Which statement correctly matches rank to star count?

Which statement correctly matches rank to star count?

• A. Two stars correspond to Major General
• B. Four stars correspond to Lieutenant General
• C. One star corresponds to Lieutenant General
• D. Three stars correspond to Brigadier General

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how general-officer ranks align with star counts on insignia. In this system, one star is Brigadier General, two stars is Major General, three stars is Lieutenant General, and four stars is General. So the statement that two stars correspond to Major General fits exactly, because Major General is the two-star rank, sitting above Brigadier General and below Lieutenant General. The other statements don’t match the standard mapping: four stars correspond to General, not Lieutenant General; one star corresponds to Brigadier General, not Lieutenant General; and three stars correspond to Lieutenant General, not Brigadier General. (Note: a five-star rank existed historically as General of the Army, but the current structure uses up to four stars.)

The concept being tested is how general-officer ranks align with star counts on insignia. In this system, one star is Brigadier General, two stars is Major General, three stars is Lieutenant General, and four stars is General. So the statement that two stars correspond to Major General fits exactly, because Major General is the two-star rank, sitting above Brigadier General and below Lieutenant General. The other statements don’t match the standard mapping: four stars correspond to General, not Lieutenant General; one star corresponds to Brigadier General, not Lieutenant General; and three stars correspond to Lieutenant General, not Brigadier General. (Note: a five-star rank existed historically as General of the Army, but the current structure uses up to four stars.)