Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Indian Army Corps : Headquarters)
- A.3 Corps : Dimapur
- B.4 Corps : Tezpur
- C.14 Corps : Leh
- D.33 Corps : Srinagar
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, 33 Corps : Srinagar. 33 Corps has its headquarters at Sukna near Siliguri in West Bengal, not at Srinagar.
33 Corps, under the Eastern Command, guards Sikkim and the narrow Siliguri Corridor that links the North-East with the rest of India, which is why it sits at Sukna. Srinagar is the headquarters of 15 Corps, the Chinar Corps, under the Northern Command, which looks after the Kashmir valley. The other three pairs are correct: 3 Corps (Spear Corps) is at Rangapahar near Dimapur in Nagaland, 4 Corps (Gajraj Corps) is at Tezpur in Assam, and 14 Corps (Fire and Fury Corps) is at Leh in Ladakh.
A is wrong because 3 Corps is indeed headquartered at Dimapur. B is wrong because 4 Corps is indeed at Tezpur. C is wrong because 14 Corps is indeed at Leh, facing the Ladakh frontier.
Exam tip: 15 Corps (Chinar) Srinagar; 14 Corps (Fire and Fury) Leh; 33 Corps (Trishakti) Sukna.
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- A.1, 2 and 3
- B.1 and 3 only
- C.2 and 3 only
- D.2 only
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