.
- Founded: Announced 15 August 2019, Cabinet-approved 24 December 2019; Bipin Rawat became first CDS on 1 January 2020.
- Landmark: The 1999 Kargil Review Committee under K Subrahmanyam proposed it; a 2001 Group of Ministers recommended it.
- Articles: Article 53(2) vests supreme command of the Defence Forces in the President.
- Doctrine: The CDS exercises no military command, even over Service Chiefs, keeping advice impartial.
Who was named Army chief on 13 June 2026?
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Answer: (D) Dhiraj Seth
Army Chief: Dhiraj Seth was named on 13 June; his VIJAY priorities followed on 1 July.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 2
Raja Subramani is the which holder of the CDS post?
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Answer: (C) Third
Current Head: General Raja Subramani, third CDS and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, since 31 May 2026; predecessor Anil Chauhan.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 3
Swaminathan became which numbered Navy chief on 31 May 2026?
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Answer: (A) 27th
Service Chiefs: Swaminathan became 27th Navy chief on 31 May; Seth became 31st Army chief on 30 June 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 4
The new Army chief is the first officer of which arm to head the Army since 1997?
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Answer: (D) Armoured Corps
Career Data: Seth is the first Armoured Corps officer to head the Army since 1997.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 5
Statements: 1. Tri-service Cyber and Space agencies work under the Army chief. 2. The CDS is Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (B) Only 2
Key Roles: The CDS is Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 6
The CDS received a Tri-Service Guard of Honour at which place?
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Answer: (B) South Block, New Delhi
Venue: The CDS received a Tri-Service Guard of Honour at South Block, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 8
Who became India's first CDS on 1 January 2020?
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Answer: (C) Bipin Rawat
Founded: Announced 15 August 2019, Cabinet-approved 24 December 2019; Bipin Rawat became first CDS on 1 January 2020.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 9
Which 1999 committee under K Subrahmanyam proposed the CDS post?
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Answer: (D) Kargil Review Committee
Landmark: The 1999 Kargil Review Committee under K Subrahmanyam proposed it; a 2001 Group of Ministers recommended it.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 10
Statements: 1. Article 53(2) vests supreme command of the Defence Forces in the CDS. 2. The CDS commands the Service Chiefs. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (D) Neither
Articles: Article 53(2) vests supreme command of the Defence Forces in the President.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 349, point 11
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