Infrastructure MCQs for UPSC Prelims — July 2026
Q1. With reference to MSC Group and its relationship with the Adani group, consider the following statements:
1. MSC is the world's largest container shipping line, and its arm TiL operates over 100 container terminals across five continents.
2. The Vizhinjam agreement is the first-ever collaboration between the Adani group and MSC Group.
3. TiL's proposed 49 per cent acquisition at Vizhinjam mirrors its earlier 49 per cent stake in the Adani Ennore Container Terminal.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- MSC is the world's largest container shipping line, and its arm TiL operates over 100 container terminals across five continents.
- The Vizhinjam agreement is the first-ever collaboration between the Adani group and MSC Group.
- TiL's proposed 49 per cent acquisition at Vizhinjam mirrors its earlier 49 per cent stake in the Adani Ennore Container Terminal.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q2. With reference to ports operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), consider the following:
1. Mundra Port, Gujarat
2. Krishnapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh
3. Kattupalli Port, Tamil Nadu
4. Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Maharashtra
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as ports run by APSEZ?
- Mundra Port, Gujarat
- Krishnapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh
- Kattupalli Port, Tamil Nadu
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Maharashtra
- A. 1, 2 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q3. The Kerala government's own stake and interest in the Vizhinjam project are held and executed through which special purpose vehicle?
- A. Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL)
- B. Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL)
- C. Terminal Investment Limited (TiL)
- D. Cochin Port Authority
Q4. Approximately how many non-major ports in India are managed by the respective State Maritime Boards or State Governments?
Q5. With reference to the 2026 proposal to transfer a stake in the Vizhinjam port, consider the following statements:
1. The proposed buyer is Terminal Investment Limited, the terminal arm of the MSC Group.
2. TiL is to acquire a 49 per cent stake while APSEZ retains 51 per cent and board control.
3. The deal values the Vizhinjam port asset at about $2.85 billion.
4. Following the transfer, APSEZ will cease to treat Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Ltd as its subsidiary.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- The proposed buyer is Terminal Investment Limited, the terminal arm of the MSC Group.
- TiL is to acquire a 49 per cent stake while APSEZ retains 51 per cent and board control.
- The deal values the Vizhinjam port asset at about $2.85 billion.
- Following the transfer, APSEZ will cease to treat Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Ltd as its subsidiary.
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 3 only
- D. 4 only
Q6. Under the Vizhinjam concession agreement, prior approval of the Kerala government becomes mandatory once an equity transfer by the concessionaire equals or exceeds what proportion, at which point it is treated as a change in ownership?
- A. 10 per cent
- B. 25 per cent
- C. 49 per cent
- D. 51 per cent
Q7. Which one of the following is correctly described as India's first deep-water container transshipment port?
- A. Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Maharashtra
- B. Mundra Port, Gujarat
- C. Vizhinjam International Seaport, Kerala
- D. Kamarajar (Ennore) Port, Tamil Nadu
Q8. With reference to the Vizhinjam seaport concession as revised by the supplementary agreement, consider the following statements:
1. The project timeline was extended by five years.
2. The final phase, originally scheduled for 2045, is now to be completed by 2028.
3. The Adani group is to share profit from total revenue with the state government from 2034.
4. The Kerala government's share of the project cost is lower than the Adani group's equity contribution.
Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?
- The project timeline was extended by five years.
- The final phase, originally scheduled for 2045, is now to be completed by 2028.
- The Adani group is to share profit from total revenue with the state government from 2034.
- The Kerala government's share of the project cost is lower than the Adani group's equity contribution.
- A. 1 and 4 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q9. The original build-operate-maintain concession agreement for the Vizhinjam International Seaport, signed between the Government of Kerala and the Adani group, was executed in which year?
- A. 2011
- B. 2015
- C. 2018
- D. 2021
Q10. Under RCS-UDAN, the airfare cap that keeps regional fares affordable is periodically revised by indexing it to which one of the following combinations?
- A. CPI-IW, the US Dollar–Rupee exchange rate and Aviation Turbine Fuel prices
- B. Wholesale Price Index and the RBI repo rate only
- C. GDP deflator and international crude oil prices
- D. Consumer Food Price Index and the Rupee–Euro exchange rate
Q11. Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-UDAN), what is the maximum number of subsidised RCS seats mandated to be offered per aircraft on an RCS route?
Q12. The new Terminal Building at Jodhpur Airport, inaugurated in 2026, is equipped with how many aerobridges?
Q13. The original UDAN scheme, which has to date operationalised 669 routes, was launched in which year?
- A. 2014
- B. 2016
- C. 2018
- D. 2020
Q14. Who among the following formally launched the next phase of UDAN (Viksit UDAN) and inaugurated the New Terminal Building at Jodhpur Airport on 4 July 2026?
- A. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- B. Union Minister of Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu
- C. Chief Minister of Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Sharma
- D. Governor of Rajasthan Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde
Q15. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) is India's flagship regional air-connectivity initiative. It is implemented as a component under which one of the following umbrella schemes/policies?
- A. Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)
- B. PM GatiShakti National Master Plan
- C. NABH Nirman initiative
- D. National Civil Aviation Policy Fund