The Indian Army in 1947
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During the partition of the Subcontinent in 1947, India inherited what proportion of the British Indian Army?

  • Half
  • Three-quarters
  • One-third
  • Two-thirds (correct)
  • What was the main cause of the decline of the Indian Army after independence?

  • Lack of military hardware
  • Contemptuous attitude of Indian leaders (correct)
  • Invasion by China
  • Loss in the 1947-48 War
  • Which country dealt a hard blow to the Indian Army in 1962?

  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Bangladesh
  • China (correct)
  • Why did some Indian leaders urge radical changes in the army after independence?

    <p>To shed its colonial heritage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Indian Army achieve in the 1947-48 War?

    <p>Over-running two-thirds of Kashmir</p> Signup and view all the answers

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