Which nationality mark must an aircraft registered in India display under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026?
- A.IN
- B.VT
- C.AI
- D.BH
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Explanation
The correct answer is VT. Under the new code an aircraft on the Indian register must display the nationality mark VT, followed by a hyphen and three assigned capital letters, which is why Indian aircraft registrations are read as VT and then a three-letter group. The rules also allow registration marks to be reserved for prescribed periods, bar non-State aircraft from displaying marks reserved for State aircraft, and permit the national flag to be displayed in keeping with the Flag Code of India. Option A, IN, and option D, BH, are not the marks assigned to Indian aircraft. Option C, AI, is the airline designator associated with the national carrier rather than a nationality mark under the rules. The DGCA also maintains a register of Indian-registered aircraft that is open to public inspection, and may issue a Mode-S address to aircraft fitted with a Mode-S transponder.
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Practice Questions
The Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026 replace which earlier rulebook as India's principal civil aviation code?
- A.The Aircraft Act, 1934
- B.The Aircraft Rules, 1937
- C.The Carriage by Air Act, 1972
- D.The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994
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The new code, notified under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, takes over from the Aircraft Rules, 1937, which served as the principal rulebook for Indian civil aviation for close to nine decades, and it also replaces Part IX of the Aircraft Rules, 1920.
Read the full explanation →How many rules does the Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026 contain, and how are they arranged?
- A.180 rules in six chapters and four schedules
- B.200 rules in seven chapters and five schedules
- C.220 rules in eight chapters and six schedules
- D.260 rules in ten chapters and eight schedules
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That is the structure of the new civil aviation code, and its chapters run across aircraft registration, airworthiness and maintenance, personnel licensing, aerodrome operations, air navigation services, aircraft operations, regulatory oversight and safety management, and offences with penalties and appeals.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management established?
- A.1976
- B.1982
- C.1987
- D.1991
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The institute was set up in that year with the purpose of strengthening the agricultural extension system of the country, and it has since worked on building the capacity of extension functionaries, promoting new approaches in extension and helping entrepreneurship grow in agriculture.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry granted MANAGE the status of Centre of Excellence-Skills in the agriculture sector?
- A.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- B.Ministry of Education
- C.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- D.Ministry of Rural Development
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Its Secretary, Smt Debashree Mukherjee, presented the Certificate of Recognition at a ceremony in Kaushal Bhawan at New Delhi, and the recognition is valid for three years.
Read the full explanation →MANAGE, recognised as a Centre of Excellence-Skills in the agriculture sector, is located in which city?
- A.Pune
- B.Hyderabad
- C.Bhopal
- D.Lucknow
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The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management sits in that city and is an autonomous organisation working under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, set up to strengthen the agricultural extension system of the country.
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