CUET Fundamentals of Human Geography Chapter 8 Transport and Communication

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Geography - MCQ on Transport and Communication

Q.1.Transport refers to:

a. Convey of news and views.

b. Exchange of goods and services

c. The transfer of goods and services

d. None of these

Answer:

c) the transfer of goods and services

Q.2.Communication refers to:

a. Exchange of goods and services.

b. convey of news and views

c. Railways and airways

d. All the above

Answer:

 

b. convey of news and views

Q.3.Mineral oil and natural gas are transported extensively through:

a. Oil tankers

b. Pipe lines

c. Railways

d. Ships

Answer:

 

b. Pipe lines

Q.4. Big Inch is a famous pipeline of:

a. U.S.S.R

b. Iran

c. U.S.A

d. U.K.

Answer:

c) U.S.A

Q.5.Pan-American high way does not connected which of following countries.

a. South American countries

b. Central America

c. Canada and USA

d. Asia and USSR

Answer:

 

d. Asia and USSR.

Q.6. Remote sensing means:

Collection of information for remote areas.

Is a method of gathering informations without touching the object.

Development programmes for remote parts

Non

Answer:

 

b. Is a method of gathering informations without touching the object.

Q.7. A trans continental railway is that which:

a.run across two continents and them.

b.run across the continents and link the its two ends.

c.Railway which run across a country.

d.Non

Answer:

 

b. run across the continents and links its two ends.

Q.8. The Suez canal has been dug to link:

a.Mediterranean sea and black sea.

b.Mediterranean sea and red sea.

c.Arabian Sea and Red Sea.

d.Indian ocean and Arabian Sea.

Answer:

 

b. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.

Q.9. The Panama canal connects:

a. Atlantic in the east to pacific in the west.

b. Pacific in the west to Atlantic in the east.

c. Indian ocean and the Atlantic ocean.

d. Non.

Answer:

a) Atlantic in the east to pacific in the west.

Explanation: - It ha been constructed across the Isthmus of Panama.

Q.10. Which one of the following does not have dense network of airways.

a.Eastern USA

b.Western Europe

c.Southeast Asia

d.Asiatic Russia

Answer:

 

d. Asiatic Russia.

Explanation: - There are limited air services because of sparse population, economic development and climate.

Q.11. INSAT 1 – A was sent into the space on:

a.10^th April 1982

b.30^th August 1983

c.30^th April 1982

d.14^th July 1982

Answer:

a) 10^th April 1982

Q.12. INSAT 1 – B was launched on:

a. 30^th August 1983

10^th April 1982

30^th August 1982

30^th July 1982

Answer:

a) 30^th August 1983.

Q.13. METSET launched on 11^th September 2002 is a:

Television Satellite.

Meteorological Satellite.

Radio Satellite.

Non

Answer:

 

b. Meteorological Satellite.

Q.14. India entered in the field by launching her first satellite on 19^th April.

APPLE

Bhaskar lA

Aryabhatta

INSAT – lA

Answer:

c) Aryabhatta

Q.15. Which one of the following is not an advantage of satellite Communication?

It has helped in telephone connections to villages.

Weather forecasting has become easy and accurate.

Trade can be done from the home

Transportation costs has been reduced.

Answer:

 

d. Transportation costs has been reduced.

Q.16. The Trans – continental short Highway runs between:

a. Darwin and Melbourne

b. Edmontan and Anchorage

c. Vancouver and St. john’s City

d. Chengdu and Lhasa

Answer:

a) Darwin and Melbourne

Q.17. Which country has the highest density of railway network?

a. Brazil

b. USA

c. Canada

d. Russia

Answer:

 

b. USA

Q.18. The Big Trunk Route runs through:

The Mediterranean – Indian Ocean

The North Atlantic Ocean

The South Atlantic Ocean

The North Pacific Ocean

Answer:

a) The Mediterranean – Indian Ocean.

Q.19. The Big Inch pipeline transports:

a. Milk

b. Liquid Petroleum Gas

c. Water

d. Petroleum

Answer:

 

d. Petroleum.

Q.20. Which one of the pair of the following places is linked by Channel Tunnel?

a. London – Berlin

b. Paris – London

c. Berlin – Paris

d. Barcelona – Berlin

Answer:

Paris – London

Q.21. COMECON is a pipeline of

a. USA

b. USSR

c. Iraq

d. India

Answer:

 

b. USSR

Explanation: - This pipeline is 4800 km. long. It was built to carry oil from the Volga and Ural regions to East Europe

Q.22. National High way No – 1, and No – 2, are known as:

a. Grand Truck Road

b. Mathura Road

c. Asif Ali Marg

d. Non

Answer:

a) Grand Truck Road.

Explanation: - It was constructed by Sher Shah Suri.

Q.23.Huge data transmitted to long distances with the help of :

a. Internet

b. Telephone

c. Optical fibres

d. Telegraph

Answer:

c) Optical fibres.

Q.24.Who used the term cyber space for the first time:

a. William Jones

b. William Jacob

c. William Gibson

d. Watson

Answer:

c) William Gibson.

Exp. He was a fiction writer .

Q.25.Which of the following is not correct?

a. Water transport is cheaper than the other means of transport .

b. Panama canal connects Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

c. Trans-Siberian Railways is a major rail route of Europe.

d. National high ways join the states capital.

Answer:

c) Trans-Siberian Railways is a major rail route of Europe.

Q.26. Conveyance of information from the place of origin to the place of destination through a channel is called:

a. Transmission

b. Communication

c. Transformation

d. None

Answer:

 

b. Communication

Exp. Radio, Television, Newspapers are the means of communication

Q.27. Which of the following provides linkages between the areas of production and areas of consumption?

a. Transport

b. Communication

c. Trade

d. Transport & Communication

Answer:

 

d. Transport & Communication

Exp. World economy world come to a grinding halt if these were cease to function.

Q.28. In thickly forested areas and on the mountains which mode of the transport is best suited:

a. Land

b. Water

c. Pipeline

d. Human portage

Answer:

 

d. Human portage

Exp. Because humans can move on rough terrains where metalled roads can not be construct.

Q.29. Man started using animals for transportation about how many years ago:

a. 2,000

b. 5,000

c. 3,000

d. 4,000

Answer:

c) 3,000

Exp. Horses and mules were the chief beasts of burden.

Q.30. Steam engine was invented in the:

a. Early eighteenth century

b. late 18^th century

c. 17^th century

d. 16^th century

Answer:

 

b. late 18^th century

Q.31. Europe accounts for how many world’s total high ways:

a. 10%

b. 20%

c. 30%

d. 15%

Answer:

 

b. 20%

Exp. Road network is so dense there.

Q.32. About how many percent of world’s vehicle are in Europe:

a. 50%

b. 25%

c. 35%

d. 20%

Answer:

 

b. 25%

Q.33. The focal point of roads in European Russia is how many:

a. Irkutsk

b. Moscow

c. France

d. Ukraine

Answer:

 

b. Moscow

Q.34.Road network of U.S.A is ….Km long:

a. 50 lakhs

b. 60 lakhs

c. 40 lakhs

d. 10 lakhs

Answer:

 

b. 60 lakhs.

Q.35.Which of the following country has the longest road network in the world:

a. U.S.S.R

b. Europe

c. U.S.A d)India

Answer:

c) U.S.A

Q.36. About 1/3^rd of the world’s vehicle are found in …:

a. U.S.A

b. India

c. Australia d)Europe

Answer:

a. U.S.A

Q.37.Trans-Continental Stuart highway is a major road of:

a. U.S.A

b. Europe

c. Australia

d. Newzealand

Answer:

 

b. Europe.

Q.38.The longest National Highways of India is :

a. N.H.1

b. N.H.2

c. N.H.6

d. N.H.7

Answer:

 

d. N.H.7

Exp. It runs Varanasi to Kannyakumari.

Q.39.Total length of N.H.7 is :

a. 2315Km

b. 2325 Km

c. 2413 Km d)2431 km

Answer:

 

b. 2325Km.

Q.40.The first railway was opened between Stockton and Darlington in :

a. Germany

b. England

c. France

d. Amsterdam

Answer:

 

b. England

Exp.In the year 1825.

Q.41. Greatest railway density is found in :

a. U.S.A

b. Europe

c. India d Japan

Answer:

 

b. Europe

Exp. Density is 1 Km of railway/6.5km.

Q.42.Total railway rout length in India is :

a. 60,023 Km

b. 63,028Km

c. 50,023 d)43,025Km

Answer:

 

b. 63,028 Km.

Q.43.Total rail rout length in Japan is:

a. 28,000Km

b. 25,000Km.

c. 30,000 Km

d. 40,000 Km

Answer:

a) 28,000Km.

Q.44.The most important inland waterway is :

a. Great Lakes Waterway.

b. Mississippi water way

c. Nile water way

d. Suez Canal

Answer:

a) Great Lakes Water way.

Exp.The ships can come up to 3260 Km inland.

Q.45.Parana-Paraguay water way is an important inland waterway of :

a. N.America

b. S. America

c. Germany

d. Africa

Answer:

 

b. S.America

Q.46. North Atlantic route has ….world’s major ports:

a. 10

b. 18

c. 28

d. 25

Answer:

c) 28

Exp. Total major ports are 53.

Q.47.Suez canal is ……Km long :

a. 158

b. 168

c. 164

d. 162

Answer:

 

b. 168.

Exp. It connects Mediterranean with the Red sea.

Q.48. Trans-Arabian pipeline :

a. Carries oil from Ras Tanura to Sidon

b. Is 1600Km long

c. It is the most important pipe line of Middle East.

d. All the above

Answer:

 

d. all the above.

Q.49.Comecon 4800km long pipe line carries: 91)

a. Natural Gas

b. Oil

c. Milk

d. Water

Answer:

 

b. Oil

Exp. It is in the Ural region of Russia.

Q.50.Apple Satellite was launched in :

a. 1971

b. 1981

c. 1991

d. 2000

Answer:

 

b. 1981

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