NTSE SAT Geography - Transport Lifelines of National Economy
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
The headquarters of Indian Railways is in
- (a)
Delhi
- (b)
Mumbai
- (c)
Nagpur
- (d)
Chennai
The State Public works Department (SPWD)constructs the
- (a)
State Highways
- (b)
National Highways
- (c)
Border Roads
- (d)
District Roads
The Southern Railway has its headquarters in
- (a)
Chennai
- (b)
Bangaluru
- (c)
Trivandrum
- (d)
Kanyakumari
Match the following
| List-I | List-II |
| a. Island waterways | l. East coast |
| b. Ocean routes | 2. West coast |
| c. Thoothukudi | 3. Canals and Backwaters |
| d. Kandla | 4. Port Trust |
- (a)
A B C D 3 4 1 2 - (b)
A B C D 4 2 1 3 - (c)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (d)
A B C D 2 1 4 3
In International trade,____________transport plays a major role in movement of goods.
- (a)
Roadways
- (b)
Railways
- (c)
Ocean routes
- (d)
Air routes
District roads are maintained by the
- (a)
Municipalities
- (b)
Corporation
- (c)
Cantonment boards
- (d)
State Governments
India ranks___________ among the ship owning countries in the world.
- (a)
fifth
- (b)
tenth
- (c)
sixteenth
- (d)
eleventh
Airport authority of India was constituted in
- (a)
1995
- (b)
1990
- (c)
1992
- (d)
1994
The largest portal network in the world is in
- (a)
America
- (b)
Britain
- (c)
India
- (d)
France
Internet is a vast network of
- (a)
Televisions
- (b)
Radios
- (c)
Computers
- (d)
Post office
Edusat programmes are promoted by____________Department
- (a)
Transport
- (b)
Communication
- (c)
Commerce & Industry
- (d)
None of the above
Gauge is the term stating
- (a)
the place where there is provision of loading and unloading of ships
- (b)
the place on the sea coast
- (c)
the high pedestal built along the coastline
- (d)
the width before the two rails of the railway line
Gateway is the name given to
- (a)
harbour
- (b)
port
- (c)
dock
- (d)
tidal port
Which of the following locations are joined by the eastwest corridor?
- (a)
Mumbai and Nagpur
- (b)
Mumbai and Kolkata
- (c)
Silcher and Porbandar
- (d)
Nagpur and Siligudi
The rail gauge with a track width of 1.676 m is
- (a)
broad guage
- (b)
metre guage
- (c)
narrow guage
- (d)
none of these
Kochi in Kerala is the example of which port of the following
- (a)
Tidal Port
- (b)
Natural Harbour
- (c)
Artificial Harbour
- (d)
Recently developed
What does QMS stand for?
- (a)
Quickly Medical Service
- (b)
Quick Mail Service
- (c)
Quickly Mother Dairy Service
- (d)
None of these
Which of the following is not the factor, which influences the distribution of railway in the country?
- (a)
Physiographic factors
- (b)
Economic factors
- (c)
Administrative factors
- (d)
Political factors
Air travel is transport in north-eastern parts of India due to
- (a)
the prosperity of people of this region
- (b)
the less expensive mode of transport
- (c)
heavy rains are liable to damage roads and railways
- (d)
all of the above
Which one of the following ports has a natural harbour and a rich hinterland?
- (a)
Chennai
- (b)
Vishakhapatnam
- (c)
Paradip
- (d)
Tuticorin
Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries?
- (a)
Internal trade
- (b)
International trade
- (c)
External trade
- (d)
Local trade
The first train was steamed off from
- (a)
Mumbai to Kalyan
- (b)
Mumbai to Delhi
- (c)
Mumbai to Thane
- (d)
Mumbai to Satara
Indian railways are divided into zones
- (a)
20
- (b)
9
- (c)
16
- (d)
18
Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
- (a)
Railways
- (b)
Roadways
- (c)
Pipeline
- (d)
Waterways
The longest pipeline connects
- (a)
Hazira to Kanpur
- (b)
Salaya to Jalandhar
- (c)
Hazira to Jagdishpur
- (d)
Koyali to Haldia
Who maintains the border roads?
- (a)
BRO
- (b)
NHI
- (c)
SPWD
- (d)
CPWD
What is the total route length of the Indian railways?
- (a)
68221
- (b)
6522
- (c)
60221
- (d)
63221
Which is the cheapest means of transport?
- (a)
Airways
- (b)
Water ways
- (c)
Roadways
- (d)
Railways
What is the length of the coast line of India:
- (a)
7516.6km
- (b)
8516.6km
- (c)
6516.6km
- (d)
9516.6km
Name the deepest land locked port
- (a)
Kolkata
- (b)
Chennai
- (c)
Mumbai
- (d)
Vishakhapatnam
