MCQs LESSON-10 TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
- Land
- Water
- Air
Q2. Twenty year road plan was introduced in which year?
A. 1963
B. 1961
C. 1956
D. 1983
Ans. B
Q3. The apex body to improve National Highways in India is:
A. Public Works Department
B. Highway Improvement Authority
C. National Highway Authority of India
D. Road Auhtority of India
Ans. C
Q4. Border Road Organisation was setup in which year?
A. 1963
B. 1978
C. 1960
D. 1989
Ans. C
Q5. Who built the Shahi road (Grand trunk road)?
A. Humayun
B. Shah Jahan
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Jahangir
Ans. C
*In Sher Shah’s rule it was called Shahi road , connected Indus to Sonar Valley
*In British rule it was renamed as Grand trunk road , connected Calcutta & Peshawar
*Today it is divided into NH-1 (Delhi –Amritsar)& NH-2 (Delhi – Kolkata)
Q6. Bharatmala is a proposed scheme covering which of the following aspects?
A. Backward areas religious , tourist places connectivity
B. Setubhartma Pariyojana
C. Development of state roads along coastal borders
D. All of the above
Ans.D
Q7. Indian railways is divided into how many zones?
A. 12
B. 16
C. 18
D. 14
Ans. B
Q8. Name the headquarters of northern railway zone of India
A. Lucknow
B. Kanpur
C. New Delhi
D. Chandigarh
Ans. C
Q9. How many categories of gauges are in India?
A. 5
B. 3
C. 7
D. 16
Ans. B
Q10. Konkan railway line was completed in which year?
A. 1997
B. 1996
C. 1947
D. 1998
Ans. D
Q11. Which of the following contributes only 1% in country’s total
transport?
A. Cable Cars
B. Ropeways
C. Inland Waterways
D. Pipelines
Ans. C
Q12. The government body responsible for development & regulation
of inland waterways is:
A. National Waterways Authority
B. Inland Waterways Authority
C. Indian Inland Waterways Company
D. None of the above
Ans. B
Q13. Length of India’s coastline is:
A. 7,517 km
B. 7,823 km
C. 3,789 km
D. 4,223 km
Ans. A
Q14. Name the helicopter service in hilly areas & widely used in N-E states
A. Air Friend
B. Indian
C. Deccan
D. Pawan Hans
Ans. D
Q15. Air transport in India was started in which year?
A. 1911
B. 1967
C. 1935
D. 1950
Ans. A
With distance of 10 km between Allahabad & Naini
Q16. Which of the following is responsible for providing efficient safe air traffic in India?
A. Highway Authority of India
B. National Airports Authority
C. Airport Authority of India
D. Indian Airports Management
Ans. C
Q17. Air Transport was nationalized in which year?
A. 1952
B. 1954
C. 1953
D. 1963
Ans. C
Q18. OIL was founded in which year?
A. 1945
B. 1956
C. 1959
D. 1974
Ans. C
Q19. Asia’s first criss cross pipeline connects
A. Ankaleshwar-Koyali
B. Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur
C. Naharakatiya- Barauni
D. Numaligarh-Siliguri
Ans. C
Q20. Complete the following table by writing appropriate answer
- Personal
- Mass
Q21.In which of the following year , the first radio program was
broadcasted?
A. 1911
B. 1927
C. 1936
D. 1923
Ans. D
Q22. Television services were started in India in which year?
A. 1959
B. 1992
C. 1984
D. 2001
Ans. A
Q23. Indian National Satellite System was established in which year?
A. 1978
B. 1974
C. 1983
D. 1987
Ans. C
Q24. Which Indian satellite is helpful in management of resources?
A. INSAT
B. PSLV
C. IRS
D. GLONASS
Ans. C
Q25. National Remote Sensing Centre is headquartered at ?
A. New Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Mumbai
D. Bengaluru
Ans. B
Q26. On which river & between which two places does the National Waterway 1 lie?
A. Brahmaputra, Sadiya-Dhubri
B. Ganga, Haldia- Allahabad
C. West Coast Canal , Kottapuram- Kollam
Ans. B
Q27. The world’s highest motorable road is
A. Nathu La
B. Khardung La
C. Bomdi La
D. Shipki La
Ans. B