UPSC PRELIMS · POLITY · INDIAN DEFENCE: RANKS
Consider the following pairs of military ranks: 1. Brigadier — Air Commodore — Commodore 2. Major General — Air Vice Marshal — Vice Admiral 3. Major — Squadron Leader — Lieutenant Commander 4. Lieutenant Colonel — Group Captain — Captain Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched as equivalent ranks across the Army, Air Force and Navy?
Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.
EXPLANATION
Major, Squadron Leader and Lieutenant Commander are equivalent ranks across the three services. The other listed combinations contain incorrect equivalences, so only pair 3 is correct.
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