Besides Patna, which airport of Bihar has international status?
- A.Darbhanga
- B.Gaya
- C.Muzaffarpur
- D.Purnia
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Gaya. Gaya International Airport serves Bodh Gaya, the place of the Buddha’s enlightenment and the first place of pilgrimage for Buddhists everywhere, and it receives direct flights from Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other Buddhist countries in the pilgrimage season, which is why it carries international status although it is a small airport.
Option A, Darbhanga, was opened for civil flights in 2020 under the regional connectivity scheme and serves north Bihar with domestic flights. Option C, Muzaffarpur, has an airstrip but no scheduled service of this kind. Option D, Purnia, lies in Seemanchal and has long been asked for as an airport for that region. The pairing worth carrying into the hall is Patna with the Jayaprakash Narayan Airport as the main airport and Gaya as the second international one, with Darbhanga as the newest civil airport of the state.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Patna
- B.Hajipur
- C.Sonpur
- D.Danapur
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- A.Mahatma Gandhi Setu
- B.Rajendra Setu
- C.Vikramshila Setu
- D.Jayaprakash Setu
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Read the full explanation →The Mahatma Gandhi Setu connects Patna with which town across the Ganga?
- A.Sonpur
- B.Hajipur
- C.Chhapra
- D.Simaria
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The Mahatma Gandhi Setu, about 5.75 kilometres long and opened in 1982, runs from Patna to Hajipur in Vaishali district, the town that also holds the headquarters of the East Central Railway, and it is the main road link between the capital and north Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Vikramshila Setu, opened in 2001, crosses the Ganga at which city?
- A.Munger
- B.Bhagalpur
- C.Buxar
- D.Katihar
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Vikramshila Setu, about four and a half kilometres long and opened in 2001, joins Bhagalpur on the south bank with Naugachhia on the north, and it takes its name from the ancient university of Vikramshila, whose ruins stand in the same district at Antichak.
Read the full explanation →National Waterway 1 of India runs along which river system?
- A.Brahmaputra from Sadiya to Dhubri
- B.Ganga from Haldia to Prayagraj
- C.Godavari and Krishna
- D.West Coast Canal in Kerala
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National Waterway 1 follows the Ganga, the Bhagirathi and the Hooghly from Haldia in West Bengal up to Prayagraj, and a long stretch of it passes through Bihar by Buxar, Patna, Munger and Bhagalpur.
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