This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Economy > Lifelines Of Indian Economy – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Lifelines Of Indian Economy Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which mode of transport is the largest in India? A) Roadways. B) Railways. C) Pipelines. D) Waterways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Railways. 2. Which one of the following is not an advantage of pipeline transportation? A) Pipelines are used for transporting crude oil and gas from fields to refineries. B) Solids can be transported in slurry form through pipelines. C) Pipelines rule out trans-shipment losses or delays. D) Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high. 3. Which one of the following states has the highest road density? A) Goa. B) Kerala. C) Karnataka. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kerala. 4. Which one of the following is the oldest artificial port of the country? A) Tuticorin. B) Vishakhapatnam. C) Chennai. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chennai. 5. Railways in India bind the economic life of the country as well as accelerate the development of the industry and agriculture A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. National Water.No.1 in India A) The Brahmaputra river between sadiya and dhubri. B) The West coast canal in Kerala. C) The Krishna river system. D) The Ganga river between Allahabad and haldia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ganga river between Allahabad and haldia. 7. Over ..... millian foreign tourists visit India every year. A) 2.4. B) 2.5. C) 2.6. D) 3.7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.6. 8. WHAT DOES THE DEENDAYAL PORT CATER TO? A) Convenient handling of exports and imports. B) Handles highly productive granary and industrial belt. C) Trade of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. ..... is an example of an inland riverine port in India A) Mumbai. B) Kolkata. C) Marmagao. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kolkata. 10. Which type of roads received special impetus under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana? A) Rural. B) NHAI. C) BRO. D) SHAI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural. 11. The air transport was nationalised in the year A) 1947. B) 1950. C) 1953. D) 1957. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1953. 12. ..... is the Premier iron ore exporting port of the country. A) Marmagao. B) Kochchi. C) Kandla. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marmagao. 13. The northern plains with their vast level land, high population density and rich agricultural resources provided the most favourable condition for the growth of Railway network. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What is the purpose of the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) gas pipeline? A) To transport crude oil. B) To connect major cities. C) To supply gas to fertilizer and power plants. D) To link oil fields with refineries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To supply gas to fertilizer and power plants. 15. The Roads which received special impetus under the Pradhanmantri Grameen Sadak Yojna A) Rural roads. B) District roads. C) Border roads. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural roads. 16. Who maintains the District Roads? A) District Magistrate. B) Municipality. C) Village Panchayat. D) Zila Parishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zila Parishad. 17. Port was developed as a subsidiary port in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port. A) Haldia. B) Kochi. C) Kandla. D) Vishakhapatnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haldia. 18. The other village roads received special inputs under ..... A) The Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana. B) Zilla Parrished. C) Public works department. D) Panjayathraj. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana. 19. Assertion (A):Transport and communication are called lifelines of our economy.Reason (R):Transport and communication do not help in easy movement of goods and materials between countries. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true and R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true and R is false. 20. Apart from an important means of transport the Indian Railways have been a great integrating force for more than 150 years. A) True. B) False. 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