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In 2022, _______ was appointed as India’s second 'Chief of Defence Staff.'

The correct answer is

General Anil Chauhan

The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in 2019, and General Bipin Rawat became the first CDS on 1 January 2020.

After General Rawat died in a helicopter crash in December 2021, General Anil Chauhan (retd.) was appointed the next CDS and took charge on 30 September 2022.

Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay was the first woman Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force.

Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar was the third woman to reach the rank of Lieutenant General in the armed forces.

Admiral Sunil Lanba served as Chief of the Naval Staff from 2016 to 2019.

Hence, General Anil Chauhan.

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