UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Shah orders audit to reduce passenger delays at airports

Q1. At which one of the following airports was the Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) first inaugurated in India?

  • A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
  • B. Terminal-3, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
  • C. Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
  • D. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

Q2. Under the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, which one of the following bodies is established to perform immigration functions such as visa issuance and regulation of entry into, stay in and exit from India?

  • A. Bureau of Immigration
  • B. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
  • C. Intelligence Bureau
  • D. National Investigation Agency

Q3. The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 consolidates and repeals exactly how many pre-existing central laws relating to passports, foreigners and immigration?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Six

Q4. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) operates through how many regional offices located at major international airports?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Six
  • D. Eight

Q5. How many pre-existing statutory bodies were merged to constitute the Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q6. In the context of the recent directive to lay down norms for the number of aerobridges at airports, an 'aerobridge' is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. An enclosed, movable passage that directly connects an airport terminal to an aircraft door for boarding and disembarking
  • B. An elevated roadway connecting two passenger terminals of the same airport
  • C. An automated conveyor that transfers checked baggage between terminals
  • D. A covered walkway linking the car park to the terminal entrance