Next Army Chief: Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane

Current context: Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff.

• He is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Indian Army.
• Bipin Rawat (Present Army Chief) will retire on the 31st Dec 19 and is succeeded by Lt Gen Naravane.
• Lt Gen Naravane has served as the head of the Eastern Command of the Army, in highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.
• He was a part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka during Operation PAWAN.
• He has served as a Defence Attache at the Indian Embassy in Myanmar for three years.
• During his distinguished military career spanning almost four decades, he has been awarded Sena Medal (Distinguished), Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Param Vishisht Seva Medal etc.

Question: 

Q.1 Who will be the next Chief of Army Staff, after the retirement of Bipin Rawat on 1st Dec 19?
a. Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane
b. Lt Gen SK Saini
c. Lt Gen Shailesh Tinaikar
d. Lt Gen H S Panag