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COG Military Quiz [Day 2]

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Enter your CoG Registration Number

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2.

Who out of these led the Tibet Frontier Commission to Lhasa that forced Tibet to become a British Protectorate?

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

James Macdonald

c)

Francis Younghusband

d)

Lord Kitchener

3.

Which of these Indian aviators in World War I was killed in action and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)?

a)

Hardit Singh Malik

b)

Indra Lal Roy

c)

Srikrishna Welingkar

d)

Eroll Chunder Sen

4.

Which of these Indian Expeditionary Forces (IEFs) joined the Mesopotamian Campaign early in World War I?

a)

IEF-A

b)

IEF-B

c)

IEF-C

d)

IEF-D

5.

In which of these battles of WWI on the Western Front did the Indian infantry join in October 1914 to thwart a British defeat?

a)

Battle of Somme

b)

Battle of Neuve Chapelle

c)

Battle of La Bassee

d)

Battle of Cambrai

6.

In an act of bravery in which of these battles of WWI was an Indian Cavalryman, LD Gobind Singh, awarded a Victoria Cross?

a)

Battle of Ypres

b)

Battle of Somme

c)

Battle of Bazentin

d)

Battle of Cambrai

7.

Who out of these was the infamous commander who ended up surrendering an entire Indian division to the Ottomans during WWI?

a)

John Nixon

b)

Charles Townshend

c)

Stanley Maude

d)

None of the above

8.

In which of these years was the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF), the forerunner of Indian Air Force (IAF), raised?

a)

1920

b)

1930

c)

1932

d)

1939

9.

In which military operation was the RIAF first used in combat?

a)

Burma Campaign WWII

b)

North African Campaign WWII

c)

Italian Campaign WWII

d)

Northwest Frontier Wars

10.

Which of these was the earliest aircraft the RIAF pilots flew?

a)

Westland Leysander

b)

Westland Wapiti

c)

Supermarine Spitfire

d)

Vultee Vengeance

11.

Which of these Indian Infantry Divisions was engaged in action all through the North African Campaign of the Allies during WWII?

a)

4th Infantry Division

b)

5th Infantry Division

c)

8th Infantry Division

d)

10th Infantry Division

12.

Which of these Indian formations suffered the maximum casualties during the fighting at Monte Cassino in Italy during WWII?

a)

4th Infantry Division

b)

8th Infantry Division

c)

10th Infantry Division

d)

43rd Independent Brigade

13.

For his exploits in which theatre of WWII was Lt Gen P S Bhagat of the Indian Corps of Engineers awarded the Victoria Cross?

a)

Europe

b)

Middle East

c)

South East Asia

d)

Far East

14.

Which of these tanks was not in the inventory of the 254th Indian Tank Brigade that fought in the Burma Campaign of WWII?

a)

Stuart Tank

b)

M3 Lee Tank

c)

M4 Sherman Tank

d)

Centurion Tank

15.

Who of these was the commander of the Allied 14th Army that drove the Japanese back after they had entered India during WWII?

a)

Archibald Wavell

b)

Claude Auchinleck

c)

William Slim

d)

Joseph Stilwell

16.

Which of these battles of the Burma Campaign of WWII was not fought on Indian soil?

a)

Battle of Imphal

b)

Battle of Kohima

c)

Battle of Meiktila

d)

Battle of Jessami