{"id":85657,"date":"2025-06-01T03:24:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85657"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:24:05","slug":"the-first-tejas-squadron-of-indian-air-force-consists-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-first-tejas-squadron-of-indian-air-force-consists-of\/","title":{"rendered":"The first Tejas squadron of Indian Air Force consists of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first Tejas squadron of Indian Air Force consists of<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;20 aircrafts with 4 in reserve&#8221; option2=&#8221;100 aircrafts with 10 in reserve&#8221; option3=&#8221;20 aircrafts with no reserve&#8221; option4=&#8221;25 aircrafts with 5 in reserve&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">The first Tejas squadron of the Indian Air Force consists of 20 aircrafts with no reserve specifically designated within the squadron&#8217;s primary strength count.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">The first squadron to be equipped with the LCA Tejas was the No. 45 Squadron, known as the &#8216;Flying Daggers&#8217;. The planned and reported strength for this operational squadron upon full induction was 20 aircraft. While maintenance pools or fleet reserves exist at higher levels, the squadron&#8217;s strength itself is typically cited as the number of operational aircraft.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">The Tejas Mk 1 aircraft are being inducted in batches. The full complement for the first squadron (45 Sqn) is 20 aircraft. Subsequent orders are for the more advanced Tejas Mk 1A version for additional squadrons, which will also have a similar squadron strength.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Tejas squadron of Indian Air Force consists of [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;20 aircrafts with 4 in reserve&#8221; option2=&#8221;100 aircrafts with 10 in reserve&#8221; option3=&#8221;20 aircrafts with no reserve&#8221; option4=&#8221;25 aircrafts with 5 in reserve&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2016 Download PDFAttempt Online The first Tejas squadron of the Indian &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The first Tejas squadron of Indian Air Force consists of\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-first-tejas-squadron-of-indian-air-force-consists-of\/#more-85657\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The first Tejas squadron of Indian Air Force consists of<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1098,1225],"class_list":["post-85657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1098","tag-defence-technology","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The first Tejas squadron of Indian Air Force consists of<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The first Tejas squadron of the Indian Air Force consists of 20 aircrafts with no reserve specifically designated within the squadron&#039;s primary strength count. 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