At which institutions did she lead the setting up of Indian Air Force Chairs of Excellence?
- A.IIT Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University
- B.IIT Kanpur and Pune University
- C.IIT Madras and Osmania University
- D.IIT Bombay and Panjab University
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The correct answer is IIT Kanpur and Pune University. Among the institutional initiatives she led during her career, the release singles out the establishment of Indian Air Force Chairs of Excellence at these two places, created to carry forward academic work and strategic collaboration in the field of defence. The three wrong options pair well known institutes of technology with well known universities and will look plausible to anyone who has not fixed the detail, but no other institution appears in the release. A useful way to hold the whole story together is to read it as one line of work rather than scattered facts: she was commissioned into the Education Branch on 18 June 1994, she commanded a Sainik School at Kapurthala as its Principal, she built the Chairs of Excellence at IIT Kanpur and Pune University, and she now holds the Education portfolio at Air Headquarters.
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Who became the first woman officer (non-medical) to attain a two-star rank in the Indian defence forces?
- A.Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma
- B.Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair
- C.Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin
- D.Air Vice Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay
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The Ministry of Defence release says that she became the first woman officer outside the medical stream in the Indian defence forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal or an equivalent rank, and that on 1 September 2026 she assumed the appointment of Assistant Chief of the Air…
Read the full explanation →Which appointment did Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma assume on 1 September 2026?
- A.Director General of Medical Services (Air)
- B.Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education)
- C.Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance
- D.Principal, Sainik School, Kapurthala
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She took it over on 1 September 2026, and it is with this appointment that she became the first woman officer outside the medical stream to hold a two-star rank in the Indian defence forces.
Read the full explanation →Which expression did Rajnath Singh use for the North-Eastern region while addressing soldiers at Sukna?
- A.The last edge of India
- B.The first edge of India
- C.The eastern gateway
- D.The seven sisters belt
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Speaking to soldiers at the Barakhana held on the eve of Diwali, the Raksha Mantri described the North-Eastern region as the first edge of the country rather than its last edge, explaining that the region marks the beginning of the national geographical and cultural landscape because it receives the first…
Read the full explanation →Along which boundary was the Defence Minister briefed on infrastructure development during the Sukna visit?
- A.Line of Control
- B.Radcliffe Line
- C.Line of Actual Control
- D.Durand Line
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At Sukna the Raksha Mantri was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control, usually shortened to LAC, and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies meant to improve operational capability and combat effectiveness.
Read the full explanation →The Trishakti Corps, whose preparedness was reviewed on 7 November 2026, is headquartered at which place?
- A.Tezpur, Assam
- B.Sukna, West Bengal
- C.Bagdogra, West Bengal
- D.Dimapur, Nagaland
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Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh reviewed the operational preparedness of the Trishakti Corps at Sukna, where he was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies.
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