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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 introduction to clauses sentences english

On January 15, 1991, completing the longest hot air balloon flight, was the 'Virgin Pacific Flyer,' flown by Per Lindstrand and Richard Branson from Japan to Northern Canada.


Choose the best sequence of words for the sentence given.

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. On January 15, 1991, Per Lindstrand and Richard Branson flew the 'Virgin Pacific Flyer' from Japan to Northern Canada, completing the longest hot air balloon flight.

  3. On January 15, 1991, the 'Virgin Pacific Flyer,' completing the longest hot air balloon flight, was flown by Per Lindstrand and Richard Branson from Japan to Northern Canada.

  4. On January 15, 1991, completing the longest hot air balloon flight, the 'Virgin Pacific Flyer' was flown by Per Lindstrand and Richard Branson from Japan to Northern Canada.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The implied meaning is that on a particular date, a hot air balloon flown by two persons completed the longest hot air balloon flight. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not express the meaning in this sequence, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice social studies means of transport airways and communication human environment - settlement, transport and communication settlement, transport and communication

Which is the busiest and the costliest air route in India?

  1. Mumbai-Chennai air route

  2. Delhi-Kolkata air route

  3. Mumbai - Delhi air route

  4. Chennai - Delhi air route
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Airports authority in India came into existance on April 1, 1995 with the merger of the 2 authorities - National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. It is a safe way and a speedy way but it is costly. Mumbai -Delhi route is the busiest and the costliest route.

Multiple choice social studies means of transport airways and communication human environment - settlement, transport and communication settlement, transport and communication

Commercial air carriers in India are managed by _________.

  1. Public sector

  2. Private sector

  3. Both (1) and (2)

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

Commercial air carriers in India are managed by both public and private sectors. For example Air India is  an example of public sector undertaking which is maintained by ministry of civil aviation and kingfisher owned by Vijay Malya is an example of private sector undertaking company.

Multiple choice social studies means of transport airways and communication human environment - settlement, transport and communication settlement, transport and communication

Which of the following airlines is the nationalized airline of India?

  1. Air India

  2. Jet Airways

  3. Kingfisher Airline

  4. Indigo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A.  Air India

One of the first West Asian airline companies was Air India, which had its beginning as Tata Airlines in 1932, a division of Tata Sons Ltd. (now Tata Group). The airline was founded by India's leading industrialist, JRD Tata. On October 15, 1932.

In 1953, the government nationalized the airlines via the Air Corporations Act, 1953, which gave birth to Indian Airlines and Air India. Indian Airlines came into being with the merger of eight domestic airlines to operate domestic services, while Air India International was to operate the overseas services. Furthermore, the Act gave monopoly power to Indian Airlines to operate on domestic scheduled services ruling out any other operator. Air India became the single Indian carrier to operate on international itinerary excluding some routes to the neighboring countries which were given to Indian Airlines.

Multiple choice social studies means of transport airways and communication human environment - settlement, transport and communication settlement, transport and communication

_________ International Airport is the first airport in India built under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

  1. Chandigarh

  2. Mohali

  3. Delhi

  4. Cochin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cochin International Airport in Kerala was the first airport in India to be developed under a public-private partnership model.

Multiple choice social studies means of transport airways and communication human environment - settlement, transport and communication settlement, transport and communication

Fill in the blanks.
In India, air transport was nationalised in ___________.

  1. $1953$
  2. $1955$
  3. $1956$
  4. $1961$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Air Corporations Act was passed in 1953, leading to the nationalization of air transport in India. This consolidated various private airlines into Air India and Indian Airlines.