Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and then answer the following questions that follow.

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest ____(1) ____ of the Indian Armed forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Only two officers in the Army ____(2)____ conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour given only to the finest gems of the Indian Army. The Indian Army ____(3)____ from the armies of the East India Company, which eventually became the British Indian Army, and the armies of the princely states, which were ___(4)___ into the national army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and ____(5)____ in a number of battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre before and after Independence. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, to defend the nation from external ____(6)____ and internal threats, and to maintain peace and security within its borders.