637. In the last fifty years the length of Indian rails has increased approximately by
(a) 16.6% (b) 24.8%
(c) 30.2% (d) 35.0%
Ans: (*)
638. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
(a) Chennai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Bhubaneswar
Ans: (b)
639. Which among the following means of transport in India carries maximum number of passengers during a year ?
(a) International water transport
(b) Indian Railways
(c) Ashok Leyland buses
(d) Telco buses
Ans: (b)
640. The proposed sea-route “Sethu Samudram” is a canal through which of the sea-lanes ?
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Malacca Strait
(c) Gulf of Kutch
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ans: (a)
641. Approximately what is the length of the rail-route open to traffic in India?
(a) 25,000 kms (b) 48,000 kms
(c) 63,000 kms (d) 78,000 kms
Ans: (c)
642. Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour ?
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai
(c) Cochin (d) Paradip
Ans: (a)
643. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland ?
(a) Kandla
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Visakhapatnam
Ans: (c)
644. Which one of the following pairs of places does the National highway number 2 join ?
(a) Delhi – Amritsar
(b) Delhi – Mumbai
(c) Delhi – Kolkata
(d) Delhi – Ahmedabad
Ans: (c)
645. What is the approximate length of Konkan Railway ?
(a) 580 kms (b) 760 kms
(c) 940 kms (d) 1050 kms
Ans: (b)
646. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is
(a) second (b) third
(c) fourth (d) fifth
Ans: (c)
647. The Konkan Railway connects :
(a) Goa – Mangalore
(b) Roha – Mangalore
(c) Kanyakumari – Mangalore
(d) Kanyakumari – Mumbai
Ans: (b)
648. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India ?
(a) Kandla
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Karikal
(d) Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Ans: (b)
649. Which is the city linked by the highest number of Railway Zones?
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Calcutta (d) Chennai
Ans: (b)
650. Tar roads get easily damaged during
(a) summer
(b) winter
(c) rainy season
(d) peak traffic hours
Ans: (c)
651. Which one of the following ports is located on eastern coast of India?
(a) Kandla (b) Kochi
(c) Mormugao (d) Paradeep
Ans: (d)
652. Which of the following places are connected to the highest road of the world ?
(a) Gangtok and Kathmandu
(b) Leh and Srinagar
(c) Manali and Leh
(d) Srinagar and Siachen
Ans: (b)
653. In which State have Indian Railways introduced “Palace on Wheels” to promote tourism?
(a) Kerala (b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
Ans: (c)
654. Which of the following is an inland river port?
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Tuticorin
Ans: (a)
655. The road that negotiates four high passes of the world in the Himalayas is
(a) Darjeeling to Nepal
(b) Shimla to Dalhousie
(c) Manali to Leh
(d) Shimla to Kulu
Ans: (c)
656. Roads that link the important cities of various states are referred to as :
(a) State Roads
(b) National Highways
(c) State Highways
(d) Superways
Ans: (b)
657. The ports located along the eastern
coast of India are :
(a) Kandla and Haldia
(b) Haldia arid Cochin
(c) Paradeep and Kandla
(d) Paradeep and Haldia
Ans: (d)
658. Which city has the Headquarters of two railway zones in India?
(a) Hubli (b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai (d) Jabalpur
Ans: (c)
659. Which is the artificial port of India?
(a) Kandla
(b) Mangalore
(c) Chennai or Madras
(d) Haldia
Ans: (c)
660. How many major sea ports are there
in India ?
(a) 6 (b) 9
(c) 10 (d) 12
Ans: (*)
661. Whic h of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah ?
(a) Shatabdi Express
(b) Thar Express
(c) Maitree Express
(d) Samjhauta Express
Ans: (d)
662. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is
(a) Delhi – Kolkata section
(b) Kolkata – Chennai section
(c) Delhi – Mumbai section
(d) Mumhai – Chennai section
Ans: (a)
663. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in :
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mangalore
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (d)
664. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor ?
(a) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
(b) Mumbai and Chennai
(c) Amritsar and Kolkata
(d) Hyderabad and Bhopal
Ans: (a)
665. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi ?
(a) NH4 (b) NH2
(c) NH10 (d) NH6
Ans: (b)
666. Which National Highway is called Shershah Suri Marg ?
(a) National Highway No. 3
(b) National Highway No. 8
(c) National Highway No. 7
(d) National Highway No. 1
Ans: (a)
667. Kolkata and Delhi are connected by
(a) N.H. No. 1 (b) N.H. No. 2
(c) N.H. No. 9 (d) N.H. No. 6
Ans: (b)
668. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at
(a) Paradip (b) Cochin
(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
Ans: (c)
669. Which of the following cities in India have the Headquarters of more than one Railway Zones ?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Neither Kolkata nor Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Both Kolkata and Mumbai
Ans: (d)
670. The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at
(a) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Kochi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
Ans: (d)
671. The cleanest Indian Railway station is :
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
(c) Bengaluru (d) Surat
Ans: (d)
672. India‟s first Railway University will come up at
(a) Vadodara, Gujarat
(b) Bengaluru, Karnataka
(c) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
(d) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)
673. Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated?
(a) Delhi
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
674. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
(a) P V Narasimha Rao
(b) I K Gujral
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: (d)
675. Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi (d) Chandigarh
Ans: (d)
676. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
(a) Assam (b) Karnataka
(c) Mizoram (d) Orissa
Ans: (c)
677. The State which produces largest number of orchids in India is
(a) Assam
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Sikkim
Ans: (d)
678. Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Kochi (d) Tuticorin
Ans: (a)