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Which one among the following is the oldest Regiment of Indian Army ?<\/p>\n

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\nThe Madras Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1758 as the Coast Sepoys by the British East India Company.
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\nThe Madras Regiment’s history predates most other regiments and traces its lineage back to the forces raised for the protection of the Company’s interests in South India.
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\nThe Punjab Regiment is one of the oldest, raised in 1761, but the Madras Regiment is marginally older. The Kumaon Regiment has its origins in the Hyderabad Contingent raised earlier, but its formal recognition as the Kumaon Rifles came later, while the Sikh Regiment was raised in the mid-19th century.
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