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Module - IV Indian Army

Armed Forces Today
2. What were the changes made in the Indian Army after the 1962 India-China
War?

3. List any three of the services of the Indian Army.
4. Identify the various commands of the Indian Army.

Note 5. Name some missiles used in the army.
Answers to Intext Questions

13.1

1. Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

2. During the British rule, after independence, after 1962 war, and 1975.

13.2
1. The tasks of the army are fighting war to meet external aggression, Internal
security management to include internal threats, force projection, Peacekeeping
operations and military assistance to friendly foreign countries and render
humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and aid to civil authorities.

2. Division is a formation, which comes under a Corps. It generally consists of
approx. 15000 combat troops and support elements. Divisions can be Infantry
divisions, armoured divisions, and artillery divisions' etc.

3. The fighting arms of the army are Armour, Infantry and Mechanised Infantry.

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