Question

Which Army is not a professional occupation?
A. Indian Army
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Air Force
D. Territorial Army

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘Army’ is derived from a word belonging to the Latin origin ‘arma’ which means arms or weapons. It is a fighting unit primarily a land-based military operating system. India is one of the first countries to have built an army.

Complete answer:
Indian Territorial Army is a Second Life of defense after the regular Indian Army. It was founded on 9 Oct 1949. The Indian Territorial Army is not an occupation, profession, or a source of employment. It only refers to people who are already in a mainstay civilian profession. To join the Territorial Army self-employment in a civil profession is a prerequisite.

Indian Territorial Army consists of a size of 200000 men. The motto of the Indian Territorial Army is vigilance and valor. The ITA performed in the 1962 Indian -China war, 1965 first India-Pakistan war, and in 1972 second India-Pakistan war. This army has also helped and participated in the 1998 Kargil war. They do proper training so that they can hold the arms for national defense in bad times or whenever the nation needs them. Initially, the Territorial Army had many units like Infantry Battalions, Armoured regiments, Air defense, Medical regiments, etc. But by 1972 all of these units were either abolished or disbanded.

The Indian Territorial Army had taken part in different Indian operations like Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka, operation Rakshak in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, and operation Rhino and operation Bajrang in the North East. This unit has also helped the country in natural calamities like Earthquake in Latur(Maharashtra), Uttarkashi in Garhwal Himalayas, and the super cyclone in Odisha.

Thus the correct option is D

Note: Territorial Army Act was passed in 1948. This army was inaugurated by the first Indian Governor-General of Indian C. Rajagopalachari.