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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 58

Russian Sukhoi 24 (SU-24) flight was shot down in November 2015 by A. Syria B. North Korea C. Afghanistan D. Turkey

  1. A

  2. D

  3. C

  4. B

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Answer: (B) D

Explanation

On 24 November 2015 a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 near the Syria–Turkey border, saying it had violated Turkish airspace. It was the first time a NATO member had downed a Russian military aircraft in decades.