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Q.2ndA) Read the extract & answer the following questions: (10)

Singh was born on April 15, 1919, in Lyalpur (now Faislabad, Pakistan), and completed his

education at Montgomery (now Sahiwal, Pakistan). His firstassignment on being commissioned was

to fly Westland Wapiti biplanes in the North-Western Frontier Province as a member of the No.1

RIAF Squadron.

After a brief stint with the newly formed No. 2 RIAF Squadron where the Marshal flew

against the tribal forces, he later moved back to No.1 Sqn as a Flying Officer to fly the Hawker

Hurricane. He was promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader in 1944. For his role in successfully

leading thesquadron in combat, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1944. On

August 15, 1947, he achieved the unique honour of leading a fly-past of over a hundred IAF aircraft

over the Red Fort in Delhi.

After his promotion to the rank of Wing Commander, he attended the Royal Staff College at

the UK. Immediately after Indian independence, he commanded Ambala in the rank of Group

Captain. In 1949, he was promoted to the rank of Air Commodore and took over as Air Officer

Commanding (AOC) of an operational command, which later came to be known as Western Air

Command.

Singh had the distinction of having the longest tenure as AOC of an operational base, initially

from 1949-1952 and then again from 1957-1961. After his promotion to the rank of Air Vice Marshal,

he was appointed as the AOC-in-C of an operational command.

Towards the end of the 1962 war, he was appointed as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and

he became the Vice Chief of the Air Staff in 1963. He was the overall commander of the joint air

training exercise “Shiksha” held between IAF, RAF (Royal Air Force) and RAAF (Royal Australian Air

Force)

A-1 Complete the following sentences based on the extract: (2)

1. Arjan Singh completed his education in ______.

2. In his brief stint with No. 2 RIAF Squadron, Arjan Singh flew against ____.​

Answer 1

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