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GEOGRAPHY - Lifelines of National Economy

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Q. 1
What has contributed to the expansion of trade and transport beyond limited spaces?
A
Historical events
B
Development in science and technology
C
Political agreements
D
Cultural influences
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Q. 2
How has the world been described in the passage due to efficient and fast-moving transport?
A
A small town
B
A vast desert
C
A large village
D
A remote island
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Q. 3
What is mentioned as complementary to transport in the passage?
A
Entertainment
B
Communication and trade
C
Agriculture
D
Education
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Q. 4
Despite its vast size and diversity, how is India described in terms of global connectivity?
A
Well-linked with the rest of the world
B
Isolated
C
Limited connections
D
Inaccessible
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Q. 5
What are the various modes of transport mentioned in the passage?
A
Railways, airways, waterways
B
Roadways, footpaths, airways
C
Waterways, cycling, airways
D
Railways, walking, waterways
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Q. 6
Which communication channels are highlighted as contributing to India's socio-economic progress?
A
Newspapers, radio, cinema
B
Railways, airways, waterways
C
Radio, television, internet
D
Newspapers, cinema, internet
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Q. 7
What is mentioned as adding to the vitality of India's economy?
A
Local trade only
B
International trade only
C
Agricultural trade
D
Trades from local to international levels
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Q. 8
How is the impact of transport, communication, and trade described on life?
A
Negative impact
B
No impact
C
Enriched life
D
Limited amenities
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Q. 9
What has substantially added to growing amenities and facilities for the comforts of life?
A
Agriculture
B
Trade only
C
Communication only
D
Transport, communication, and trade
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Q. 10
According to the passage, what role has trade and transport played in India's progress?
A
Contributed to socio-economic progress
B
No impact
C
Negative impact
D
Limited impact
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Q. 11
Export and Import are components of _________ .
A
Digital trade
B
Trade
C
Geographical trade
D
None of the above
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Q. 12
Trade between two or more countries is said to be
A
external trade.
B
local trade.
C
Internal trade.
D
international trade.
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Q. 13
Which of the following locations are joined by the east-west corridor?
A
Mumbai and Nagpur
B
Munbai and Kolkata
C
Silcher and Porbandar
D
Nagpur and Siligudi
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Q. 14
Construction cost of roadways is _______ than that of railways.
A
higher
B
much lower
C
lower
D
much higher
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Q. 15
Which is the oldest artificial port of the country?
A
Haldia
B
Paradwip
C
Tuticorin
D
Chennai
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Q. 16
The first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853, covering a distance of:
A
51 km
B
34 km
C
49 km
D
32 km
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Q. 17
Which is not the development in the field of communication?
A
Radio
B
Internet-e-commerce
C
Laptop
D
Cellular phone
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Q. 18
If the value of imports exceeds the value of export, it is termed as __________.
A
Balance of payment (c) Unfavourable balanc
B
Unfavourable balance of trade
C
Favourable balance of trade
D
Balance of trade
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Q. 19
Which is not the national highway?
A
Agra-Mumbai Road
B
Mathura Road
C
Grand Trunk Road
D
Greater Noida Express Highways
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Q. 20
Identify the correct statement regarding the major objective of the Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways.
A
None of these
B
To reduce time and distance between mega cities.
C
To break inter-state barriers.
D
To compete with the railways in India.
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Q. 21
In which of the following states, gas pipeline from Hazira in Gujarat connects Jagdishpur?
A
Himachal Pradesh
B
Bihar
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Madhya Pradesh
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Q. 22
Width of two tracks of Broad Gauge is
A
1.676 m
B
1.000 m
C
0.762 m
D
0.610 m
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Q. 23
Which of the following promotes national integration and provides support to local handicrafts and cultural pursuits?
A
Tourism
B
Sports
C
Services
D
National Heritage
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Q. 24
Gateway is the name given to
A
Tidal port
B
Harbour
C
Port
D
Dock
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Q. 25
Kochi in Kerala is the example of which port of the following
A
Recently developed
B
Tidal Port
C
Natural Harbour
D
Artificial Harbour
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Q. 26
Air India provides which services?
A
Domestic
B
International
C
Both (a) and (b)
D
None of these
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Q. 27
Which country has the largest telecom network in Asia?
A
China
B
India
C
Sri Lanka
D
Japan
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Q. 28
When was the Border Road Organization established?
A
1955
B
1950
C
1965
D
1960
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Q. 29
Which of the following visit India for heritage tourism, eco-tourism, adventure tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism and business tourism?
A
None of the above
B
Foreign tourists
C
Students as tourists
D
Local tourists
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Q. 30
_________ is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour.
A
Kolkata
B
Mumbai
C
Chennai
D
Goa
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Q. 31
Which one of the following ports was developed to relieve the pressure on Kolkata port?
A
Haldia
B
Paradip
C
Vishakhapatnam
D
Navasheva
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Q. 32
Which is the extreme south-eastern port ?
A
Vishakhapatnam
B
Marmagao
C
Tuticorin
D
Mumbai
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Q. 33
What is the full form of NHAI ?
A
National Highway Arms of India
B
National Historical Association of India
C
National Highway Authority of India
D
National Highway Association of India
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Q. 34
Gauge is the term stating
A
The place where there is provision of loading and unloading of ships
B
The high pedestal built along the coastline
C
The place on the sea coast
D
The width before the two rails of the railway line
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Q. 35
What is the length of the coastline of India ?
A
7516.6 km
B
7517.6 km
C
6416.6 km
D
7416.6 km
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Q. 36
The North-South corridor links:
A
Himachal and Kanyakumari
B
Srinagar and Kanyakumari
C
Srinagar and Andaman Nicobar
D
Srinagar and Chennai
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Q. 37
Which among the following is the other name of Kandla Port?
A
Deepdayal port
B
Deendayal port
C
Tidal port
D
Landlocked port
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Q. 38
What does BOT stands for?
A
Bureau of Trans-communication
B
Build, Operate and Transfer
C
Bureau of Transport
D
Bureaucracy Official against Terrorists
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Q. 39
Which of the following ports is not developed recently?
A
Nhava Sheva
B
Haldia
C
New Mangalore
D
Mumbai
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Q. 40
What name is given to countries like Nepal and Bhutan?
A
Landlocked countries
B
Gulf countries
C
Island countries
D
Coastal countries
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Q. 41
Which of the following ports is in Karnataka ?
A
Kandla
B
Marmagao
C
Bangalore
D
New Mangalore
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Q. 42
Air travel is transport in north-eastern parts of India due to
A
All of the above
B
The prosperity of people of this region
C
Heavy rains are liable to damage roads and railways
D
The less expensive mode of transport
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Q. 43
Border Roads are constructed by
A
BRO
B
Indian Army
C
BSF
D
CRPF
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Q. 44
Golden quadrilateral super highways are maintained by
A
Zila Parishad
B
CPWD
C
NHAI
D
PWD
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Q. 45
Trade between two countries is called:
A
Financial trade
B
Digital trade
C
International trade
D
Global trade
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Q. 46
Which of the following is the navigation river of India?
A
Yamuna
B
Krishna
C
Brahmaputra
D
Son
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Q. 47
Study the picture and answer the question that follows: Which of the following best signifies the above image?
A
Railways
B
Waterways
C
Roadways
D
Airways
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Q. 48
Under the government scheme of ______ every village of the country is linked to a major town in the country by a motorable road.
A
PM Sadak Yojana
B
Grameen Sadak Yojana
C
Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana
D
Prime Minister Village Road Scheme
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Q. 49
Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridors?
A
Mumbai and Kolkata
B
Nagpur and Siligudi
C
Srinagar and Kanyakumari
D
Silchar and Porbandar
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Q. 50
Provides door-to-door connectivity
A
Airways
B
Railways
C
Roadways
D
Waterways
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Q. 51
National Highway connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is termed as :
A
Golden quadrilateral
B
Guage
C
Locomotives
D
Dock
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Q. 52
Name the first port developed soon after independence.
A
Mumbai
B
Chennai
C
Kochi
D
Kandla
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Q. 53
Six Lane Highways are called
A
National Highway
B
International Highway
C
State Highway
D
Golden quadrilateral super highways
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Q. 54
Which is the cheapest mode of transport ?
A
Airways
B
Waterways
C
Roadways
D
Pipelines
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Q. 55
Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V. J. pipeline?
A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Maharashtra
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Gujarat
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Q. 56
Which of the of following statements is most suitable correct about tourism?
A
Tourism helps in the development of international understanding and brother hood.
B
Tourism helps in the development of national pride.
C
Tourism does not help in the development of culture and heritage.
D
Tourism helps in the development of religion.
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Q. 57
Bulk carrier within India
A
Airways
B
Railways
C
Roadways
D
Waterways
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Q. 58
Which one of the following is the eastern terminal of East-West Corridor?
A
Singrauli
B
Silchar
C
Silvassa
D
Shillong
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Q. 59
Which transport network is a new arrival on the transportation map of India?
A
Roadways
B
Pipelines
C
Waterways
D
Airways
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Q. 60
Terminal stations of East-West corridor
A
Mumbai and Nagpur
B
Nagpur and Siligudi
C
Mumbai and Kolkata
D
Silcher and Porbandar
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Q. 61
_________ connect the district headquarters with other places of the district.
A
Major loads
B
Rural roads
C
State Highways
D
District roads
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Q. 62
Government's project of linking all the four metro cities is called________.
A
Golden Quadrilateral
B
Golden Triangle
C
Golden Square
D
Super Highways
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Q. 63
Which of the following locations are joined by the east-west corridor?
A
Silcher and Porbandar
B
Munbai and Kolkata
C
Mumbai and Nagpur
D
Nagpur and Siligudi
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Q. 64
The extreme south-western port is ____________
A
Kochchi port
B
New Mangalore Port
C
None of these
D
Tuticorin port
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Q. 65
Which among the following is the full form of (d) Sri Lanka STD?
A
Subscriber Trunk Dialling
B
Sarkari Tower Department
C
Sarkar Trunk Dialling
D
Subscriber Tower Dialling
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Q. 66
Bulk carrier across nations
A
Airways
B
Roadways
C
Railways
D
Waterways
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Q. 67
Which mode of transportation reduces transshipment losses and delays?
A
Railways
B
Roadways
C
Pipelines
D
Waterways
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Q. 68
Which is the most comfortable, fastest and prestigious mode of transport?
A
Pipelines
B
Roadways
C
Waterways
D
Airways
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Q. 69
The major highway project in India are implemented by which one of the following?
A
PWD
B
CPWD
C
NHAI
D
NCR
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Q. 70
The rail gauge with a track width of 1.676m is
A
Broad guage
B
Metre guage
C
Narrow guage
D
None of the options
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Q. 71
The Central Board of Film Certification is the authority to certif _________ .
A
Foreign Films
B
Indian films
C
Both (a) and (b)
D
None of these
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Q. 72
How many networks of pipeline transportation are there in the country?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
2
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Q. 73
AIR stands for
A
All India Radio
B
Indian Airlines
C
Indian Railways
D
None of these
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Q. 74
Bulk carrier across nations
A
Airways
B
Roadways
C
Railways
D
Waterways
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Q. 75
Natural harbour in India
A
Hooghly
B
Paradip
C
Chennai
D
Mumbai
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Q. 76
Which of the following is advantage of unigauge system?
A
Larger capacity
B
No loss in trans-shipment
C
Higher speed
D
All of these
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Q. 77
Which among of the following does not provide Mass Communication ?
A
Akashwani
B
Doordarshan
C
None of these
D
Dainik Jagran
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Q. 78
The longest highway of India is
A
National Highway-1
B
National Highway-2
C
National Highway-7
D
National Highway-8
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Q. 79
The National Highway links _______ parts of the country
A
extreme
B
district
C
state capital
D
major
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Q. 80
What does QMS stand for?
A
Quick Mail Service
B
Quickly Medical Service
C
Quickly Mother Dairy Service
D
None of the options
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Q. 81
The first train was steamed off in the year 1853between :
A
Mumbai to Thane
B
Mumbai to Pune
C
Thane to Mumbai
D
Pune to Thane
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Q. 82
In which year air transport was nationalised?
A
1970
B
1960
C
1953
D
1948
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Q. 83
What is the contribution of agriculture and allied products in the export of India?
A
19%
B
22.62%
C
6.3%
D
7.5%
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Q. 84
__________ is the tidal port.
A
New Mangalore
B
Marmagao
C
Kandla
D
Kochchi
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Q. 85
Solids can also be transported through pipelines when converted into :
A
Powder
B
Gas
C
Slurry
D
Liquids
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Q. 86
. The exchange of goods among people, states and countries is known as ______.
A
Export
B
Exchange
C
Trade
D
Import
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Q. 87
Silchar and Porbander are linked by which corridor?
A
North-West
B
South-East
C
North-East
D
East-West
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Q. 88
Delhi to Chennai link is known by the name of
A
Golden Quadrilateral.
B
North-South corridor.
C
East-West corridor.
D
Sher Shah Suri Marg.
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Q. 89
Biggest natural port in India
A
Chennai
B
Tuticorin
C
Mumbai
D
Marmagao
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Q. 90
Bulk carrier within India
A
Airways
B
Roadways
C
Railways
D
Waterways
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Q. 91
With the development in and the area of influence of trade ________ and _______ transport expanded far and wide.
A
science
B
technology
C
Both (a) and (b)
D
None of these
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Q. 92
Principal mode of transportation for freight and passengers in India
A
Airways
B
Roadways
C
Railways
D
Waterways
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Q. 93
Which of the following was the first port developed soon after Independence to reduce the volume of trade on Mumbai port?
A
Karachi
B
Kandla
C
Vizag
D
Kochi
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Q. 94
Into how many zones are Indian Railways organised?
A
10
B
12
C
14
D
16
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Q. 95
Tuticorin is located in the state of
A
Kerala
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Karnataka
D
Orissa
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Q. 96
Border Roads are constructed by
A
BRO
B
Indian Army
C
BSF
D
CRPF
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Q. 97
In India, roads are classified into how many types?
A
4
B
6
C
7
D
5
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Q. 98
Which of the following roads received special impetus under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana?
A
Rural roads
B
Urban roads
C
District roads
D
National Highways
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Q. 99
_________ connect a state capital with different district headquarters.
A
National Highways
B
District Highways
C
State Highways
D
Other Roads
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Q. 100
Which one of the following parts was developed in order to relieve the pressure of kolkata port?
A
paradip port
B
Tuticorin port
C
Chennai port
D
Haddia port
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Q. 101
Villages are connected to a major town through this scheme of roads
A
MNREGA
B
PMGSY
C
SJGRY
D
AAY
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Q. 102
Natural harbour in India
A
Hooghly
B
Paradip
C
Chennai
D
Mumbai
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Q. 103
Which is the biggest port in India?
A
Mumbai
B
Tuticorin
C
Marmagao
D
Vishakhapatnam
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Q. 104
Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
A
Railways
B
Pipeline
C
Roadways
D
Waterways
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Q. 105
Study the picture and answer the question that follows: Which of the following best signifies the above image?
A
Airport
B
Railway Station
C
Bus Terminus
D
Sea port
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Q. 106
Which of the following ports was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a port to this region?
A
Kandla port
B
None of the above
C
Marmagao port
D
Jawaharlal Nehru port
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Q. 107
Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west
A
Mumbai and Naghur
B
Silchar and porbandar
C
Mumbai and kolkata
D
Nagpur and siliguri
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Q. 108
Study the picture and answer the question that follows: What type of road it is ?
A
Cement road
B
Unmetalled road
C
Surface road
D
Metalled road
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Q. 109
Which roads are all weather roads?
A
Metalled
B
All of these
C
Border Roads
D
Un-metalled
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Q. 110
. Identify the means of transport with the help of following features :
(i) It is the principal mode of transportation for freight and passengers in India.
(ii) It also makes conducting multifarious activities like business, sightseeing, pilgrimage along with transportation of goods over longer distances possible.
(iii) It binds the economic life of the country as well as accelerate the development of the industry and agriculture.

A
Roadways
B
Railways
C
Airways
D
Waterways
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Q. 111
Golden quadrilateral super highways are maintained by
A
Zila Parishad
B
PWD
C
CPWD
D
NHAI
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Q. 112
Tourism promotes _________.
A
Terrorism
B
Enmity
C
Adventure
D
National integration
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Q. 113
Which among the following is the main source of water transport?
A
Rivers
B
Inland waterways
C
Seas
D
Oceans
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Q. 114
Largest producer of feature film in the world
A
Britain
B
India
C
USA
D
France
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Q. 115
Provides door-to-door connectivity
A
Airways
B
Roadways
C
Railways
D
Waterways
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Q. 116
Which of the following is not the factor, which influence the distribution of railway in the country?
A
Economic factors
B
Administrative factors
C
Political factors
D
Physiographic factors
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Q. 117
Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana is a scheme for the development of
A
National Highway
B
Border Roads
C
mountain road
D
village road
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Q. 118
Width of two tracks of Broad Gauge is
A
1.676 m
B
1.000 m
C
0.762 m
D
0.610 m
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Q. 119
Six Lane Highways are called
A
National Highway
B
International Highway
C
State Highway
D
Golden quadrilateral super highways
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