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Q11·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Greenfield Airports in India

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Question

Consider the following airports: In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?

  1. 1.

    Donyi Polo Airport

  2. 2.

    Kushinagar International Airport

  3. 3.

    Vijayawada International Airport

Options

a

1 only

Answer
b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Only Donyi Polo Airport (Arunachal Pradesh) is a Greenfield project, built from scratch on new land. Kushinagar and Vijayawada airports are Brownfield projects, meaning they involved the expansion and upgrading of pre-existing airstrips or facilities.

Greenfield means building from scratch; Brownfield implies upgrading existing infrastructure.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q11

Subject

Current Affairs

Sub-topic

Infrastructure & Connectivity

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

MoCA Greenfield Airports Policy / Donyi Polo Airport inauguration 2022

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