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

Fill in the blanks.
The _________ airport is known as first green airport in India.

  1. Bengaluru International

  2. Rajiv Gandhi International

  3. Chhatrapati Shivaji International

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

Kochi International Airport, located in Kerala, is recognized as the world's first fully solar-powered airport, earning it the title of the first green airport in India.

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

India provides ideal conditions for air travel because ________.

  1. it is a vast country

  2. it has a huge population

  3. its climatic conditions are favourable

  4. it has extensive mountain tracks
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Air travel is highly effective in India due to the country's vast size and diverse, often challenging, climatic and geographical conditions that make surface transport difficult or slow.

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

Which is not the name of an international airport?

  1. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport

  2. Indira Gandhi International Airport

  3. Palam Airport

  4. MeenamBakkam

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

  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Dum Dum, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area
  • Indira Gandi International Airport is the one serving Delhi.
  • Meenambakkam is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is home to Chennai International Airport and the Airports Authority 
  • Palam is the place where Indira Gandhi International airport is located.

Multiple choice transport and communication in tamil nadu human geography in tamil nadu geography

Which domestic airports are in Tamil Nadu?

  1. Chennai (Kamarajar)

  2. Madurai

  3. Salem

  4. Thuthukudu

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Chennai:  Domestic flights operate from the Kamaraj Domestic Terminal.
Madurai: Madurai Airport  is a customs airport serving Madurai and its surrounding districts in Tamil Nadu.
Salem: Salem Airport was constructed with an aim for Vayudoot services by using small aircraft on 1,350-metre runway. 
Thuthukudi (Tuticorin): Thuthukudi airport is located in Vagaikulam at a distance of 16.9 km from Thuthukudi.

Multiple choice transport and communication in tamil nadu human geography in tamil nadu geography

Name the international airports in Tamil Nadu.

  1. Chennai

  2. Coimbatore

  3. Tiruchirapalli

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Coimbatore International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. 
  • Tiruchirappalli International Airport is an international airport serving Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu. 
  • Chennai International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in India in terms of total passenger traffic after Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
Multiple choice geography manufacturing industries in india - ii : mineral-based distribution of major industries automobile and electronic industries electronic, heavy and petrochemical industries in india

Which one of the following air services provides services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) in its offshore operations?

  1. Indian Airlines

  2. Air India

  3. Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd

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

  • Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd Air services, provides services to Oil and Natural Gas Commission in its offshore operations. 
  • It provides its facilities to operate in inaccessible areas and difficult areas like north eastern states, interior parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarkhand. 

Multiple choice geography asia : the largest continent - location and physical features location, political and physical division of asia introduction of the continents - africa and asia asia

'Aeroflot' is an airline of which country?

  1. Germany

  2. Thailand

  3. Indonesia

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

"Aeroflot " is an Russia airline. Russian Airlines , commonly known as Aeroflot , is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation. Aeroflot is a global airline and flag carrier of Russia . This airline provides air travel services to various destinations in all over the world. Aeroflot operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, numbering 170 Airbus , Boeing and Sukhoi airliners.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management recent trends of business e-commerce and mobile commerce introduction to internet and e-commerce emerging modes of services

Lufthansa Air passengers can check in and board flights with an electronic ticket on their mobile device?

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It is true that Lufthansa air passengers can check in and board flights with an electronic ticket on their mobile phones. Currently, there are many airline companies whose tickets ca be easily booked online, even people can book the seat they want using mobile phones.

Multiple choice zoology allotropy of oxygen ozone - a case study stratospheric pollution ozone and its depletion

The proposal to ban supersonic jet planes in
Russia is because
A) They travel with very high speed.
B) It is dangerous to travel in them.
C) Their exhaust gases react with ozone.

  1. A & B

  2. B

  3. C

  4. A, B & C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The proposal to ban supersonic jet planes in Russia is because of toxic gases which reacts with ozone layer and damage it.

Multiple choice economics international economics indian economy during reforms liberalization, privatisation and globalisation: an appraisal structural changes in indian economy after liberalization

FDI in Civil Aviation Greenfield projects is allowed upto ________.

  1. 26%

  2. 100%

  3. 74%

  4. 51%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

FDI stands for Foreign Direct Investment. FDI refers to the investment made by an individual or firm from one country into business interests of different country. FDI in Civil Aviation Greenfield projects is allowed upto 100% in India.

Multiple choice economics international economics indian economy during reforms liberalization, privatisation and globalisation: an appraisal structural changes in indian economy after liberalization

FDI in Civil Aviation schedule Airport services / Domestic schedule passenger sector is allowed upto ______.

  1. 49%

  2. 100%

  3. 74%

  4. 24%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

FDI stands for Foreign Direct Investment. FDI refers to the investment made by an individual or firm from one country into business interests of different country. FDI in Civil Aviation schedule Airport services / Domestic schedule passenger sector is allowed upto 100% in India.