21. Which Indian airlines has recently rebranded itself as ‘Go First’?
[A] Indigo
[B] Spice Jet
[C] Go Air
[D] Air India
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Correct Answer: C [Go Air
]
Notes:
Mumbai-based Indian budget airline, GoAir has rebranded itself as ‘Go First’. It is owned by the Indian business conglomerate Wadia Group and was founded in 2005.
The airline has filed preliminary papers for an initial share sale worth Rs 3,600 crore. Once the shares get listed, Go Airlines (India) Ltd will be the third operational scheduled carrier after SpiceJet and IndiGo to trade in Indian stock exchanges.
22. Which is the world’s first airlines to use Taxibot?
[A] Air India
[B] Indigo
[C] Etihad
[D] British Airways
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Correct Answer: A [Air India]
Notes:
Air India is the world’s first airlines to use Taxibot on an A-320 aircraft with passengers on board. Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice-versa.
23. In which year Indian Airlines was Nationalized?
[A] 1952
[B] 1953
[C] 1965
[D] 1960
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Correct Answer: B [1953]
Notes:
Indian Airlines was Nationalized in 1953.
24. KAL Airlines belongs to which of the following countries ?
[A] Kenya
[B] Korea
[C] Kiribati
[D] Kuwait
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Correct Answer: B [Korea]
Notes:
The Korean Airlines (KAL) is the largest airline and flag carrier of South Korea. The KAL global headquarters are located in Seoul, South Korea.
25. In which year, the Indian Airlines Corporation (IAC) was established ?
[A] 1869
[B] 1945
[C] 1907
[D] 1953
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Correct Answer: D [1953]
Notes:
The Indian Airlines Corporation popularly called Indian was a domestic routes specific airline which was established in the year 1953. The airline was later merged with the other airline of India called- Air India in 2011.
26. Tata Airlines was renamed as Air India in which year?
[A] 1946
[B] 1947
[C] 1948
[D] 1945
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Correct Answer: A [1946]
Notes:
Tata Airlines became a public limited company in 1946, and it was renames as Air India
27. Tata Airlines was started in which year?
[A] 1931
[B] 1932
[C] 1934
[D] 1935
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Correct Answer: B [1932]
Notes:
JRD Tata established Tata Airlines in 1932. It is the first commercial carrier of both cargo and passengers in India.
28. Which is the first Asian airlines company to procure jet aircraft in its fleet?
[A] Garuda Indonesia
[B] Singapore Airlines
[C] Thai Airways
[D] Air India
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Correct Answer: D [Air India]
Notes:
Air India is the first airline company in Asia to procure and operate jet aircraft in its fleet. In 1960, Boeing 707 was inducted by Air India, and it was named as Gauri Shankar.
29. Indian Airlines merged with Air India in which year?
[A] 2011
[B] 2012
[C] 2009
[D] 2010
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Correct Answer: A [2011]
Notes:
Indian Airlines merged into Air India in 2011. Post merger, Air India became the national carrier of India.
30. What is the FDI limit for domestic airlines sector under the automatic route?
[A] 100%
[B] 51%
[C] 49%
[D] 65%
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Correct Answer: C [49%]
Notes:
As per the Aviation Policy, maxium FDI limit in domestic airlines sector under automatic route is 49%
