In which year was the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force established?
- A.1982
- B.1996
- C.2002
- D.2011
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Explanation
The correct answer is 1996. According to the Ministry of Defence, SKAT was established in 1996 and holds the distinction of being the only nine-aircraft aerobatic team in Asia. Over its 30-year journey it has performed more than 800 displays in India and abroad, including international air shows in China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, the UAE and Dubai.
1982 is earlier than the year the ministry gives, while 2002 and 2011 are later and would not fit a team that has now completed 30 years, so options A, C and D are wrong. A quick check helps with questions like this: the release speaks of a 30-year journey up to 2026, which points back to 1996. Pair the founding year with the team's two headline distinctions, Asia's only nine-aircraft aerobatic team and the Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force.
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Practice Questions
The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force, which performed over Meerut for the first time in September 2026, flies which aircraft?
- A.HAL Tejas
- B.Hawk Mk132
- C.Kiran Mk II
- D.Pilatus PC-7
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The Ministry of Defence says the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team flies nine distinctive red-and-white Hawk Mk132 aircraft, licence-manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Read the full explanation →The smoke pods that let the Suryakiran team's Hawk Mk132 aircraft trail coloured smoke were integrated at the IAF's Base Repair Depot in which city?
- A.Nashik
- B.Bengaluru
- C.Kanpur
- D.Chandigarh
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The Ministry of Defence describes the smoke pods as a significant indigenous modification to the Hawk Mk132, developed in India at the Indian Air Force's Base Repair Depot, Nashik.
Read the full explanation →Pralay, tested by DRDO off the Odisha coast, belongs to which category of missile?
- A.Subsonic cruise missile
- B.Quasi-ballistic missile
- C.Surface-to-air missile
- D.Anti-tank guided missile
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The correct answer is quasi-ballistic missile, the class to which Pralay belongs.
Read the full explanation →Which DRDO laboratory developed the Pralay missile indigenously?
- A.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- B.Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad
- C.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
- D.Bharat Electronics Limited
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The correct answer is Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, which developed Pralay within the country along with other DRDO laboratories.
Read the full explanation →From which site was the quasi-ballistic missile Pralay flight-tested on 5 November 2026?
- A.Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
- B.Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha
- C.Pokhran, Rajasthan
- D.Thumba, Kerala
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DRDO fired the missile from that island at about 1110 hrs, and the range instruments that confirmed the result were deployed by the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, which is also in Odisha.
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