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?

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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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