lifelines of national economy Q2

Railways are the principal mode of transportation for......

• Gold and Silver

• Freight and passengers

• Vegetables and Fruit

• None

Railways conduct which type of activity.....

• Business

• Sightseeing

• Pilgrimage

• All

The 1st train steamed off from Mumbai to......

• Delhi

• Chennai

• Kolkata

• Thane

The Indian Railway network runs on .........

• Broad Guage

• Metro Gauge

• Narrow Guage

• All

Narrow Gauge railway line is found in

• the Northern Plains

• the hilly areas of Darjeeling, Shillong and Ooty

• deserts of Rajasthan

• the Central Highlands

The distribution pattern of the railway network in the country has been largely influenced by .............. factors.

• Physiographic

• Economic

• Administrative

• Physiographic, Economic and Administrative

Which of the following is the headquarter of South-Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway zones?

• Kolkata

• Kharagpur

• Bhubneshwar

• Mumbai

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.

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true and R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

A): Railways are the most important mode of transport in India.

R): Railway make it possible to conduct multifarious activities along with goods transportation over long distances.

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

The problems faced by railways are........

• Travelling without ticket

• Thefts and damaging of railway property

• pulling chain unnecessarily to stop train

• All