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 ____.A-2 : Give the importance of the given year with reference to the text : (2)
Year Important Event
1919
1949
A-3: Find the antonyms of the following : (2)
1. Demotion 2. dependence
A-4: Do as directed : (2)
1. Singh was born on April 15, 1919 in Lyallpur (Pakistan) and completed his education at
Montgomery. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘But’)
2. Arjan Singh commanded Ambalain the rank of Group Captain. (Frame a ‘Wh—‘question to
get the underlined word as answer)
A-5 : Give your opinion ‘if a soldier is awarded a bravery medal’.
Answers
Answer:
1. Arjan completed his education in Montgomery (now Sahiwal, Pakistan).
2. In his brief stint with No. 2 RIAF Squadron, Arjan Singh flew against the tribal forces.
Year important event:
- 1919: Arjan Singh was born on April 15, 1919, in Lyallpur.
- 1949: he was promoted to the rank of Air Commodore and took over as Air Officer.
Antonyms:
- Demotion: Promotion
- Dependence: Independence
Rewrite sentence using 'But'
Arjan Singh was born on April 15, 1919, in Lyallpur (Pakistan) but completed his education at Montgomery.
Arjan Singh commanded Ambala in the rank of Group Captain. (Frame a ‘Wh—‘question to get the underlined word as answer):
- Which rank of group captain was commanded by Arjan Singh?
'If a soldier was awarded bravery award':
In my opinion, if soldiers were awarded for a bravery award it would be still least for them. All types all fashions fade away in just one uniform of a soldier. How much hard work they do, can only be written here but never expressed so they get something for us. For the entire nation, they forget their own family. Ordinary people won't be ever able to do that. Bravery can't pay back what they have served to us. But, it can showcase their hard work and make them feel proud.
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