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UPSC 2001: Consider the following statements regarding the Armed Forces: I. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1996. II. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur. III. Southern Command of Indian Navy has its Headquarters at Chennai. IV. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Port Blair. Which of these statements are correct?
(a)I, II, III and IV
(b)II, III and IV
(c)III only
(d)IV only
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) IV only
I is incorrect: the first batch of women IAF pilots was commissioned in 1994, not 1996. II is incorrect: the Officers’ Training Academy is situated in Chennai, not Nagpur. III is incorrect: Southern Naval Command headquarters is at Kochi, not Chennai. IV is correct: the Coast Guard’s Andaman & Nicobar Regional Headquarters is at Port Blair. Therefore only statement IV is true. ([indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/international-womens-day-earliest-women-pilots-indian-air-force-9202889/?utm_source=openai))
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