Correct option is B
Gen. Manoj Pandey was appointed as the Chief of the Army Staff in India in May 2022. He succeeded Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane. Gen. Manoj Pandey is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of the Army Staff in India.
Chief of the Army Staff:
• The office of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) in India was established on January 15, 1949.
• Prior to 1947, the head of the Indian Army was known as the Commander-in-Chief.
• General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army on January 15, 1949.
• January 15, is celebrated annually as Army Day in India.
