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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became the first woman to co-pilot the indigenously made combat fighter jet "Tejas" in the Aero India 2019?
A
PV Sindhu
B
Saina Nehwal
C
Nirmala Sitharaman
D
Sushma Swaraj
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ace shuttler PV Sindhu today became the first woman to co-pilot the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas , at the Aero India 2019 air show at Bengaluru.

Detailed explanation-2: -Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi (born 27 October 1993) is an Indian pilot from Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. She was declared as the first woman combat pilot along with two of her cohorts, Mohana Singh Jitarwal, and Bhawana Kanth. The trio was inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a big boost to Aatmanirbharatha in Defence, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today presided over the formal induction of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Jodhpur.

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