CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
World’s largest charkha will be displayed at which airport
A
Tokyo International Airport
B
London Heathrow Airport
C
Beijing Capital International Airport
D
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday unveiled the world’s largest wooden charkha, made by 42 carpenters in 55 days, at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).

Detailed explanation-2: -The runway has one of the world’s longest paved threshold displacements of 1, 460 m (4, 790 ft). This, in turn decreases the available landing length on runway 29L to 2, 970 m (9, 744 ft). The runway increases the airport’s capacity to handle up to 100 flights from the previous 45–60 flights per hour.

Detailed explanation-3: -With a total of four runways, the most for an airport across the country, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport will become capable of flying in and out as many as 14 crore passengers annually. The airport handled 6.

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