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Air India stands in solidarity with the families and those affected by the AI-171 accident. We continue to mourn their loss and remain fully committed to providing support during this difficult time. Over a month ago, Air India started releasing interim payment of Rs 25 lakh to the affected families, to help them meet their immediate financial needs. The interim payment will be adjusted against any final compensation.

Air India has, so far, released the interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 deceased passengers and also the 19 who lost their lives at the accident site. In addition, the requisite documents of 52 others have been verified, to whose families the interim compensation will be released progressively. The Tata Group has also registered 'The AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust', dedicated to the victims of the unfortunate accident. The Trust has pledged an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore in respect of each of the deceased, and support for rebuilding the B.J. Medical College Hostel infrastructure, which was damaged in the accident.

The Trust will also provide aid and assistance for alleviation of any trauma or distress suffered by the first responders, medical and disaster relief professionals, social workers, and governmental staff who provided invaluable institutional support and service in the aftermath of the accident. (217 words)

(Excerpts from the Press Release published by Air India, on July 26, 2025)

Question: 1

Air India flight AI-171 was operating from Ahmedabad to:

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  • London Gatwick Airport
  • Heathrow Airport
  • London Luton Airport
  • London Stansted Airport
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The Correct Option is B

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Air India runs different London routes to different airports depending on the aircraft and the day's schedule, so pinning down AI-171 specifically means looking at which airport that particular flight number served.

  1. London Gatwick Airport: was the paired destination for the Ahmedabad-based AI-171 service.
  2. Heathrow Airport: is served by Air India from other Indian cities, not by this particular Ahmedabad flight.
  3. London Luton Airport: does not feature in Air India's long-haul network at all.
  4. London Stansted Airport: likewise has no Air India long-haul connection.

Matching the flight number to its actual paired airport gives Gatwick, not any of the other three London airports.

So the correct answer is (A) London Gatwick Airport.

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Because this accident received wide news coverage, the flight's route was reported in detail at the time, which is a reliable way to settle this question.

  1. London Gatwick Airport: was consistently reported as the flight's destination in coverage of the accident.
  2. Heathrow Airport: often gets mixed up with Gatwick because it is Air India's more prominent London airport overall, but it was not this flight's destination.
  3. London Luton Airport: was never associated with this flight in any reporting.
  4. London Stansted Airport: likewise never appears in connection with this route.

The consistent detail across reporting on the accident is that AI-171 was headed to Gatwick.

So the correct answer is (A) London Gatwick Airport.

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Question: 2

Who is the Minister of Civil Aviation of India?

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  • Shri Piyush Goyal
  • Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia
  • Shri Ram Mohan Naidu
  • Shri Prafulla Patel
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The Correct Option is C

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Two of the names in this list are worth separating out first, since Shri Prafulla Patel is a former Civil Aviation Minister from an earlier term, and neither Shri Piyush Goyal nor Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia handles this ministry now, even though both are current cabinet ministers.

  1. Shri Piyush Goyal: is Minister for Commerce and Industry at present.
  2. Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia: is Minister for Communications at present.
  3. Shri Ram Mohan Naidu: is the one who actually holds the Civil Aviation portfolio right now.
  4. Shri Prafulla Patel: held it years earlier, under a different government.

Once the past minister and the two ministers with different current portfolios are set aside, only one name remains tied to Civil Aviation today.

So the correct answer is (C) Shri Ram Mohan Naidu.

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Since the passage is about an Air India accident, it helps to think about who would actually be the government's point person for aviation matters connected to it.

  1. Shri Piyush Goyal: deals with trade and industry matters, not aviation regulation, so he would not be the relevant minister here.
  2. Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia: oversees telecom and postal matters as Communications Minister, again unrelated to aviation.
  3. Shri Ram Mohan Naidu: as Civil Aviation Minister, is the one whose ministry would be directly involved in matters like this, including oversight of airline safety and passenger compensation frameworks.
  4. Shri Prafulla Patel: is not part of the current government at all.

The ministry whose current head would actually be involved in an Air India matter is Civil Aviation, led by Shri Ram Mohan Naidu.

So the correct answer is (C) Shri Ram Mohan Naidu.

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Question: 3

‘The AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’ is registered by Tata Group as a public charitable trust in:

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If the passage omits the registration city, choose the organisational base of the parent entity.
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  • Ahmedabad
  • Gandhinagar
  • Mumbai
  • Delhi
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The Correct Option is C

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Tata Group already runs several long-standing charitable trusts, administered out of the group's head office, which is a useful pattern to check this against.

  1. Ahmedabad: is where the accident happened, not where Tata's trusts are administered.
  2. Gandhinagar: has no role in Tata Group's trust structure.
  3. Mumbai: is where the group's corporate office sits and where its other major trusts are based, matching the pattern followed for this new Trust as well.
  4. Delhi: does not fit this pattern either.

The new Trust follows the same Mumbai-based pattern as the group's older philanthropic bodies.

So the correct answer is (C) Mumbai.

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It is worth keeping the location of the accident separate from the location where the Trust was legally registered, since the two are different things entirely.

  1. Ahmedabad: is the accident site, relevant to the tragedy itself but not to the Trust's registration.
  2. Gandhinagar: is not connected to either the accident or the Trust.
  3. Mumbai: is where the paperwork for this kind of Tata Group trust would be filed, since that is where the group's legal and corporate functions are centred.
  4. Delhi: is not where Tata Group handles this kind of registration.

Once the accident location is set aside from the corporate registration location, Mumbai is the city that fits the Trust's actual registration.

So the correct answer is (C) Mumbai.

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Question: 4

The sole survivor of the Air India AI-171 accident is:

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  • British National of Indian Origin
  • Canadian National of Indian Origin
  • Portuguese National of Indian Origin
  • Indian National
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The Correct Option is A

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The flight carried a mix of nationalities, since it connected an Indian city to a major UK gateway, and it is easy to assume the survivor matches the largest group on board.

  1. British National of Indian Origin: matches the survivor's actual identity, as confirmed publicly after the accident.
  2. Canadian National of Indian Origin: would match a smaller group of passengers on this kind of route, but not the survivor.
  3. Portuguese National of Indian Origin: would match another smaller group, again not the survivor.
  4. Indian National: would match the majority of the passenger list, which makes it tempting, but the survivor was specifically identified as holding British nationality rather than purely Indian nationality.

The survivor turns out to be the exception to the majority-Indian passenger mix, not an example of it.

So the correct answer is (A) British National of Indian Origin.

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News coverage of the accident specifically named the sole survivor and described where he was seated, which is a direct way to answer this.

  1. British National of Indian Origin: matches the description given for the survivor in that coverage.
  2. Canadian National of Indian Origin: does not match any detail reported about the survivor.
  3. Portuguese National of Indian Origin: also does not match the reported details.
  4. Indian National: does not match either, since the reporting specifically noted his British nationality alongside his Indian roots.

The identification reported at the time settles this in favour of British nationality with Indian origin.

So the correct answer is (A) British National of Indian Origin.

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Question: 5

The agency that probes the fatal crash of AI-171 is:

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DGCA regulates aviation; AAIB investigates accidents—do not confuse the two.
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  • DGCA
  • AAI
  • AAIB
  • FIP
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The Correct Option is C

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India's civil aviation setup splits regulation and investigation between different bodies, and this question is really about telling those roles apart.

  1. DGCA: regulates and licenses, which is an ongoing oversight role rather than an after-the-fact investigation role.
  2. AAI: runs airports and air traffic control, an operational role, not an investigative one.
  3. AAIB: exists specifically to step in after an accident and determine what caused it.
  4. FIP: is not part of this structure at all.

Since investigating the cause of a crash is a distinct job from regulating or operating aviation infrastructure, the agency that fits is the AAIB.

So the correct answer is (C) AAIB.

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In the specific case of AI-171, the agency that opened and ran the investigation is a matter of public record from news coverage of the crash.

  1. DGCA: was involved in the broader regulatory response but did not lead the technical crash investigation itself.
  2. AAI: managed the airport-side response but likewise did not lead the investigation.
  3. AAIB: led the formal investigation into the crash, consistent with its mandate for exactly this kind of inquiry.
  4. FIP: played no role, since it is not an actual investigative agency.

The agency actually running this specific investigation is the AAIB.

So the correct answer is (C) AAIB.

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Question: 6

The Air India flight AI-171 was:

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  • Boeing 737–800 aircraft
  • Boeing 787–8 Dreamliner
  • Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
  • Boeing Next Generation 737
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The Correct Option is B

Approach Solution - 1

An Ahmedabad to London route needs a wide-body long-haul aircraft, since it crosses several time zones and a large distance, which narrows down the options quite a bit.

  1. Boeing 737-800 aircraft: lacks the range for this kind of route.
  2. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner: is built precisely for this kind of long-haul international service and matches the aircraft actually flown.
  3. Boeing 737 MAX aircraft: also lacks the range needed here.
  4. Boeing Next Generation 737: is likewise a short or medium-haul aircraft, unsuited to this route.

Only the Dreamliner fits both the distance this flight covered and the aircraft actually used.

So the correct answer is (B) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

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All four options are Boeing aircraft, so the useful distinction here is which family each one belongs to and what that family is normally used for.

  1. Boeing 737-800 aircraft: belongs to the 737 Next Generation family, built for shorter routes.
  2. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner: belongs to Boeing's 787 wide-body family, purpose-built for long international routes, and is the aircraft type flown on AI-171.
  3. Boeing 737 MAX aircraft: belongs to the newer 737 MAX family, still a narrow-body short-haul design.
  4. Boeing Next Generation 737: is essentially the same family as the 737-800, again short to medium-haul.

Sorting the four options by aircraft family shows only the 787-8 Dreamliner fits a long international sector like this one.

So the correct answer is (B) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

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