CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation flagged off the first-ever thrice-weekly flight from Indore to Kishangarh under the UDAN. It is which route to be made operational under the scheme?

A	250
B	268
C	270
D	320

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Development of new airports during the next five years include construction of Greenfield Airports at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, Vijayapura, Hassan and Shivamogga in Karnataka, Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat, and Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The list of 70 airports has been released based upon geographical, operational and commercial parameters which are now part of regional connectivity scheme UDAN.

Detailed explanation-3: -The UDAN scheme is applicable for a period of 10 years from the date of notification of the scheme. The government has set a target to operationalise 1000 UDAN routes during the currency of the scheme and to revive and develop 100 unserved and underserved airports, heliports, water aerodromes by 2024.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian prime minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme on 27 April 2017 by flagging off the inaugural regional flights between Delhi and Shimla, and also between Kadapa-Hyderabad-Nanded.

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