SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 56

SSC MTS - 22/10/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • General Awareness • Q56

Who became the first woman to command the Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, Delhi Cantt, which is the largest blood transfusion centre of the Armed Forces in Nov 2023?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Col Sunita BS.

In November 2023, Colonel Sunita BS of the Army Medical Corps made history by becoming the first woman to be appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Armed Forces Transfusion Centre (AFTC) in Delhi Cantonment. The AFTC is the largest blood transfusion centre of the Armed Forces. Prior to this landmark appointment, she had served as the Commanding Officer of a strategically important Field Hospital in Arunachal Pradesh.