On which date was the Regional Connectivity Scheme, UDAN, launched?
- A.21 October 2014
- B.21 October 2016
- C.27 April 2017
- D.4 July 2026
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Explanation
The correct answer is 21 October 2016. The Regional Connectivity Scheme, named UDAN for Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik, was launched on that day, and its promise of affordable yet commercially viable regional flying came out of the National Civil Aviation Policy adopted the same year. Option A is wrong because 2014 is the year used as the baseline for counting airports, when the country had 74 working airports against 166 today; no scheme was launched then. Option C is wrong because April 2017 is when the scheme began flying rather than when it was framed, the first service running between Shimla and Delhi. Option D is wrong because 4 July 2026 is the launch date of the next phase, the Modified UDAN scheme, which carries an outlay of Rs 28,840 crore and runs for ten years from FY 2026-27. Keeping the three dates apart, one for the scheme, one for the first flight and one for the new phase, is the usual trap in this question.
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Practice Questions
How many regional routes has UDAN made operational in its first decade?
- A.687
- B.441
- C.368
- D.95
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That is the number of regional routes put into service across the country in the ten years since the scheme began, and it sits alongside the other headline totals of the decade: more than 3.68 lakh flights and 1.72 crore passengers.
Read the full explanation →What is the total outlay of the Modified UDAN scheme announced for the next phase?
- A.Rs 12,159 crore
- B.Rs 10,043 crore
- C.Rs 28,840 crore
- D.Rs 5,091 crore
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The correct answer is Rs 28,840 crore, the total provision for the next phase of the scheme launched on 4 July 2026 and running from FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36.
Read the full explanation →Which UDAN airport has the longest runway in Bihar, at about 2.8 km?
- A.Deoghar Airport
- B.Tezu Airport
- C.Kishangarh Airport
- D.Purnea Airport
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Opened in 2025, it gave air access to more than ten districts of Bihar, cut the journey to Kolkata to about two hours and to Patna to roughly one, and it carries the state's longest runway at close to 2.8 km, long enough for A320 and B737 aircraft.
Read the full explanation →Which examination had Dr Shrikant Dilip Khandare qualified in June 2018 before his doctoral research?
- A.GATE
- B.CSIR-UGC NET
- C.ICAR NET
- D.CAT
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His research is directed at sustainable answers to environmental problems, with plastic waste and pollution at its centre, and the ministry has presented his case as an illustration of how timely financial support helps a scholar from a disadvantaged background stay in research.
Read the full explanation →What was the total assistance received by the scholar under the NFSC scheme, including House Rent Allowance?
- A.Rs 4.50 lakh
- B.Rs 6.60 lakh
- C.Rs 9.90 lakh
- D.Rs 12.50 lakh
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That is the total assistance received by Dr Shrikant Dilip Khandare under the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students, made up of fellowship support together with House Rent Allowance, with payments beginning in October 2019.
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