2. 1. On which day is Indian Air Force Day celebrated?
August 8
b) March 8
c) October 8
d) None of these
2. What is the motto of Indian Air Force?
Service Before Self
b) Touch the Sky with Glory
c) May the Lord of the Water be auspicious unto us
d) None of these
3. Which was the first indigenously developed aircraft by India to come into service of IAF?
a) HAL AMCA
b) HF-24 Marut
c) HAL Tejas
d) None of these
4. Who was the first and the only Param Vir Chakra recipient of Indian Air Force?
a) Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
b) Arun Khetarpal
c) Somnath Sharma
d) None of these
3. 5. Who was the first Indian to be the chief of air staff?
a) Subrata Mukherjee
b) Subroto Mukerjee
c) Arjan Singh
d) None of these
6. Where is the headquarters of IAF?
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) New Delhi
d) None of these
7. How many operational commands are there in IAF?
a) 9
b) 5
c) 7
d) None of these
8. Which of the following is the fastest aircraft under Indian Air Force?
a) HAL Tejas
b) Mikoyan MiG-29
c) MiG-21 BISON
d) None of these
9. How many aircraft carriers does India have?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) None of these
10. Who is the current Chief Marshal of the Air Force?
a) Arjan Singh
b) Arup Raha
c) Birender Singh Dhanoa
d) None of these
4. Answer
1. Answer c) October 8
Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict. It
was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which
honoured India’s aviation service during World War II with the prefix Royal.
2. Answer b) Touch the Sky with Glory
3. Answer b) HF-24 Marut
The HAL HF-24 Marut is an Indian fighter-bomber aircraft of the 1960s. Developed by Hindustan
Aircraft Limited (HAL), with Kurt Tank as lead designer. It is the first Indian-developed jet aircraft, and
the first Asian jet fighter to go beyond the test phase and into successful production and active
service. On 17 June 1961, the type conducted its maiden flight; on 1 April 1967, the first production
Marut was officially delivered to the IAF.
5. 4 - Answer a) Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon was awarded India’s highest wartime medal for gallantry, the Param Vir Chakra
for his exploits in the field, and thereby, he became the only officer from the Indian Air Force to be
decorated with the prestigious award.
5 - Answer b) Subroto Mukerjee
Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee, (5 March 1911 – 8 November 1960) was the first Chief of the Air Staff of
the Indian Air Force (IAF). Born in a Bengali family of repute, he was educated in India as well as
England.
6 - Answer c) New Delhi
7 - Answer b) 5
The IAF currently has five operational commands, each of which is headed by an AOC-in-C (Air Officer
Commander-in-Chief) with the rank of Air Marshal. The IAF also has two additional commands –
Training Command and Maintenance Command – to maintain a uniform standard in training and
maintenance.
8 - Answer c) MiG-21 BISON
6. 9 - Answer a) 2
The Vikrant class (formerly Project 71 Air Defence Ship (ADS) or Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
(IAC)) is a class of two aircraft carriers being built for the Indian Navy. The two vessels are the
largest warships and the first aircraft carriers to be designed and built in India. They are being
built by Cochin Shipyard.
10 - Answer c) Birender Singh Dhanoa
The position is abbreviated as CAS in the Indian Air Force cables and communication, and is
usually held by a four-star air officer of the rank Air Chief Marshal. The current CAS is Air
Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa who took office on 31 December 2016, following the
retirement of Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.
7. Women power in the
Air Force
My dream is to become doctor in
airforce .
