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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CGL - 20 Aug 2021 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q33

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Who among the following is the first ever woman fighter pilot to have taken part at a Republic Day Parade?

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Bhawna Kanth.

  • Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth became the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) tableau at the Republic Day parade at Rajpath.
  • The IAF tableau displayed mock-ups of the light combat aircraft, light combat helicopter and the Sukhoi-30 fighter plane.

  • Kanth joined the fighter squadron in November 2017 and flew the first solo on MiG-21 Bison in March 2018.