UPSC Prelims 2026 · Question 98 of 100

UPSC Prelims 2026 question on Army Corps Headquarters

Which one of the following pairs of Indian Army Corps and their Headquarters is NOT correctly matched?

  1. 3 Corps : Dimapur
  2. 4 Corps : Tezpur
  3. 14 Corps : Leh
  4. 33 Corps : Srinagar
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Answer: D. 33 Corps : Srinagar

Analysis

The Indian Army's 33 Corps, also known as the Trishul Corps, is headquartered at Sukna near Siliguri in West Bengal, not in Srinagar.

Hence the answer is Option (d).

Statement by statement

Pair 1 is correctly matched: 3 Corps is headquartered in Dimapur, Nagaland, and is responsible for military operations in the northeastern region.

Pair 2 is correctly matched: 4 Corps is headquartered in Tezpur, Assam.

Pair 3 is correctly matched: 14 Corps, also known as the Fire and Fury Corps, is headquartered in Leh and is responsible for the Ladakh sector.

Pair 4 is NOT correctly matched: 33 Corps is not headquartered in Srinagar. Its headquarters are located at Sukna in West Bengal. The corps headquartered in Srinagar is the 15 Corps, also known as the Chinar Corps.

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