Indian defense chief Gen Bipin Rawat and 12 others people killed in a helicopter crash on:

A. December 6, 2021
B. December 8, 2021
C. December 10, 2021
D. December 12, 2021

Answer

Correct Answer: B. December 8, 2021


Detail About MCQs

Indian defense chief Gen Bipin Rawat was among 12 people killed in a helicopter crash on December 8, 2021, raising questions over the future of military reforms he was leading. Rawat was India`s first chief of defence staff, a position that the government established in 2019, and was seen as close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 63-year-old general was travelling with his wife and senior officers in the Russian-made Mi-17 chopper, which crashed near its destination in southern Tamil Nadu state. General Rawat’s wife Madhulika Rawat was killed.