विषय सूची
- 1 1. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
- 2 2. Which among the following means of transport in India carries maximum number of passengers during a year ?
- 3 3. The proposed sea-route “Sethu Samudram” is a canal through which of the sea-lanes ?
- 4 4. Approximately what is the length of the rail-route open to traffic in India?
- 5 5. Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour ?
- 6 6. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland ?
- 7 7. Which one of the following pairs of places does the National highway number 2 join ?
- 8 8. What is the approximate length of Konkan Railway ?
- 9 9. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is
- 10 10. The Konkan Railway connects :
- 11 11. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India ?
- 12 12. Which is the city linked by the highest number of Railway Zones?
- 13 13. Tar roads get easily damaged during
- 14 14. Which one of the following ports is located on eastern coast of India?
- 15 15. Which of the following places are connected to the highest road of the world ?
- 16 16. In which State have Indian Railways introduced “Palace on Wheels” to promote tourism?
- 17 17. Which of the following is an inland river port?
- 18 18. The road that negotiates four high passes of the world in the Himalayas is
- 19 19. Roads that link the important cities of various states are referred to as :
- 20 20. The ports located along the eastern coast of India are :
- 21 21. Which city has the Headquarters of two railway zones in India?
- 22 22. Which is the artificial port of India?
- 23 23. Which of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah ?
- 24 24. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is
- 25 25. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in :
- 26 26. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor ?
- 27 27. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi ?
- 28 28. Which National Highway is called Shershah Suri Marg ?
- 29 29. Kolkata and Delhi are connected by
- 30 30. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at
- 31 31. Which of the following cities in India have the Headquarters of more than one Railway Zones ?
- 32 32. The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at
- 33 33. The cleanest Indian Railway station is :
- 34 34. India’s first Railway University will come up at
- 35 35. Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated?
- 36 36. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
- 37 37. Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
- 38 38. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
- 39 39. The State which produces largest number of orchids in India is
- 40 40. Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
1. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
Correct Answer:-B ( Hyderabad )
Description:- The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India’s four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network. Then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee laid the foundation stone for the project on January 6, 1999. The largest highway project in India, it is the first phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP).
2. Which among the following means of transport in India carries maximum number of passengers during a year ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Indian Railways )
Description:- Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world’s largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations. IR carries about 7,500 million passengers annually or more than 20 million passengers daily (more than a half of which are suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily.
3. The proposed sea-route “Sethu Samudram” is a canal through which of the sea-lanes ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Gulf of Mannar )
Description:- Sethusamudram is the sea that separates Tamil Nadu, India, from Sri Lanka. It encompasses the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and a shoal of islands and bays that separate them called Ram Setu (“Rama Bridge”, also known as Adam’s Bridge). Sethusamudram was the site of the proposed Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project by the Government of India for dredging the entire straits to make it navigable by large ships and create fishing and shipping harbours in the coastal areas. Advantages of this project derive from obtaining a navigable sea route close to the coast, reducing in travel distance between the western and eastern coasts of peninsular India by about 350 nautical miles (due to having to circle about the island of Sri Lanka).
4. Approximately what is the length of the rail-route open to traffic in India?
Correct Answer:-C ( 63,000 kms )
Description:- It is one of the world’s largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations. IR carries about 7,500 million passengers annually or more than 20 million passengers daily (more than a half of which are suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily.
5. Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Chennai )
Description:- A natural harbor is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. Many such harbors are rias. Bombay port and Kandla port have natural harbours. Kochi also has a natural harbour. Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. Being the third oldest port among the 12 major ports of India, it is over 125 years old, although maritime trade started way back in 1639 on the sea shore. It is an artificial and allweather port with wet docks.
6. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Mumbai )
Description:- Mumbai is the largest and most important port along the western coast of India. It was devel-oped during the colonial rule when the headquarters of the East India Company was shifted from Surat to Mumbai in 1672. Mumbai port has a vast hinterland extending over Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, northwest- ern Andhra Pradesh, eastern Gujarat and Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh and south-western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
7. Which one of the following pairs of places does the National highway number 2 join ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Delhi – Kolkata )
Description:- (NH-2) National Highway 2, commonly referred as Delhi-Kolkata Road is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH-91 and NH-1 in India. The road is the part of National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over 1465 km from Delhi to Kolkata. The kilometer counts in each of the states are Delhi (12), Haryana (74), Uttar Pradesh (752), Bihar (202), Jharkhand (190), and West Bengal (235).
8. What is the approximate length of Konkan Railway ?
Correct Answer:-B ( 760 kms )
Description:- Konkan Railway runs from Mangalore in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western Ghats. Its Line length is 738 km; and Track length is 738 km. The route is a single-line track, and is not electrified. Although it has been designed for high-speed traffic of 160 kilometres per hour, the fastest train on the route, the Trivandrum Rajdhani Express, at present runs at a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour. The route is open to both freight and passenger traffic. The line, which runs parallel to the Arabian Sea coastline, offers some of the most spectacular views of any Indian rail journey. The Konkan railway route intersects national highway NH-17 at many places
9. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is
Correct Answer:-C ( fourth )
Description:- Rail transport is a commonly used mode of longdistance transportation in India. It is the 4th largest railway network in the world, transporting over 10 billion passengers and over 1050 million tonnes of freight annually. Its operations cover twenty eight states and three union territories and also provide limited service to Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
10. The Konkan Railway connects :
Correct Answer:-B ( Roha – Mangalore )
Description:- Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation. It runs from Mangalore in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western Ghats.
11. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Vishakhapatnam )
Description:- Port of Visakhapatnam is one of the leading major ports of India. The Port is located on the east coast of India at a latitude of 170 41′ North and longitude of 830 17′ East and the time zone is GMT + 5:30. The Port has three harbours viz., outer harbour, inner harbour and the fishing harbour.
12. Which is the city linked by the highest number of Railway Zones?
Correct Answer:-B ( Mumbai )
Description:- Mumbai is the destination where maximum number of trains in India head for. It is the headquarters of two railway zones: Western and Central Zones. Delhi: Northern Zone; Kolkata: Eastern; and Chennai: Southern Zone.
13. Tar roads get easily damaged during
Correct Answer:-C ( rainy season )
Description:- Tar & chip have been used for over 100 years, all over the world, with great success, to pave and resurface roads. However, they are easily spoiled in rains and natural calamity. Concrete roads are less affected.
14. Which one of the following ports is located on eastern coast of India?
Correct Answer:-D ( Paradeep )
Description:- Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. The Port of Paradeep is the primary port in Orissa, and one of the largest on India’s east coast. The port handled over 57 million tonnes of cargo in 2009-2010. Thermal coal and iron ore are major commodities that transit the port.
15. Which of the following places are connected to the highest road of the world ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Leh and Srinagar )
Description:- National Highway-1 (NH-1), also known as Srinagar- Leh Highway, is a National Highway entirely within the state of Jammu & Kashmir in North India that connects Srinagar to Leh in Ladakh and is maintained by Project Vijayak of the Border Roads Organization. It is one of the highest roads in the world. Running between the Indian cities of Leh and Manali, it opens up an inhospitable part of the Himalaya Mountains.
16. In which State have Indian Railways introduced “Palace on Wheels” to promote tourism?
Correct Answer:-C ( Rajasthan )
Description:- The Palace on Wheels is a luxury tourist train. It was launched by the Indian Railways to promote tourism in Rajasthan, and has been highly popular since its launch. Palace on Wheels comprises 14 deluxe air-conditioned saloons, completely self-sufficient and tastefully equipped to impress modern travellers.
17. Which of the following is an inland river port?
Correct Answer:-A ( Kolkata )
Description:- The term inland port is used in two different but related ways to mean either a port on an inland waterway or an inland site carrying out some functions of a seaport. By this standard, Kolkata is an inland river port.
18. The road that negotiates four high passes of the world in the Himalayas is
Correct Answer:-C ( Manali to Leh )
Description:- The Leh–Manali Highway is a highway in northern India connecting Leh in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir state and Manali in Himachal Pradesh state. The highway crosses some of the highest mountain passes in the world, including Rohtang La 3,978 m in Pir Panjal range and three passes in Zanskar range that separate Zanskar valley from Leh valley, namely, Baralacha La 4,892 m, Lachulung La 5,059 m and Taglang La 5,328 m.
19. Roads that link the important cities of various states are referred to as :
Correct Answer:-B ( National Highways )
Description:- The National Highways Network of India, is a network of highways that is managed and maintained by agencies of the Government of India. India has 70,934 km of national highways (NH) connecting all the major cities and state capitals as of August 2011.
20. The ports located along the eastern coast of India are :
Correct Answer:-D ( Paradeep and Haldia )
Description:- Ports on the east coast of India are: Kolkata-Haldia (riverine port); Paradeep (exports raw iron to Japan); Visakhapatnam (deepest port); Chennai (oldest and artifical); Ennore (most modern) and Tuticorin (southernmost).
21. Which city has the Headquarters of two railway zones in India?
Correct Answer:-C ( Mumbai )
Description:- Mumbai is the headquarters of two railway zones: Western and Central Zones. The Western Railway is one of the 17 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The central zone covers a large part of the state of Maharashtra and parts of North-Eastern Karnataka and Southern Madhya Pradesh.
22. Which is the artificial port of India?
Correct Answer:-C ( Chennai or Madras )
Description:- Chennai Port is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. It was a major travel port before becoming a major container port.
23. Which of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Samjhauta Express )
Description:- The Samjhauta Express is a twice-weekly train – Tuesdays and Fridays – that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan.
24. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is
Correct Answer:-A ( Delhi – Kolkata section )
Description:- The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is Delhi-Kolkata section.
25. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in :
Correct Answer:-D ( Hyderabad )
Description:- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, also known as Hyderabad International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, south of downtown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is the second publicprivate partnership venture in the Indian airports, the first being the Cochin International Airport.
26. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Srinagar and Kanyakumari )
Description:- The North–South Corridor comprises NH 1A (Srinagar–Jalandhar), NH 1 (Jalandhar – Delhi), NH 2 (Delhi–Agra), NH 3 (Agra–Gwalior), NH 75 (Gwalior– Jhansi), NH 26 (Jhansi–Lakhnadon), NH 7 (Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bangalore-Madurai- Kanyakumari), NH 47 (Salem–Coimbatore–Kochi).
27. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi ?
Correct Answer:-B ( NH2 )
Description:- National Highway 2, commonly referred as Delhi– Kolkata Road, is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India.
28. Which National Highway is called Shershah Suri Marg ?
Correct Answer:-A ( National Highway No. 3 )
Description:- National Highway 1 or NH 1 is a National Highway in Northern India that links the national capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India–Pakistan border. This was a part of Grand Trunk Road of Sher Shah Suri that ran from Lahore to Bengal, built on earlier roads that existed from time immemorial.
29. Kolkata and Delhi are connected by
Correct Answer:-B ( N.H. No. 2 )
Description:- National Highway 2 (NH 2), commonly referred as Delhi–Kolkata Road, runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India.
30. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at
Correct Answer:-C ( Mumbai )
Description:- Jawaharlal Nehru Port is south of Mumbai in Maharashtra. Also known as Nava Sheva, it is the largest container port in India. The port was created to relieve pressure on Mumbai Port, then the pre-eminent port of India.
31. Which of the following cities in India have the Headquarters of more than one Railway Zones ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Both Kolkata and Mumbai )
Description:- Both Kolkata and Mumbai are the headquarters of two railway zones each. While Mumbai serves as the headquarters of both Central Railway and Western Railway; Kolkata is the headquarters of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway.
32. The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at
Correct Answer:-D ( Mumbai )
Description:- Mazagon Dock is situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India’s prime shipyard that manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy, and offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling. It also builds tankers, cargo bulk carriers, passenger ships and ferries.
33. The cleanest Indian Railway station is :
Correct Answer:-D ( Surat )
Description:- According to a survey released by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in March 2016, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara – all in Gujarat – were among the 10 cleanest railway stations in India. Surat and Rajkot came out first and second respectively among the category AI railway stations, i.e. those that have Rs 60 crore annual earnings.
34. India’s first Railway University will come up at
Correct Answer:-A ( Vadodara, Gujarat )
Description:- The government, in January 2016, announced that Vadodara in Gujarat will be home to the country’s first railway university. The present campus for National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), Vadodara, (at Pratap Vilas Palace) will be initially used to start the railway university. After land acquisition, a fullfledged university will be started there.
35. Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated?
Correct Answer:-A ( Delhi )
Description:- The National Rail Museum is a museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi which focuses on the rail heritage of India. It opened on 1 February 1977. The rail museum is an amalgamation of rare steam locomotives, historical pictures, railway artifacts that are displayed along with some static and working models of a wide variety of trains in India.
36. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
Correct Answer:-D ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee )
Description:- The Golden Quadrilateralproject was launched by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001.The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. It is the largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world.
37. Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
Correct Answer:-D ( Chandigarh )
Description:- The Golden Quadrilateral Road Network is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed by connecting Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Pune, Surat, Nellore, Vijayawada and Guntur are also connected by the network.
38. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
Correct Answer:-C ( Mizoram )
Description:- Dampa Tiger Reserve is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Mizoram. It was notified in 1985 and declared a Tiger Reserve in 1994. It is situated in the western part of Mizoram state, at the international border with Bangladesh about 127 km from Aizawl.
39. The State which produces largest number of orchids in India is
Correct Answer:-D ( Sikkim )
Description:- Sikkim is the largest producer of orchids in India. The state is home to an amazing 450 species of exotic orchids alone. Annually, around 20 million stalks of orchids are produced in Sikkim. Sikkim, owing to its climatic conditions, has developed as a natural hub of orchids.
40. Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
Correct Answer:-A ( Mumbai )
Description:- Based on the number of shipping services calling each port, Mumbai (Nava Sheva) is by far India’s busiest port, having 30 inter-regional shipping services calling its port, according to information from BlueWater Reporting. Eleven of these services only encompass the Asia and ISC trades.
