3. Civil Aviation/Air Transport
1. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company?
(a) Dabolim Airport Goa
(b) Cochin airport
(c) Hyderabad airport
(d) Bangalore airport
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (b) Cochin airport
- Cochin Airport in India was opened by the President of India, K.R. Narayanan on the 20th of May, 1999.
- The first commercial flight departed on the 10th of June, 1999.
- It is located in Nedumbassery, which is about 26 km from Kochi, and it is the busiest and largest airport in Kerala.
- This is the first airport to be owned by a public limited company.
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2. The World’s First International Airport fully equipped with solar energy is located at –
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Kochi
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Kozhikode
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
Ans. (b) Kochi
- Cochin International Airport is the first airport in India that was constructed through a partnership between public and private entities.
- It is the fourth busiest airport in India for international flights and seventh busiest overall.
- On August 18th, 2015, it became the world’s first airport powered by solar energy with the launch of a solar plant.
- On July 26th, 2018, the airport received the prestigious ‘Champions of the Earth’ award from the United Nations, which is the highest honor in environmentalism.
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3. Where is Raja Sansi International Airport?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Nagpur
(c) Amritsar
(d) Chennai
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (c) Amritsar
- Raja Sansi International Airport, which was named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and founder of Amritsar city, is an International Airport in Amritsar, India.
- It is located on Amritsar-Ajnala Road near the village of Raja Sansi.
- Other International Airports in India include Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur, and Chennai International Airport in Chennai.
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4. Which of the following is not a harbour?
(a) Cochin
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mangalore
(d) Kandla
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (b) Bengaluru
- India has a huge coastline of over 7,500 km, making it one of the largest peninsulas in the world.
- It also has 12 main seaports and 200 smaller seaports and ports along the coast.
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5. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Marmugao – Goa
(b) Paradip – Odisha
(c) Mangalore – Karnataka
(d) Mundra – Andhra Pradesh
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (d) Mundra – Andhra Pradesh
- Mundra port is located in Gujarat, not in Andhra Pradesh. All the other matches are correct.
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6. Which Airport is non-operational in Madhya Pradesh?
(a) Khajuraho
(b) Panna
(c) Jabalpur
(d) Gwalior
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (b) Panna
- The only non-operational airport in Madhya Pradesh is Panna, while Khajuraho, Jabalpur, and Gwalior are the airports that are operational. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
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7. When was air transport started in India?
(a) 1915
(b) 1921
(c) 1926
(d) 1911
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (d) 1911
- The start of air travel in India is thought to have happened in 1911 with a plane that flew between Allahabad (now Prayagraj) and Naini.
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