Indian Geography | Transport

Indian Geography | Transport

1. Which is the longest National Highway of India?

National Highway 1
National Highway 2
National Highway 8
National Highway 44

2. National Highway No. 2 passes through

Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa
Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala
Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram

3. The share of Road Transport in total transport of India is

100%
80%
60%
40%

4. In total there are National Highways in India and approximaterly what is their total length?

34 and 16,000 km
44 and 24,000 km
54 and 32,000 km
228 and 1,15,435 km

5. National Highway 4 passes through

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Andman and Nicobar

6. Which one of the following states has the largest kilometres of National Highways in India?

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh

7. Which of the following States of India has maximum total length of State Highways?

Gujarat
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra

8. Which State of India has the maximum length of State Highways?

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra

9. Which development is associated with Golden Quadrilateral?

Highways
Harbor
Power Grids
Tourism Networks

10. What is the Golden Quadrilateral?

Rail lines joining metros
Major Air Routes
National Highway Project
Cold Trade Routes

11. 'Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna' is related to

Communication
Social Integration
Linking of Rivers
Development of Highways

12. The East-West and North-South Express Highways cross at

Gwalior
Jhansi
Bhopal
Sagar

13. The meeting town of North-South and East-West Corridor Super-Highway is

Hyderabad
Delhi
Nagpur
Jhansi

14. Which one of the following pairs of cities has been connected by a six- lane expressway?

Ahmedabad and Vadodra
Dhaka and Chittagong
Mumbai and Pune
Islamabad and Lahore

15. Which one of the following cities is not connected by National Highway No. 3?

Kullu
Bhopal
Manali
Hamirpur

16. The National Highway from Delhi to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered

1
19
4
8

17. 'Jawahar Tunnel' passes through which place?

Pir Panjal
Banihal
Burjila
Jojila

18. If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?

6
7
8
9

19. The first railway line in India was started in the year.

1856
1853
1858
1855

20. The railways in India was first opened in

1853
1854
1855
1859

21. When was the first railway line opened in India and between which stations?

Between Delhi-Agra in 1854
Between Bombay and Pune in 1853
Between Bombay and Thane in 1853
None of the above

22. The shortest rail route of Mumbai from Gorakhpur runs through

Agra
Allahabad
Jhansi
Delhi

23. The headquarter of South-Eastern Railway is

Nagpur
Bilaspur
Hyderabad
Kolkata

24. The Railway zone headquarters Hajipur is located in

Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Bihar

25. Where is the Headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated?

Allahabad
Jabalpur
Bhopal
Delhi

26. Diesel rail locomotive are manufactured at

Chittaranjan
Manduadih
Jamshedpur
Perambur

27. Which of the following groups of states where passenger rail coaches are manufactured widely?

Punjab and Tamil Nadu
Odisha and West Bengal
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
West Bengal and Punjab

28. Where is Railway Staff College located?

Madras
Vadodra
Allahabad
Hyderabad

29. In which industry is Sal Wood used mostly?

Paper
Matches
Kaththa
Railway Sleepers

30. The third rail coach factory is being established at

Amethi
Raibareli
Champaran
Kapurthala

31. Which of the following States became the first State where the railway track was made on the PPP model?

Kerala
Gujarat
Karnataka
Maharashtra

32. The Konkan Railway connects

Mumbai to Manmad
Roha to Mangalore
Mangalore to Kochi
Mumbai to Pune

33. Which one of the following sets of States benefit the most from the Konkan Railway?

Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu

34. Konkan Railway does not connect

Belgaum
Madgaon
Ratnagiri
Udupi

35. Which of the railway connecting the following two stations has been recognised as heritage railway line by UNESCO?

Siliguri and Darjeeling
Allahabad and Varanasi
Mumbai and Thane
Amritsar and Ludhiana

36. Which one of the following states is deprived from rail service in India?

Tripura
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram

37. Which of one the following numbered Rajdhani trains covers the longest distance?

12429 Bangalore City Junction
12431 Trivandrum Central
12433 Chennai Central
12435 Dibrugarh Town

38. What is the correct sequence of the following rail tunnels by length in descending order?

Pir Panjal, Karbude, Nathu-wadi, Berdewadi
Karbudi, Pir Panjal, Nathuwadi, Berdewadi
Berdewadi, Nathuwadi, Pir Panjal, Karbude
Nathuwadi, Berdewadi, Karbude, Pir Panjal

39. Which among the following has the largest shipyard in India?

Kolkata
Cochin
Mumbai
Visakhapatnam

40. Kandla port is located on

Gulf of Khambhat
Tropic of Cancer
Rann of Kutch
Gulf of Kutch

41. Which one of the following coast is associated with Kochi sea-port?

Malabar Coast
Konkan Coast
Coromandel Coast
North Circars Coast

42. India's deepest land locked and well protected port is

Kandla
Cochin
Paradip
Visakhapatnam

43. Which one of the following ports is located on Odisha coast?

Haldia
Mumbai
Paradip
Visakhapatnam

44. Paradip is located in the state of

Kerala
Maharashtra
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh

45. Mormugao sea port is situated in

Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Goa
Kerala

46. Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?

Calcutta
Kandla
Mumbai
Visakhapatnam

47. Which one of the following is the port city of Andhra Pradesh?

Kakinada
Nellore
Ongole
Vizianagaram

48. The port which does not have LNG terminals is

Dahej
Hazira
Kochi
Kandla

49. At which of the following place three crescent shaped beaches meet?

Mormugao
Baleshwar
Kovalam
Kanyakumari

50. What is the length of shipping canal in Sethusamudram project?

166 km
167 km
168 km
169 km

51. Sethusamudram Project connects

Palk Bay with Pak Strait
Palk Bay with Bay of Bengal
Gulf of Mannar with Palk Bay
Cape Comorin with Gulf of Mannar

52. In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports. Which one of the following is a non-major port?

Kochi (Cochin)
Dahej
Paradip
New Manglore

53. By promotion of Krishnapatnam port, which of the following state would be most beneficiary?

Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu

54. The biggest port in India is

Visakhapatnam
Mumbai
Tuticorin
Kandla

55. Which one of the following stretches of river Ganga has been declared as National Water way?

From Allahabad to Haldia
From Haridwar to Kanpur
From Kanpur to Allahabad
From Narora to Patna

56. Which of the following is the longest waterway of the country?

Kakinada - Marakkam
Kollam - Kottapuram
Sadia - Dhubari
Allahabad - Haldia

57. Which of the following National Waterway connects Kottapuram with Kollam?

Ganga - Bhagirathi - Hugli Waterways
Brahmaputra river waterways
Kerala coastal canal waterways
Godavari - Krishna basin waterways

58. National Inland Navigation Institute (NINI) is situated in

Patna
Kolkata
Porbandar
Gaumukh, Uttarakhand

59. The twelfth major port of India handling coal is being developed near

Chennai
Paradip
Kakinada
Visakhapatnam

60. Which one of the following ports is situated at the Gulf of Kutch?

Cochin
Haldia
Kandla
Tuticorin

61. Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat?

Jamnagar
Okha
Porbandar
Veraval

62. Which of the following is not a harbour?

Kandla
Cochin
Bengaluru
Mangalore

63. Which of the following ports of India is an open sea port?

Haldia
Mumbai
Chennai
Visakhapatnam

64. Which of the following is a specific example of 'Out Port'?

Porbandar
Haldia
Panaji
Visakhapatnam

65. What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India?

India's trade with African countries will enormously increase
India's relations with oil- producing Arab countries will be strengthened
India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia
Pakistan will facilitate and protect the installation of a gas pipeline between Iraq and India

66. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company?

Dabolim Airport Goa
Cochin airport
Hyderabad airport
Bangalore airport

67. Where is Raja Sansi International Airport?

Hyderabad
Nagpur
Amritsar
Chennai

68. Which of the following is not located on the Western Coast of India?

Daman
Janjira
Karaikal
Ratnagiri

69. India's largest Ship Breaking Yard is located in Gujarat at

Alang
Kandla
Porbandar
Okha

70. Which port is constructed for de-con- gestion of present Mumbai seaport?

Ennore
Haldia
Paradip
Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port)

71. Which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?

Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Karnataka
Rajasthan

72. Which of the following is not a harbour?

Cochin
Bengaluru
Mangalore
Kandla