UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PM to visit Uttar Pradesh on 28th March

Q1. Noida International Airport at Jewar has been developed under the 'DBFOT' mode of Public-Private Partnership. The abbreviation DBFOT stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer
  • B. Design-Build-Finance-Own-Transfer
  • C. Develop-Build-Fund-Operate-Transfer
  • D. Design-Bid-Finance-Operate-Transfer

Q2. Which entity is the concessionaire (Special Purpose Vehicle) that has developed and operates Noida International Airport at Jewar under the 40-year concession?

  • A. Yamuna International Airport Private Limited
  • B. Noida International Airport Limited
  • C. Airports Authority of India
  • D. GMR Airports Limited

Q3. The Greenfield Airports Policy, which lays down the framework for setting up new airports such as Noida International Airport, was formulated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in which year?

  • A. 2003
  • B. 2008
  • C. 2016
  • D. 2021

Q4. As part of the Government of India's greenfield airports programme — of which Noida (Jewar) is one — how many greenfield airports have been accorded 'in-principle' approval across the country?

  • A. 11
  • B. 18
  • C. 21
  • D. 25

Q5. The acronym 'UDAN', the regional connectivity scheme conceptualised under the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016, stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
  • B. Unnat Desh ka Aam Nagrik
  • C. Ude Desh ka Atulya Nagrik
  • D. Udit Desh ka Aam Nagrik

Q6. Which one of the following is the flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation under which air connectivity to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities is promoted?

  • A. RCS-UDAN
  • B. Krishi UDAN
  • C. NABH Nirman
  • D. Digi Yatra

Q7. The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, with which the multi-modal integration at Noida International Airport is aligned, was launched in which year?

  • A. 2019
  • B. 2020
  • C. 2021
  • D. 2022

Q8. The foundation stone of Noida International Airport at Jewar was laid by the Prime Minister in which year?

  • A. 2017
  • B. 2019
  • C. 2021
  • D. 2023

Q9. With reference to Phase I of Noida International Airport vis-à-vis its full build-out, consider the following statements: 1. Phase I has an initial passenger capacity of 12 MPPA, scalable to 70 MPPA at full development. 2. Phase I comprises one runway and one passenger terminal. 3. The integrated cargo terminal handles an initial 2.5 lakh tonnes per annum, expandable to about 8 lakh tonnes per annum. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Phase I has an initial passenger capacity of 12 MPPA, scalable to 70 MPPA at full development.
  2. Phase I comprises one runway and one passenger terminal.
  3. The integrated cargo terminal handles an initial 2.5 lakh tonnes per annum, expandable to about 8 lakh tonnes per annum.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q10. The land for Noida International Airport at Jewar falls within the notified area of which development authority of the Uttar Pradesh Government?

  • A. Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA)
  • B. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA)
  • C. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA)
  • D. National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)

Q11. With reference to Noida International Airport in the Delhi-NCR aviation ecosystem, consider the following: 1. It is the second international airport for the Delhi-NCR region. 2. It complements Indira Gandhi International Airport and helps decongest it. 3. It has been developed by Zurich Airport International AG through its subsidiary YIAPL. 4. Phase I has a passenger handling capacity of 70 MPPA. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. It is the second international airport for the Delhi-NCR region.
  2. It complements Indira Gandhi International Airport and helps decongest it.
  3. It has been developed by Zurich Airport International AG through its subsidiary YIAPL.
  4. Phase I has a passenger handling capacity of 70 MPPA.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 2 and 4
  • C. 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4