Question

Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh recently created history. What was their achievement?

• A. They were the first women to join the Indian Air Force.
• B. They became the first women pilots in India.
• C. They became the first women fighter pilots in India.
• D. They became the first women to enter combat roles in the Indian Armed Forces.

Answer 1

The correct option is C They became the first women fighter pilots in India.

Till 2015, the Indian government prohibited women from taking up combat roles in the Indian Air Force. That changed when Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh became the first women to join combat roles in the Indian Air Force.