CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as the next new Chief of Indian Air Force
A
Lt General BS Dhanoa
B
Lt General Bipin Rawat
C
Lt General Rajesh Sharma
D
Lt General Rithish Singh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Air Marshal A P Singh is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command. He will take charge as the Vice Chief on 01st Feb 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -The current VCAS is Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh. He succeeded Air Chief Marshal Sandeep Singh to the post on 1 October 2021. As Vice Chief, Air Marshal Singh will directly be in charge of IAF’s ongoing capability build-up and visualizing its future technology requirements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari became the 27th Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on September 30, 2021, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria.

Detailed explanation-4: -Appointments to the office of Chief of the Air Staff are made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, which is chaired by the Prime Minister of India. The term length of the Chief of the Air Staff is three years or until the age of 62 of the holder, whichever is earlier.

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