Test your knowledge about the Indian Air Force (IAF) with this 25-question multiple-choice quiz. Each question is followed by four options, and the correct answer is highlighted.
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Indian Air Force Quiz
1. When was the Indian Air Force officially established?
A) 1930
B) 1932
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: B) 1932
2. What is the motto of the Indian Air Force?
A) Satyameva Jayate
B) Touch the Sky with Glory
C) Jai Hind
D) Service Before Self
Answer: B) Touch the Sky with Glory
3. What is the rank of the highest officer in the IAF?
A) Air Marshal
B) Air Chief Marshal
C) Group Captain
D) Wing Commander
Answer: B) Air Chief Marshal
4. Which aircraft is known as the backbone of the IAF?
A) Sukhoi Su-30MKI
B) Mirage 2000
C) MiG-21
D) Rafale
Answer: A) Sukhoi Su-30MKI
5. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Air Force located?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Bengaluru
D) Chennai
Answer: B) New Delhi
6. Which operation was the IAF’s first major engagement after independence?
A) Operation Vijay
B) Operation Meghdoot
C) Operation Safed Sagar
D) Operation Polo
Answer: D) Operation Polo
7. What is the name of the IAF’s aerobatic team?
A) Surya Kiran
B) Red Arrows
C) Blue Angels
D) Thunderbirds
Answer: A) Surya Kiran
8. Which of these is a transport aircraft used by IAF?
A) Tejas
B) C-17 Globemaster III
C) MiG-29
D) Rafale
Answer: B) C-17 Globemaster III
9. Who was the first Indian Chief of Air Staff?
A) Subroto Mukerjee
B) Arjan Singh
C) Pratap Chandra Lal
D) Om Prakash Mehra
Answer: A) Subroto Mukerjee
10. Which fighter jet is indigenously developed in India?
A) MiG-21
B) Sukhoi Su-30MKI
C) HAL Tejas
D) Mirage 2000
Answer: C) HAL Tejas
11. What is the rank below Air Marshal in the IAF?
A) Air Vice Marshal
B) Group Captain
C) Wing Commander
D) Squadron Leader
Answer: A) Air Vice Marshal
12. Which war saw the first use of jets by the IAF?
A) 1947 Indo-Pak War
B) 1962 Sino-Indian War
C) 1965 Indo-Pak War
D) 1971 Indo-Pak War
Answer: C) 1965 Indo-Pak War
13. What is the IAF’s primary role?
A) Naval warfare
B) Ground combat
C) Air defense
D) Submarine warfare
Answer: C) Air defense
14. Who is the only IAF officer to be promoted to the five-star rank of Marshal of the Indian Air Force?
A) Subroto Mukerjee
B) Arjan Singh
C) Birender Singh Dhanoa
D) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
Answer: B) Arjan Singh
15. Which helicopter is known as the “Flying Tank” in the IAF?
A) HAL Dhruv
B) Mi-17
C) Mi-35
D) Apache
Answer: C) Mi-35
16. What is the full form of IAF?
A) Indian Army Force
B) Indian Air Force
C) International Air Force
D) Indian Allied Force
Answer: B) Indian Air Force
17. When is Air Force Day celebrated in India?
A) 15 August
B) 26 January
C) 8 October
D) 1 July
Answer: C) 8 October
18. Which of the following is a surface-to-air missile system used by the IAF?
A) BrahMos
B) Akash
C) Agni
D) Prithvi
Answer: B) Akash
19. What is the name of the IAF’s combat exercise with the US Air Force?
A) Indra
B) Malabar
C) Cope India
D) Yudh Abhyas
Answer: C) Cope India
20. Which base is the largest airbase of the IAF?
A) Hindon
B) Ambala
C) Pathankot
D) Jodhpur
Answer: A) Hindon
21. What is the IAF’s primary trainer aircraft for pilots?
A) Hawk
B) MiG-21
C) Sukhoi Su-30MKI
D) Mirage 2000
Answer: A) Hawk
22. What is the official color of the IAF’s uniform?
A) Olive green
B) Sky blue
C) Navy blue
D) Khaki
Answer: B) Sky blue
23. Which city hosts the IAF’s Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE)?
A) New Delhi
B) Hyderabad
C) Bengaluru
D) Pune
Answer: C) Bengaluru
24. What is the name of the IAF’s humanitarian mission during natural disasters?
A) Operation Rahat
B) Operation Vijay
C) Operation Parakram
D) Operation Blue Star
Answer: A) Operation Rahat
25. Which of the following is NOT a rank in the Indian Air Force?
A) Squadron Leader
B) Group Captain
C) Commodore
D) Flight Lieutenant
Answer: C) Commodore
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