This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Economy > Basics > Lifelines Of Indian Economy – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Lifelines Of Indian Economy Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. National Highways are constructed and maintained by ..... A) Border Roads Organisation (BRO). B) PMGSY. C) State Public Works Department (SPWD). D) Central Public Works Department (CPWD). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Public Works Department (CPWD). 2. East West corridor connects A) Porbandar to Silchar. B) Srinagar to Kanyakumari. C) Uri to Silchar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Porbandar to Silchar. 3. The problems faced by railways are ..... A) Travelling without ticket. B) Thefts and damaging of railway property. C) Pulling chain unnecessarily to stop train. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 4. The biggest port is A) Mumbai port. B) Marmagao port. C) Kanla port. D) New Mangalore port. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mumbai port. 5. Which states have been difficult for building railway tracks? A) West Bengal. B) Rajasthan, gujarat, Madhya Pradesh. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Himachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan, gujarat, Madhya Pradesh. 6. It is an inland riverine port. This port serves a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Name this port. A) BENGAL PORT. B) HALDIA PORT. C) HOOGHLY PORT. D) KOLKATA PORT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) KOLKATA PORT. 7. Which two extreme locations are connected by the North-South Corridor? A) Amritsar and Tuticorin. B) Srinagar and Tiruvananthapuram. C) Srinagar and Tuticorin. D) Srinagar and Kanyakumari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Srinagar and Kanyakumari. 8. The National Highway that covers most of the Rajasthan is A) N.H.-15. B) N.H.-1. C) N.H.-2. D) N.H.-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N.H.-15. 9. Which two of the followingextreme locations are connected by the East-West corridor? A) Mumbai and Nagpur. B) Mumbai and Kolkata. C) Silchar and Porbandar. D) Nagpur and Silgudi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silchar and Porbandar. 10. The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of: A) Number of workers employed. B) The nature of economic activities. C) Employment conditions. D) Ownership of enterprises. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ownership of enterprises. 11. Which is the extreme south-western port, located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour? A) MARMAGAO PORT. B) KERALA PORT. C) KOCHI PORT. D) MUMBAI PORT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) KOCHI PORT. 12. The only obstacle for Railways in Northern Plains of India is ..... A) Mountains. B) Deserts. C) Rivers. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers. 13. The National Highway no 1 is also known as A) Mahatma Gandhi Marg. B) Sher Shah Suri Marg. C) Golden Quadrilateral. D) Jawaharlal Nehru Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sher Shah Suri Marg. 14. Meenam Bakkam International Airport is located in A) Port Blair. B) Vishakhapatnam. C) Madurai. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chennai. 15. Which one of the following ports is the biggest with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour? A) Kolkata. B) Chennai. C) Vishakhapatnam. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mumbai. 16. Which one of the following is not true regarding the sea ports of India? A) Mumbai is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well sheltered harbour. B) Tuticorin Port in Tamil Nadu has a natural harbour and hinterland. C) Vishakhapatnam is the deepest landlocked and well protected port. D) Chennai is an inland riverine port. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chennai is an inland riverine port. 17. Locations are connected by east-west corridar A) Mumbai-Nagpur. B) Mumbai-Kolkata. C) Silchar-Porbandar. D) Nagpur-S. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silchar-Porbandar. 18. Roads linking State Capital With different district headquarters are known as A) State Highways. B) Golden Quadrilateral. C) National Highways. D) Super Highways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State Highways. 19. Himalayan mountainous regions too are favourable for the construction of railway lines due to high relief, sparse population and lack of economic opportunities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 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. A) TUTICORIN PORT. B) TRIVANDRAM PORT. C) MADRAS PORT. D) HUGHLI PORT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TUTICORIN PORT. 21. The 1st train steamed off from Mumbai to ..... A) Thane. B) Delhi. C) Chennai. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thane. 22. Border Roads Organization was established in A) 1950. B) 1958. C) 1955. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1960. 23. Rapid integration and connection between countries is known as A) Liberalisation. B) Investment. C) Globalisation. D) Interrelation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globalisation. 24. Delhi airport is named as Indra GandhiIinternational airport-SAY TRUE OR FALSE A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 25. Which one of the following is the southernmost international airport in India? A) Nedimbacherry. B) Meenam Bakkam. C) Chhatrapati Shivaji. D) Raja Sansi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nedimbacherry. 26. Who is responsible for movement of goods and services from their supply locations to demand locations? A) Consumer. B) Manufacturer. C) Trader. D) Industrialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trader. 27. World has become a global village due to which of the following? A) Transport and communication. B) International Trade. C) Engineering Industry. D) Electronic Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transport and communication. 28. The Southernmost point of North-South corridor is Uri. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 29. Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India? A) Airways. B) Pipeline. C) Railways. D) Roadways. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Railways. 30. Which is the cheapest mode of transport in India? A) Roadways. B) Airways. C) Waterways. D) Railways. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waterways. 31. Roads can also be classified on the basis of the type of material used for their construction such as metalled and unmetalled roads. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 32. Which port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for this region? A) RAJIV GANDHI PORT. B) RAJASANSI PORT. C) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT. 33. 4) Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as ..... A) Super Highways. B) Expressways. C) National Highways. D) State Highways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State Highways. 34. The value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year is called as: A) National Product. B) Gross Domestic Product. C) Net Domestic Product. D) Production of Tertiary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gross Domestic Product. 35. Which of the following is the headquarter of South-Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway zones? A) Mumbai. B) Kolkata. C) Bhubneshwar. D) Kharagpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kolkata. 36. India has inland navigation waterways of ..... km in length, out of these only ..... km are navigable by mechanized boats. A) 14, 200km, 5300km. B) 14, 000km, 5800km. C) 14, 100km, 5600km. D) 14, 500km, 5685 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14, 500km, 5685 km. 37. Which port is the major iron ore exporting port of the country? A) Mumbai port. B) Marmagao port. C) Paradip port. D) Kandla port. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marmagao port. 38. What are the three important domains of transport? A) Land, water, and air. B) Road, rail, and air. C) Highway, pipeline, and waterway. D) Metalled, unmetalled, and narrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land, water, and air. 39. Railways are the principal mode of transportation for ..... A) Gold and Silver. B) Freight and passengers. C) Vegetables and Fruit. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freight and passengers. 40. In which year the air transport was nationalized? A) 1953. B) 1951. C) 1990. D) 1955. E) 1953. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1953. 41. Government owns most of the assets and provides all the services: A) Public Sector. B) Private Sector. C) Organised Sector. D) Tertiary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Sector. 42. The largest number of newspapers published in India are in which of the following languages? A) Marathi. B) Urdu. C) Hindi. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindi. 43. N recent years, India is earning large foreign exchange through the export of which of the following? A) Ores and Minerals. B) Information Technology. C) Agricultural Products. D) Electrical goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information Technology. 44. The Golden Quadrilateral is for trading of Gold only. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 45. National Waterway No. 1 is navigable between which of the following places? A) Between Sadiya and Dhubri. B) Between Allahabad and Haldia. C) Between Kottapuram and Komman. D) Between Udyogamandal and Champakkara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between Allahabad and Haldia. 46. Delhi and Mumbai are connected by ..... A) NH8. B) NH15. C) NH44. D) NH2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NH8. 47. Which was the first port developed soon after Independence? A) HALDIA. B) KANDLA. C) MUMBAI. D) CHENNAI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) KANDLA. 48. What is the main advantage of pipeline transport? A) Low construction cost. B) Door-to-door service. C) Environment friendly. D) High speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment friendly. 49. Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port along the east coast? A) Vishakhapatnam. B) Paradwip. C) Tuticorin. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vishakhapatnam. 50. In India, roads are classified in the following six classes according to their capacity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. The major objective of these Super Highways is to reduce the time and distance between the mega cities of India. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 52. Globalisation has been of advantage to A) All the people. B) The poorer section of the society. C) The richer section of the society. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The richer section of the society. 53. Investments made by MNCs are termed as: A) Indigenous investment. B) Foreign investment. C) Entrepreneur's investment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreign investment. 54. DISTRICT ROADS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE ..... A) A. ZILA PARISAD. B) B. DISTRICT COMMISSIONER. C) BOTH A AND B. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. ZILA PARISAD. 55. The Indian National Highways are maintained by the department of A) Zila Parisad. B) National Highway Authority of India. C) State Public Works Department. D) Central Public Works Department. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Public Works Department. 56. Railways conduct which type of activity ..... A) Business. B) Sightseeing. C) Pilgrimage. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 57. Roads provides door-to-door service, thus the cost of loading and unloading is much lower. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 58. Narrow Gauge railway line is found in A) The Northern Plains. B) The hilly areas of Darjeeling, Shillong and Ooty. C) Deserts of Rajasthan. D) The Central Highlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hilly areas of Darjeeling, Shillong and Ooty. 59. The extreme south-western port is A) Tuticorin port. B) Kochchi port. C) New Mangalore port. D) Kandla port. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kochchi port. 60. What are state highways? A) Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters. B) Roads linking State capital with important cities. C) Roads linking different districts in a state. D) Roads linking a state capital with other state capitals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters. 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