This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Transport > Ports – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ports Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A sea port situated near the estuary of zuari river A) Mumbai. B) New Mangalore. C) Marmagao. D) Ennore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marmagao. 2. The importance of communication A) It encourages export and import. B) Back bone of agriculture. C) Create awareness about Govt policies. D) It gives employment opportunity to rural women. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Create awareness about Govt policies. 3. THE ..... HIGHWAYS ACT AS THE MAIN ROAD NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY BY LINKING ALL STATES OF INDIA. A) STATE. B) LOCAL. C) NATIONAL. D) OTHERS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NATIONAL. 4. The port Tuticorin is in A) Andrapradesh. B) Tamilnadu. C) Karnataka. D) Goa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamilnadu. 5. ..... are very useful during the time of floods, droughts, wars and other calamities. A) Airways. B) Railways. C) Waterways. D) Roadways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Airways. 6. Waterways play a limited role nowadays because A) Due to science and technology. B) Due to development of modernity. C) Due to development of road and rail. D) Due to technical factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to development of road and rail. 7. The meeting points between land and sea routes where ships are docked for loading and unloading is A) Beach. B) Sand bar. C) Port. D) Waterway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Port. 8. Waterways are the ..... means of transport. A) Principal. B) Cheapest. C) Prestigious. D) Easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheapest. 9. In India, the first train ran between Mumbai and Thane in A) 1853. B) 1967. C) 1912. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1853. 10. Sea port situated near the vembanad Kayal A) New Mangalore. B) Mumbai. C) Kochi. D) Haldia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kochi. 11. Golden Quadrilateral super highways constructed in the year A) 1990. B) 2000. C) 1999. D) 1998. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1999. 12. In which year Port Blair was declared as youngest major port in India? A) 2009. B) 2007. C) 2008. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2010. 13. Which port is called gateway of India? A) Mumbai. B) Goa. C) Murmagoa. D) Kochi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mumbai. 14. Which is the cheapest mode of transport A) Road. B) Airway. C) Ports. D) Railway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Railway. 15. How many big sea ports are there in India A) 12. B) 11. C) 10. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 16. ..... is used in metalled roads A) Tar. B) Iron. C) Copper. D) Rod. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tar. 17. The total major ports in India A) 12. B) 10. C) 14. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14. 18. The British used Indian sea ports as A) Point of development. B) Point of suction of resources. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of suction of resources. 19. ..... are known as the 'Lifeline of the Country'. A) Airways. B) Roadways. C) Railways. D) Waterways. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Railways. 20. How many means of transport are there? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesPorts Quiz 1Ports Quiz 2Ports Quiz 4Ports Quiz 5Railways QuizTransport And Communication In India QuizTransport And Communication Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books