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Aviation and Aerospace Industry

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The aviation and aerospace industry encompasses the design, development, and operation of aircraft and airports. Questions often cover airport codes, airline taglines, and basic aviation terminology. This subject is useful for general knowledge and current affairs sections.

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Aviation and Aerospace Industry Questions

Multiple choice

Qantas Airways is the flag carrier of

  1. Canada

  2. China

  3. Australia

  4. Greece
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Qantas Airways is the flag carrier airline of Australia. The name is an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services.

Multiple choice

What is the full form of ICAO?

  1. International Civil Aviation Organisation

  2. Indian Civil Aviation Organisation

  3. International Crime Alert Organisation

  4. Indonesian Civil Aviation Organisation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

ICAO stands for the International Civil Aviation Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations.

Multiple choice

Jet Airways was founded in

  1. 1995

  2. 1990

  3. 1992

  4. 1989
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Jet Airways was incorporated in 1992 and began operations in 1993.

Multiple choice

Which airline has agreed to take over Swiss International Airlines?

  1. Kuwait Airlines

  2. Royal Airlines

  3. Lufthansa

  4. British Airways
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lufthansa acquired Swiss International Airlines, integrating it into its group while maintaining the Swiss brand identity. This was a major consolidation in the European airline industry.

Multiple choice

The ARJ21, an acronym   for �Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century,� is the first civilian aircraft being developed by which country?

  1. Japan

  2. China

  3. Romania

  4. India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has unveiled its manufacturing facility for its ARJ21 planes. The ARJ21, an acronym for �Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century,� is the first regional jet that China has fully developed independently

Multiple choice

What is the full form of CAPA?

  1. Centre for asia pacific aviation

  2. Centre for atlantic pacific aviation

  3. Centre for australian pistol aviation

  4. Center for african pacific aviation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Centre for asia pacific aviation

Multiple choice

What is the full form of FATF?

  1. Future action task force

  2. Financial action task force

  3. Fiscal action task force

  4. Flight aviation task force
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Financial action task force

Multiple choice

Mac number is related to?

  1. Ship

  2. Light

  3. Jet Plane

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mach number is a dimensionless quantity representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound, commonly used in aviation to describe the speed of jet planes.

Multiple choice

Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is in

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Karnataka
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute (now often referred to as the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi or similar regional institutes) has facilities in Maharashtra, specifically in Gondia.