This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Transport > Transport And Communication In India – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Transport And Communication In India Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip? [IAS2007] A) Simlipal National Park. B) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. C) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary. D) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. 2. In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located? [CDS 2008] A) Guwahati. B) Gorakhpur. C) Kolkata. D) Bhubaneswar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gorakhpur. 3. Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India? [IAS 2003] A) Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers. B) Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location. C) Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city. D) Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location. 4. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct? [CDS 2010] A) In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere. B) Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation. C) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh. D) Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh. 5. The first month of the 'Saka era' is: [IAS 2003] A) Vaishakha. B) Phalguna. C) Chaitra. D) Bhadon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chaitra. 6. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India? [SSC Graduate 2003] A) Nagarjuna. B) Manas. C) Pench. D) Corbett. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corbett. 7. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2006] Railway Zone Headquarters A) North Eastern Railway:Gorakhpur. B) South Eastern Railway:Bhubhaneswar. C) Eastern Railway:Kolkata. D) South East Central Railway:Bilaspur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Eastern Railway:Bhubhaneswar. 8. Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level? [IAS 2003] A) Bangalore. B) Delhi. C) Jodhpur. D) Nagpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bangalore. 9. Which one of the following is NOT the port town of Gujarat? [UP PCS 2011] A) Jamnagar. B) Okha. C) Porbandar. D) Verval. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jamnagar. 10. Which among the following is the major item of export from Paradeep Port? [NDA 2008] A) Rice. B) Tea. C) Fish. D) Iron Ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron Ore. 11. Two important rivers-one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha-merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area. Which one of the following could be this? [CSAT 2011] A) Bhitarkanika. B) Chandipur-on-sea. C) Gopalpur-on-sea. D) Simlipal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhitarkanika. 12. Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south? [NDA 2011) A) Haldia-Kandla-Paradeep-Kochi. B) Kandla-Haldia-Paradeep-Kochi. C) Kandla-Haldia-Kochi-Paradeep. D) Kochi-Kandla-Haldia - Paradeep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kandla-Haldia-Paradeep-Kochi. 13. Which of the following towns is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads infrastructure of the country? [SSC Graduate 2003] A) Chennai. B) Hyderabad. C) Vishakhapatnam. D) Bhubhaneshwar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyderabad. 14. The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects: [Asstt Comm PF 2002] A) Kolkata and Mumbai. B) Delhi and Chennai. C) Kolkata and Amritsar. D) Tirupati and Ludhiana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kolkata and Amritsar. 15. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in: [CDS 2004] A) Gujarat. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 16. Which among the following National Highways of India is the longest? [CDS 2005] A) NH 1. B) NH 2. C) NH 3. D) NH 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NH 2. 17. Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnam? [Asstt Comm 2008] A) NH 4. B) NH 5. C) NH 6. D) NH 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NH 5. 18. Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain? [IAS 2003] A) It raised the prices of raw materials. B) It brought enormous profits to unscrupulous businessman. C) It led to agricultural shortage and famines. D) It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It led to agricultural shortage and famines. 19. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 2009] National Park State A) KanhaNational Park:Madhya Pradesh. B) Sultanpur National Park:Haryana. C) Ranthambore National Park:Gujarat. D) Bandipur National Park:Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ranthambore National Park:Gujarat. 20. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is [SSC Grad 2011] A) Second. B) Third. C) Fourth. D) Fifth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fourth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesTransport And Communication In India Quiz 1Transport And Communication In India Quiz 3Ports QuizRailways QuizTransport And Communication Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books