With the kind of negativity and cynism prevailing in Indian aviation , this kind of reply was totally expected .
and as far as general knowledge/IQ exam goes , all the defence related bodies in India do make sure that the candidate is well informed about the country and the world , be it the IAF , ARMY, NAVY , COAST GUARD .
And , RAW is no different and the GK/IQ exam was fully justified.
and probably you are right nothing will change until blood is shed ... and that is why i said i hope they dont give us an opportunity to "question " them .... because if they do ... some of us will surely try to "shed some blood" ...but the point I am trying to make is that will all the other pilots who appeared for the exam support this kind of initiative?? The answer is a straight NO.
And since you call India a circus , I am very curious to know if you are an INDIAN