With reference to the inauguration of the International Airport at Kushinagar…
2021
With reference to the inauguration of the International Airport at Kushinagar in October 2021, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. The first inaugural flight to land was of Sri Lankan Airlines.
2. Kushinagar became the Fourth International Airport of Uttar Pradesh.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: A. Only 1 — ConceptFor a statement-based MCQ, assess each statement independently against contemporaneous authoritative evidence; then map the truth pattern to the code.…
- A.
Only 1
- B.
Only 2
- C.
Both 1 and 2
- D.
Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A
Concept
For a statement-based MCQ, assess each statement independently against contemporaneous authoritative evidence; then map the truth pattern to the code.
An airport's ordinal must be counted using airports already holding international status on the event date, while the inaugural carrier should be verified from the operating flight record.
Application
Statement 1: SriLankan Airlines flight UL 1147 was the first flight to land at the newly inaugurated Kushinagar International Airport. Therefore statement 1 is true.
Statement 2: Government records identify Kushinagar as Uttar Pradesh's third international airport, after Lucknow and Varanasi. The Noida/Jewar project was later described as the fourth. Therefore statement 2 is false.
Cross-check
The Indian government's PIB release confirms an inaugural flight from Colombo, and Sri Lanka's Ministry of Tourism identifies the operator and flight number. A PIB aviation backgrounder separately lists Kushinagar as the third international airport.
Result
The truth pattern is statement 1 true and statement 2 false, so the correct code is “Only 1”.