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Friday, August 15, 2008

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.
1. What is the name of the village in which Wright Brothers launched their historic first flight?
(1) Devil range
(2) Kitty Hawk
(3) Brown Lake
(4) Salt Lake


2. When did the Wright Brothers fly their first flight?
(1) December 12, 1903
(2) December 7, 1903
(3) December 17, 1903
(4) December 24, 1903


3. Who was the first person to fly solo from New York to Paris?
(1) William Blake
(2) Charles Lindbergh
(3) Hap Arnold
(4) Jimmy Dolittle


4. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
(1) Amelia Earhart
(2) Ann Morrow Lindbergh
(3) Eileen Collins
(4) None of these


5. Name the first Indian woman pilot?
(1) Simone Tata
(2) Sarojini Naidu
(3) Geeta Iyer
(4) Sarla Thakral


6. In which year did Tata Airlines became Air India?
(1) 1954
(2) 1936
(3) 1946
(4) 1951


7. When did Air France operate its last Concorde flight?
(1) May 31, 2003
(2) Nov 23, 2003
(3) Oct 23, 2003
(4) Nov 26, 2003


8. What was the name of plane that dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima?
(1) Enola Gay
(2) Great Artiste
(3) Bombardier
(4) Naughty boy


9. Which of the following is not a German make aircraft?
(1) Junkers
(2) Heinkel
(3) Dornier
(4) Hawker


10. Who were the pioneers as early as 4th century AD to experiment with vertical flight (rotor blades and helicopters)?
(1) Greeks
(2) Egyptians
(3) Romans
(4) Chinese

Answer Key
(1) 2
(6) 3
(2) 3
(7) 1
(3) 2
(8) 1
(4) 1
(9) 4
(5) 4
(10) 4

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