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Who has been appointed Vice Chief of the Air Staff with effect from 1 November 2026?

  1. A.Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
  2. B.Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia
  3. C.Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh
  4. D.Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar

Correct answer

B. Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia

Explanation

The correct answer is Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia. The Ministry of Defence announced that this officer, decorated with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal, takes over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, the second-ranking appointment in the Indian Air Force. He was until now the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command. Option A, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, is wrong in this context because he is the officer being replaced as Vice Chief; he moves up to head the service as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff. Options C and D name officers who were not given this appointment in the announcement. Candidates should note the supporting facts that often appear with such questions: Walia is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned into the fighter stream, and has flown the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar and Su-30 MKI.

Read the full article: Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia Named Vice Chief of Air Staff

Practice Questions

Q1.AppointmentsMedium

Which command was Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia heading before this appointment?

  1. A.Western Air Command
  2. B.Southern Air Command
  3. C.Eastern Air Command
  4. D.Training Command
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Correct answer: C. Eastern Air Command

Air Marshal Walia was serving as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief when he was named Vice Chief of the Air Staff, and his link with this command runs deeper still, because he had earlier been its Senior Air Staff Officer before rising to lead it.

Q3.AppointmentsMedium

For how long have the newly appointed Members of the DWBDNC Governing Body been appointed?

  1. A.Two years from the date of joining
  2. B.Three years from the date of joining, or until further orders
  3. C.Five years from the date of joining
  4. D.Until they attain the age of 65 years
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Correct answer: B. Three years from the date of joining, or until further orders

That is the term on which the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment appointed the two Members to the Governing Body of the Board.

Q4.AppointmentsMedium

Who administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Members of the Governing Body of the DWBDNC?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
  2. B.Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.The Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes
  4. D.The Cabinet Secretary
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Correct answer: B. Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The correct answer is Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, who holds the post of Chairman of the Board as well and therefore swore in the two new Members at the Ministry's office.

Q5.AppointmentsEasy

DWBDNC, which swore in two new Governing Body Members, works for which group of communities?

  1. A.Scheduled Tribes living in forest areas
  2. B.De-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities
  3. C.Transgender persons and beggars
  4. D.Safai karamcharis and manual scavengers
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Correct answer: B. De-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities

The Board's very name is the Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities, and the oath taken by its Members includes a pledge to do right by every person belonging to these groups in line with the Board's Terms of Reference.