Who among the following was appointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff of India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → General Bipin Rawat
The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created to bring the Army, the Navy and the Air Force to work together; the CDS also heads the Department of Military Affairs in the Ministry of Defence. General Bipin Rawat, until then the Chief of the Army Staff, took charge as the first CDS on 1 January 2020. He died in a helicopter crash near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, in December 2021.