UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I
Question 11: Economy and Social Development
Consider the following airports :
- 1.Donyi Polo Airport
- 2.Kushinagar International Airport
- 3.Vijayawada International Airport
In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
Donyi Polo Airport (Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh) and Kushinagar International Airport (Uttar Pradesh) were built on fresh sites as greenfield projects. Vijayawada's airport at Gannavaram is an existing airport that was expanded with a new terminal, so that is brownfield development, not greenfield. Remember: greenfield means a new airport on undeveloped land; brownfield means upgrading or expanding an existing one.
- 1. Donyi Polo Airport is a new greenfield airport at Itanagar.
- 2. Kushinagar International Airport was built as a greenfield project.
- 3. Vijayawada is an existing airport that was upgraded, so it is brownfield.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 3 is not correct, (b), (c) and (d) go: each of them includes 3.
What you needed to know: Vijayawada is an existing airport that was upgraded, so it is brownfield.
Only (a) is left. You didn’t need statements 1 or 2.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: Donyi Polo and Kushinagar are greenfield airports.
- (b) Wrong: Vijayawada is an expanded existing airport, not a greenfield one.
- (c) Wrong: it adds Vijayawada, which is not greenfield, and drops Kushinagar, which is.
- (d) Wrong: Vijayawada is not a greenfield project.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.