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Geography - MCQ on Transport and communication

Class XII

Q.1.In how many zones has the Indian railways system been divided :

a. 9

b. 16

c. 12

d. 14

Answer:

c) 16.

Q.2.Which one of the following is the longest highway of India

a. N.H.1

b. N.H.6

c. N.H.7

d. N.H.8

Answer:

N.H.7

Q.3.ON which river the national highway No.1.lies:

a. THE BRAHAMAPUTRA

b. The Ganga

c. Westcoast canal

d. The yamuna

Answer:

b. The Ganga.

Q.4.In which of the following year the first radio Programme was broadcasted :

a. 1911

b. 1936

c. 1927

d. 1923

Answer:

d. 1923.

Q.5.Between which two places does the National Waterways No.1. lies :

a. Sadia-Dhubri

b. Haldia-Allahabad

c. Kottapuram-Kollam

d. None

Answer:

Haldia-Allahabad.

Q.6.The modes of transport that supplements other vehicles of transportation as well .

a. Railways

b. Road ways

c. Air ways

d. Water ways

Answer:

b. Road ways

Q.7. .The agency which laying down and maintaining roads in India ;

a. CPMd

b)CPWP

c)CPWD

d)CPMT

Answer:

CPWD

Exp. CPWD means central public works department.

Q.8. .The historical Sher Shah Suri Marg is Known as :

a. N .H-6

b. N.H.-7

c. N.H.-8

d. N.H.- 1

Answer:

d. N.H.-1

Exp. It runs from Delhi to Kolkata.

Q.9. .The longest national highway is :

a. Delhi-Amritsar

b. Delhi-Agra

c. Varansi- Kannyakumari

d. Bharagora-Chennai

Answer:

c) Varansi-Kannyakumari

Exp. It is about 2369 Km long.

Q.10. In which year boarder road organization was set up :

a. 1955

b. 1962

c. 1960

d. 1976

Answer:

c) 1960

Q.11.Biggest rail network in Asia is found :

a. Japan

b. China

c. India

d. Turkey

Answer:

c) India

Q.12.India ranks ….in terms of the scale of railway network :

a. First

b. Third c) Fourth

d. Fifth

Answer:

c) Fourth

Q.13.The year of beginning of Indian railways :

a. 1850

b. 1853

c. 1901

d. 1920

Answer:

b. 1853

Q.14.Which of the following regions has the densest rail network in India :

a. Peninsular India

b. The Northern Great Plains

c. The North –East Hill region

d. The Western India

Answer:

b. The Northern Great plains

Exp. Rail network is found dense here because of the plain area available here which facilitate construction of rail way lines and power resources are also found in large quantities

Q.15.The popular name of All India Radio :

a. Door Darshan

b. Aakash Vaani

c. ALL India Radio

d. None

Answer:

b. Aakash Vaani.

Q.16. what is the length of navigable waterways in India:

a. 15430 km

b. 12345 km

c. 14500 km

d. 16784 km

Answer:

c) 14500 km

Q.17. NW – 1 is stretched between:

a. Allahabad – Haldia

b. Sadia – Dubhri

c. Kottapuram – Kollam

d. Udyogmandal - Champakara

Answer:

a) Allahabad - Haldia

Q.18. India has how many inland water ways:

a. 3

b. 10

c. 4

d. 5

Answer:

a) 3

Q.19. India has a vast coastline of about:

a. 7510 km long

b. 7920 km long

c. 6570 km long

d. 9934 km long

Answer:

a) 7510 km long

Q.20. What is the rank of India in the world shipping tonnage:

a. 15^th

b. 17^th

c. 11^th

d. 19^th

Answer:

 

b. 17^th

Q.21. N.H. – 5 runs along the:

a. western coast

b. eastern coast

c. southern cost

d. north – eastern coast

Answer:

eastern coast

Q.22. N.H – 17 runs along the:

a. western coast

b. eastern coast

c. southern cost

d. north – eastern coast

Answer:

a) western coast

Q.23. N.H. – 15 runs along:

a. Kandla, Jaisalmer, Bikaner

b. Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner

c. Jodhpur,Jaipur, Barmer.

d. Kota, Sikar,Barmer.

Answer:

a. Kandla,Jaisalmer,Bikaner.

Exp. This highway represnts border road in Rajasthan.

Q.24. What is the length of Norh-South and East-Weast corridors :

a. 4800Km

b. 7300Km

c. 8760Km

d. 7689Km

Answer:

7300 Km.

Q.25. Name the four metropolitan cities of India which are to be connected by the Golden quadrangle.

a. Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune.

b. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

c. Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune

d. Hyderabad, Bhopal, Lucknow, Mumbai

Answer:

 

b. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

Geography - MCQ on Transport and communication

Find below CUET Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication questions set-2

Q.1.….is the point from where the traffic originates:

a. destination

b. origin

c. transit

d. Halt

Answer:

b. Origin

Q.2.The point from where a traffic terminates is called:

a. transportation

b. Destination

c. Termination

d. None

Answer:

b. Destination.

Q.3….is the surface on which movement takes place:

a. line

b. land

c. Route

d. None

Answer:

c) Route.

Exp. e.g. rail route, Air route etc.

Q.4.Transportation in a region helps to reduce:

a. Centripetal forces

b. Centrifugal forces

c. Labour force

d. All the above

Answer:

b. Centrifugal force.

Exp. It unites different areas from one another.

Q.5.Golden Quadrilateral super project was launched in :

a. Jan.1989

b. Feb.1999

c. Jan 1999

d. Marcp985

Answer:

c) Jan. 1999.

Q.6.The side of the Golden Quadrilateral between Delhi and Mumbai is:

a. 1245Km

b. 1290KM

c. 1345km

d. 1490Km

Answer:

b. 1290Km long.

Q.7. .East-West corridor comprising the National Highways connecting Silchar(Assam) to:

a. Porbandar

b. Bhubhneshwar

c. Vishakhapatnam

d. Kharagpur

Answer:

a) Porbandar.(Gujarat)

Exp. Total length is 3300 Km.

Q.8. .The highest road in the world is connecting :

a. Chandigarh – Manali to Ladakh

b. Mumbai-Gujarat-Delhi

c. Chandigarh-Simla

d. None

Answer:

a) Chandigarh – Manali to Ladakh

Q.9. Road Transport in India accounts for:

a. 83%

b. 84%

c. 87%

d. 85 %

Answer:

 

b. 83 %

Q.10. Density of roads in Jammu & Kashmir is:

a. 13/100sq.km

b. 15/100sq.km

c. 10 /100sq.km

d. 9 /100sq.km

Answer:

c) 10/100sq.km

Exp.It is lowest in the country .

Q.11. Density of roads in Kerala is:

a. 234/100sq.km

b. 567/100sq.km

c. 375/100sq.km

d. 123/100sq.km

Answer:

375/100sq.Km

Exp Density of roads is the length of roads per 100sq.km of surface area .Kerala has the highest density of roads in India.

Q.12.Narrow guage railways are mainly confined to:

a. Plain areas

b. Hilly areas

c. plateaus

d. All the above

Answer:

b. Hilly areas.

Q.13.Nearly ….of the Indian railways are narrow guage:

a. 4.5%

b. 5.2%

c. 5.6%

d. 6.7%

Answer:

b. 5.2%.

Q.14.About 98 per cent of the overseas trade is moved by the:

a. Railways

b. Seaways

c. Roadways

d. All the above

Answer:

b. seaways.

Q.15.Which of the following air lines handle foreign traffic passengers and cargo:

a. The Indian Airlines

b. The Air India

c. Indigo

d. all the above.

Answer:

b. The Air India.

Q.16.The first pipeline in India was laid down by:

a. Oil India

b. Gas Authority of India

c. Indian Bureau of Mines.

d. Mineral exploration corporation Limited.

Answer:

a) Oil India.

Exp. This pipeline transport petroleum . Q.17.The pipeline laid down by oil India brings crude oil from: a)Naharkatiia to Nunmati.

b. Assam to Bengal.

c. Gujarat to Mumbai

d. None.

Answer:

a) Naharkatiia to Nunmati. Exp. Now it is extended to Kanpur.

Q.18. Hazira – Bijapur – Jagdishpur pipeline transports:

a. Gas

b. Oil

c. Milk

d. None

Answer:

a) Gas

Exp. It is 1750 km long.

Q.19. A pipeline is between Salaya (Gujrat) to:

a. Jaipur

b. Mathura

c. Udaipur

d. None

Answer:

 

b. Mathura

Q.20. The pipeline between Gujarat to Mathura supplies:

a. Gas

b. LPG

c. Crude Oil

d. All the above

Answer:

c) Crude Oil

Q.21. All India radio has how many stations:

a. 202

b. 198

c. 213

d. 208

Answer:

 

d. 208

Q.22. India has one of the largest network of what in the world?

a. radio

b. television

c. Automobile companies

d. All the above

Answer:

 

b. television

Q.23. First news bulletin became operational from Doordarshan in:

a. 1961

b. 1966

c. 1965

d. 1964

Answer:

c) 1965

Q.24. The most powerful medium of communication in the present day world is:

a. Satellite

b. Internet

c. Mobiles

d. All the above

Answer:

a) Satellite

Q.25. National Remote Sensing Agency at Balanagar was established in:

a. 1970

b. 1972

c. 1975

d. None

Answer:

b. 1972

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