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Q98 (IAS/2026) Miscellaneous & General Knowledge › Important Days, Places & Events Official Key

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Indian Army Corps Headquarters
(a) 3 Corps Dimapur
(b) 4 Corps Tezpur
(c) 14 Corps Leh
(d) 33 Corps Srinagar

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D

Explanation

The incorrectly matched pair is 33 Corps : Srinagar.

  • 33 Corps (Trishakti Corps) of the Indian Army is headquartered at Sukna, near Siliguri in West Bengal. The corps responsible for the Srinagar area is the 15 Corps (Chinar Corps).
  • 3 Corps (Spear Corps) is correctly matched with its headquarters in Dimapur, Nagaland.
  • 4 Corps (Gajraj Corps) is correctly matched with its headquarters in Tezpur, Assam.
  • 14 Corps (Fire and Fury Corps) is correctly matched with its headquarters in Leh, Ladakh.
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Indian Army Corps Headquarters (a) 3 Corps Dimapur (b) 4 Corps Tezpur (c) 14 Cor…
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Origin: Mostly Current Affairs Fairness: Low / Borderline fairness Books / CA: 0/10 · 10/10
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This is a pure defense current affairs bouncer. UPSC rarely asks deep military organizational structures unless they are frequently in the news due to border standoffs (like 14 Corps in Ladakh or 33 Corps near the Siliguri corridor). Don't panic if you missed it, but start tracking major military commands when they appear in PIB.

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CA salience: moderate CA window: 2024-10-12 → 2026-05-26 Strong web sources: 4
Statement 1
Location of Indian Army 3 Corps headquarters
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable
Web / Current Affairs
www.pib.gov.in Primary · Govt
Presence: 5/5
"General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) visited HQ 3 Corps at Rangapahar Military Station, Dimapur on 19 August 2022."
Why this source?
  • Directly states that the Chief of the Army Staff visited the headquarters of 3 Corps.
  • Explicitly identifies the location as Rangapahar Military Station in Dimapur.
cgda.nic.in Primary · Govt
Presence: 5/5
"Command: IFA (EC), Kolkata. IFA, 3 Corps: Dimapur."
Why this source?
  • Official document from the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) listing the organizational setup of Integrated Financial Advisors (IFAs).
  • Lists 'IFA, 3 Corps' under the Eastern Command with its location as Dimapur.
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