Lifelines Of Indian Economy Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. National Highways are constructed and maintained by .....
2. East West corridor connects
3. The problems faced by railways are .....
4. The biggest port is
5. Which states have been difficult for building railway tracks?
6. It is an inland riverine port. This port serves a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Name this port.
7. Which two extreme locations are connected by the North-South Corridor?
8. The National Highway that covers most of the Rajasthan is
9. Which two of the followingextreme locations are connected by the East-West corridor?
10. The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of:
11. Which is the extreme south-western port, located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour?
12. The only obstacle for Railways in Northern Plains of India is .....
13. The National Highway no 1 is also known as
14. Meenam Bakkam International Airport is located in
15. Which one of the following ports is the biggest with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour?
16. Which one of the following is not true regarding the sea ports of India?
17. Locations are connected by east-west corridar
18. Roads linking State Capital With different district headquarters are known as
19. Himalayan mountainous regions too are favourable for the construction of railway lines due to high relief, sparse population and lack of economic opportunities.
20. Which port handles a large variety of cargoes to our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, etc. and the coastal regions of India? It also has a flourishing trade.
21. The 1st train steamed off from Mumbai to .....
22. Border Roads Organization was established in
23. Rapid integration and connection between countries is known as
24. Delhi airport is named as Indra GandhiIinternational airport-SAY TRUE OR FALSE
25. Which one of the following is the southernmost international airport in India?
26. Who is responsible for movement of goods and services from their supply locations to demand locations?
27. World has become a global village due to which of the following?
28. The Southernmost point of North-South corridor is Uri.
29. Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?
30. Which is the cheapest mode of transport in India?
31. Roads can also be classified on the basis of the type of material used for their construction such as metalled and unmetalled roads.
32. Which port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for this region?
33. 4) Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as .....
34. The value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year is called as:
35. Which of the following is the headquarter of South-Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway zones?
36. India has inland navigation waterways of ..... km in length, out of these only ..... km are navigable by mechanized boats.
37. Which port is the major iron ore exporting port of the country?
38. What are the three important domains of transport?
39. Railways are the principal mode of transportation for .....
40. In which year the air transport was nationalized?
41. Government owns most of the assets and provides all the services:
42. The largest number of newspapers published in India are in which of the following languages?
43. N recent years, India is earning large foreign exchange through the export of which of the following?
44. The Golden Quadrilateral is for trading of Gold only.
45. National Waterway No. 1 is navigable between which of the following places?
46. Delhi and Mumbai are connected by .....
47. Which was the first port developed soon after Independence?
48. What is the main advantage of pipeline transport?
49. Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port along the east coast?
50. In India, roads are classified in the following six classes according to their capacity.
51. The major objective of these Super Highways is to reduce the time and distance between the mega cities of India.
52. Globalisation has been of advantage to
53. Investments made by MNCs are termed as:
54. DISTRICT ROADS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE .....
55. The Indian National Highways are maintained by the department of
56. Railways conduct which type of activity .....
57. Roads provides door-to-door service, thus the cost of loading and unloading is much lower.
58. Narrow Gauge railway line is found in
59. The extreme south-western port is
60. What are state highways?