UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Mamata seeks SC-monitored probe into Ajit Pawar’s death
Q1. Under which of the following legal instruments is the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) empowered to investigate civil aviation accidents in India?
- A. The Aircraft Act, 1934, exclusively
- B. The Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017, framed under the Aircraft Act, 1934
- C. The Civil Aviation Authority of India Act, 2020
- D. Regulations issued by the DGCA under the Air Corporations Act, 1953
Q2. With reference to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), consider the following statements:
1. It functions as an Attached Office of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
2. Its sole statutory objective is to apportion criminal blame and fix liability for aviation accidents.
3. It investigates all accidents and serious incidents involving aircraft with an All-Up Weight above 2,250 kg or turbojet aircraft.
4. It was established under the Aircraft Act, 1934 in the same year as the Act's enactment.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- It functions as an Attached Office of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Its sole statutory objective is to apportion criminal blame and fix liability for aviation accidents.
- It investigates all accidents and serious incidents involving aircraft with an All-Up Weight above 2,250 kg or turbojet aircraft.
- It was established under the Aircraft Act, 1934 in the same year as the Act's enactment.
- A. 1 and 3
- B. 2 and 4
- C. 1, 2 and 4
- D. 3 only
Q3. With reference to the institutional architecture governing civil aviation accident investigation in India vis-à-vis aviation regulation, consider the following statements:
1. The DGCA is the regulatory authority for airworthiness and operational oversight, whereas the AAIB conducts independent accident investigations.
2. The Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017 were framed strictly in accordance with ICAO Annex 13.
3. The AAIB is an organisational wing of the DGCA and reports administratively to the Director General of Civil Aviation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The DGCA is the regulatory authority for airworthiness and operational oversight, whereas the AAIB conducts independent accident investigations.
- The Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017 were framed strictly in accordance with ICAO Annex 13.
- The AAIB is an organisational wing of the DGCA and reports administratively to the Director General of Civil Aviation.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. With reference to the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017, consider the following:
1. The sole objective of investigations is the prevention of accidents and incidents, and not the apportionment of blame or liability.
2. The Rules were notified under Section 7 of the Aircraft Act, 1934.
3. They are aligned with the standards laid down in ICAO Annex 13 on aircraft accident and incident investigation.
4. The Rules expressly empower the AAIB to prosecute persons found responsible for an accident.
Which of the above are correctly identified as features of these Rules?
- The sole objective of investigations is the prevention of accidents and incidents, and not the apportionment of blame or liability.
- The Rules were notified under Section 7 of the Aircraft Act, 1934.
- They are aligned with the standards laid down in ICAO Annex 13 on aircraft accident and incident investigation.
- The Rules expressly empower the AAIB to prosecute persons found responsible for an accident.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2 and 4
- C. 1 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q5. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is leading the probe into the Baramati Learjet 45 crash, functions as an Attached Office of which one of the following Union Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- C. Ministry of Civil Aviation
- D. Ministry of Defence