Question: Recently who has been appointed as Chief of Air Staff?
(a) Air Marshal Deepak Kumar
(b) Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa
(c) Air Marshal Anup Tyagi
(d) Air Marshal Praveen Kumar
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 31 December 2016Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC will take over as Chief of Air Staff.
- The appointment was formally announced on 17 Dec.
- Air Marshal BS Dhanoa will be the 25th Chief of the IAF since independence.
- He was commissioned in the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot.
- He is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, the National Defence Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=155647