-Lifelines of Indian Economy-Roadways

Who is responsible for movement of goods and services from their supply locations to demand locations?

• Industrialist

• Manufacturer

• Trader

• Consumer

What are the reasons for the growing importance of road transport vis-à-vis rail transport?

• Railways are expensive mode of travel and cargo

• roads can traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography

• Roads are more popular medium of travelling

• Railways are more restrictin

What are state highways?

• Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters

• Roads linking different districts in a state

• Roads linking a state capital with other state capitals

• Roads linking State capital with important cities

National Highway No 1between Delhi and Amritsar is also known as -

• Aurangzeb Marg

• Sher Shah Suri Marg

• Nagarhauli marg

• Rohtang Marg

East West corridor connects

• Porbandar to Silchar

• Srinagar to Kanyakumari

• Uri to Silchar

The Roads which received special impetus under the Pradhanmantri Grameen Sadak Yojna

• Rural roads

• district roads

• border roads

The roads that connects all the metro cities in India is known as -

• Golden Quadrilateral

• Super Highways

• National Highways

• State Highways

The Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways connect

• (a) Delhi-Silchar-Madurai and Gandhinagar

• (b) Srinagar-Kanyakumari-Bhopal & Allahabad

• (c) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai and Kolkata

• (d) Kashmir-Kanyakumari

The highway projects in India are being implemented by which organisation?

• (a) GAIL

• (b) NTPC

• (c) NHAI

• (d) NDDB

Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as

• (a) National highways

• (b) District roads

• (c) State highways

• (d) Other roads