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Which of the following is the fastest mode of transport?

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  1. waterways

  2. roadways

  3. airways

  4. railways

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The air travel, today, is the fastest, most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport. It has reduced distances by minimising the travel time. It is very essential for a vast  country like India, where distances are large and the terrain and climatic conditions are diverse. 

Which is the busiest air route in India?

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  1. Mumbai-Chennai air route

  2. Delhi-Kolkata air route

  3. Mumbai-Delhi air route

  4. Chennai-Delhi air route

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Air route between Delhi-Mumbai is busiest as it connects national capital to the financial capital of India.

Which of the following mode of transport is fuel-efficient and environment-friendly?

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  1. Roadways

  2. Railways

  3. Airways

  4. Waterways

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 India has inland navigation waterways of 14,500 km in length. Out of these only 3,700 km are navigable by mechanised boats. 

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

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  1. Air India

  2. Jet Airways

  3. Kingfisher Airline

  4. Indigo

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Correct Option: A
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.

Dum Dum airport is located in ________.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Delhi

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B

Inland Air services in India are run by the ___________.

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  1. Air India

  2. Air services of India

  3. Indian Air lines

  4. Air Bharat

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Correct Option: C

Jet Airways started its commercial operations on ________.

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  1. 5 May 1993

  2. 6 May 1993

  3. 7 May 1993

  4. 8 May 1993

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Correct Option: A

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

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  1. Chandigarh

  2. Mohali

  3. Delhi

  4. Cochin

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Correct Option: D

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

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  1. $1953$

  2. $1955$

  3. $1956$

  4. $1961$

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Correct Option: A

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

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  1. Bengaluru International

  2. Rajiv Gandhi International

  3. Chhatrapati Shivaji International

  4. Kochi International

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Correct Option: D