Which rank is immediately below General?

• A. Colonel
• B. Brigadier General
• C. Lieutenant General
• D. Major General

Answer: (C)

Understanding the order of Army general officer ranks. General is the four-star rank, and the next lower rank is Lieutenant General, a three-star rank, which sits directly beneath General. That makes Lieutenant General the correct choice. The other options fall at different spots in the hierarchy: Brigadier General is the one-star rank below Major General, Major General is two-star, and Colonel is a senior field-grade officer, not a general officer.