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lifelines of National economy - NT

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Golden Quadrilateral

b)

Super Highways

c)

National Highways

d)

State Highways

2.

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

a)

Aurangzeb Marg

b)

Sher Shah Suri Marg

c)

Nagarhauli marg

d)

Rohtang Marg

3.

Which one of the following state is NOT connected with the H. V. j. pipeline?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Gujurat

c)

Uttar Pradesh

d)

Maharastra

4.

Identify the given international Airport and write its name.

a)

Chatrapati Sivaji

b)

Raja Sansi

c)

Banda Munda

d)

Birsamunda

5.

Water transport is the (a)   means of transport.

6.

The Southernmost point of North - South corridor is Uri.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Write three merits of Roadways.

4 lines
8.

Which was the first port developed soon after Independence?

a)

HALDIA

b)

KANDLA

c)

MUMBAI

d)

CHENNAI

9.

Which port was developed to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port?

a)

HALDIA

b)

KANDLA

c)

KOCHI

d)

CHENNAI

10.

WHAT DOES THE DEENDAYAL PORT CATER TO?

a)

Convenient handling of exports and imports

b)

Handles highly productive granary and industrial belt

c)

Trade of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

d)

All of the above

11.

Which is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour?

a)

Kochi Port

b)

Deendayal Port

c)

Chennai Port

d)

Mumbai Port

12.

Which port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for this region?

a)

RAJIV GANDHI PORT

b)

RAJASANSI PORT

c)

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

13.

Which Port is the premier iron ore exporting port of the country? This port accounts for about how many per cent of India’s iron ore export?

a)

MUMBAI PORT, 100%

b)

MANGALORE PORT, 70%

c)

MARMAGAO PORT, 50%

d)

MANDAVI PORT, 40%

14.

Name the Port that is located in Karnataka?

a)

MARMAGAO PORT

b)

MANDAVI PORT

c)

NEW MANGALORE PORT

d)

KOCHI PORT

15.

Which is the extreme south-western port, located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour?

a)

KERALA PORT

b)

KOCHI PORT

c)

MUMBAI PORT

d)

MARMAGAO PORT

16.

Which south-eastern port has a natural harbour and rich hinterland?

a)

Tuticorin Port

b)

Thiruvananthapuram Port

c)

Madras Port

d)

Kochi Port

17.

Which port handles a large variety of cargoes to our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, etc. and the coastal regions of India? It also has a flourishing trade.

a)

TUTICORIN PORT

b)

TRIVANDRAM PORT

c)

MADRAS PORT

d)

HUGHLI PORT

18.

Which Port is one of the oldest artificial ports of the country?

a)

MUMBAI PORT

b)

KOLKATTA PORT

c)

CHENNAI PORT

d)

KOCHI PORT

19.

Which is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port? This port was, originally, conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.

a)

NEW MANGALORE PORT

b)

MARMAGAO PORT

c)

TUTICORIN PORT

d)

VISHAKAPATNAM PORT

20.

It is an inland riverine port. This port serves a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Name this port.

a)

KOLKATA PORT

b)

HOOGHLY PORT

c)

HALDIA PORT

d)

BENGAL PORT

21.

Which one of the following is an inland riverine port

a)

Kandla

b)

Tuticorin

c)

Mumbai

d)

Kolkata

22.

Which one of the following countries has the largest telecom network in Asia?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Pakistan

d)

India

23.

The first train was steamed off from

a)

Mumbai to Kalyan

b)

Mumbai to Delhi

c)

Mumbai to Thane

d)

Mumbai to Satara

24.

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

a)

GAIL

b)

NTPC

c)

NHAI

d)

NDDB

25.

Which one of the following is the southernmost international airport in India?

a)

Nedimbacherry

b)

Chhatrapati Shivaji

c)

Raja Sansi

d)

Meenam Bakkam

26.

National Waterways-1 is connecting Allahabad to ..........

a)

Dhubri

b)

Haldia

c)

Puducheri

27.

.......in Gujarat is an example of Tidal Port

a)

Kandla

b)

Paradwip

c)

Marmagao

28.

Pawanhans Helicopters Limited provides helicopter services to....... in its offshore operations

a)

ONGC

b)

TATA STEEL

c)

NTPC

29.

...... is the most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport.

a)

Pipeline

b)

Railways

c)

Airways

30.

.......is one of the oldest artificial ports of the country

a)

KOCHI

b)

CHENNAI

c)

KANDLA

31.

.....is an example of an inland riverine port in India

a)

Mumbai

b)

Kolkata

c)

Marmagao

32.

Raja sansi International airport is situated in ......

a)

Bangalore

b)

Amritsar

c)

Vishakhapatnam

33.

Delhi Inter National Airport is also known as.....

a)

Chatrapati Sivaji Inter National Airport

b)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport

c)

Indira Gandhi International Airport

34.

WHICH TWO OF THE FOLLOWING EXTREME LOCATIONS ARE CONNECTED BY THE NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR ?

a)

KOLKATA AND MUMBAI

b)

KANNIYAKUMARI AND SRINAGAR

c)

PORBANDER AND SILCHAR

d)

MUMBAI AND KANNJYAKUMARI

35.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PORTS IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN COAST ?

a)

MUMBAI

b)

PARADWEEP

c)

KOCHI

d)

PORBANDER

36.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PORTS IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN COAST ?

a)

MUMBAI

b)

PARADWEEP

c)

KOCHI

d)

PORBANDER

37.

HOW MANY NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ARE THERE IN OUT COUNTRY ?

a)

54

b)

69

c)

49

d)

46

38.

WHAT IS BOT ?

a)

BALANCE OF TRADE

b)

BILL ON TOURISM

c)

BILL ON TIGERS

d)

BUILD OPERATE AND TRANSFER

39.

which of following extreme locations are connected by the east -west corridor ?

a)

Mumbai -Nagpur

b)

Mumbai and Kolkata

c)

SILCHAR AND PORBANDAR

d)

NAGPUR AND AND SILIGUDI

40.

WHICH MODE OF TRANSPORT REDUCES TRANS -SHIPMENT LOSSES AND DELAY ?

a)

RAILWAYS

b)

ROADWAYS

c)

PIPELINES

d)

WATERWAYS

41.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATES IS NOT CONNECTED BY H .V .J . PIPELINE ?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Maharashtra

c)

GUJARAT

d)

UTTAR PRADESH

42.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PORTS IS THE DEEPEST LAND -LOCKED AND WELL PROTECTED PORT ALONG THE EAST COAST ?

a)

CNENNAI

b)

PARADIP

c)

TUTICORIN

d)

VISHAKHAPATNAM

43.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IN INDIA ?

a)

PIPELINE

b)

RAILWAYS

c)

ROADWAYS

d)

AIRWAYS

44.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS IS USED TO DESCRIBE TRADE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE COUNTRIES ?

a)

INTERNAL TRADE

b)

INTERNATIONAL

c)

EXTERNAL TRADE

d)

LOCAL TRADE

45.

THE MAIN TYPE OF WATER TRANSPORT IS :

a)

OCEAN

b)

INLAND WATERWAYS

c)

BOTH (A) AND (B)

d)

NONE OF THESE

46.

COUNTRIES LIKE NEPAL AND BHUTAN ARE CALLED :

a)

COASTAL COUNTRIES

b)

LANDLOCKED

c)

GULF COUNTRIES

d)

NONE OF THESE

47.

AIR TRANSPORT WAS NATIONALISED IN THE YEAR :

a)

1948

b)

1953

c)

1970

d)

1090

48.

WHAT IS THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF SUPER HIGHWAYS ?

a)

TO REDUCE TIME AND DISTANCE BETWEEN MEGA CITIES

b)

TO BREAK INTER-STATE BARRIERS

c)

TO COMPETE WITH RAILWAYS IN INDIA

d)

NONE OF THESE

49.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PORTS WAS DEVELOPED TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON KOLKATA PORT ?

a)

HALDIA

b)

PARALIP

c)

VISHAKHAPATNAM

d)

NAVASHEVA

50.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE EASTERN TERMINAL OF EAST -WEST CORRIDOR ?

a)

SHILLONG

b)

SILVASSA

c)

SILCHAR

d)

SINGRAULI

51.

THE FIRST PORT DEVELOPED SOON AFTER INDEPENDENCE IS ___________ .

a)

KANDLA

b)

MUMBAI

c)

KANYAKUMARI

d)

PARADIP

52.

_________ ARE THE CHEAPEST MEANS OF TRANSPORT .

a)

WATERWAYS

b)

ROADWAYS

c)

PIPELINE

d)

RAILWAYS

53.

WHICH IS THE OLDEST ARTIFICIAL PORT OF INDIA ?

a)

CHENNAI

b)

VISHAKHAPATNAM

c)

KOLKATA

d)

KANDLA

54.

WHICH IS THE DEEPEST LANDLOCKED PORT OF INDIA ?

a)

MUMBAI

b)

NEW MANGALORE

c)

PARADIP

d)

KOLKATA

55.

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

a)

Golden Quadrilateral

b)

Super Highways

c)

National Highways

d)

State Highways

56.

National Waterways-1 is connecting Allahabad to ..........

a)

Dhubri

b)

Haldia

c)

Puducherry

d)

Kanpur

57.

.......in Gujarat is an example of Tidal Port

a)

Kandla

b)

Paradwip

c)

Marmagao

d)

Mumbai

58.

Pawanhans Helicopters Limited provides helicopter services to....... in its offshore operations

a)

ONGC

b)

TATA STEEL

c)

NTPC

d)

GAIL

59.

...... is the most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport.

a)

Pipeline

b)

Railways

c)

Airways

d)

Roadways

60.

.....is an example of an inland riverine port in India

a)

Mumbai

b)

Kolkata

c)

Marmagao

d)

Tuticorin

61.

Raja sansi International airport is situated in ......

a)

Bangalore

b)

Amritsar

c)

Vishakhapatnam

d)

Chandigarh

62.

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

a)

Golden Quadrilateral

b)

Super Highways

c)

National Highways

d)

State Highways

63.

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

a)

Rural roads

b)

district roads

c)

border roads

64.

Solids can also be transported through pipelines

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The Ganga river between ------------and Haldia is national waterway 1

a)

Allahabad

b)

Sadiya

c)

Dhubri

66.

What is the name given to the International Airport at Kolkata?

a)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Rajiv Gandhi

d)

Meenambakkam

67.

Which one of the following means of transport is used for carrying solids in a slurry form?

a)

airways

b)

Ships

c)

Railways

d)

Pipelines

68.

Which one of the following is an inland riverine port?

a)

Kandla

b)

Kolkata

c)

Mumbai

d)

Tuticorin

69.

The longest pipeline connects

a)

Koyali to Haldia

b)

Flazira to Jagdishpur

c)

Salaya to Jalandhar

d)

Hazira to Kanpur

70.

The first train was steamed off from

a)

Mumbai to Thane

b)

Mumbai to Satara

c)

Mumbai to Kalyan

d)

Mumbai to Delhi

71.

Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor?

a)

Mumbai and Kolkata

b)

Nagpur and Siliguri

c)

Mumbai and Nagpur

d)

Silchar and Porbandar

72.

Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?

a)

Pipelines

b)

Waterways

c)

Railways

d)

Roadways

73.

. Which one of the following States is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Gujarat

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Maharashtra

74.

Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well protected port along the east coast?

a)

Vishakhapatnam

b)

Tuticorin

c)

Chennai

d)

Paradip

75.

Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?

a)

Roadways

b)

Pipelines

c)

Airways

d)

Railways

76.

Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries?

a)

Internal trade

b)

External trade

c)

Local trade

d)

International trade

77.

The Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways connect

a)

Kashmir-Kanyakumari

b)

Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai and Kolkata

c)

Srinagar-Kanyakumari-Bhopal & Allahabad

d)

Delhi-Silchar-Madurai and Gandhinagar

78.

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

a)

NTPC

b)

NDDB

c)

GAIL

d)

NHAI

79.

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

a)

District roads

b)

Other roads

c)

State highways

d)

National highways

80.

Which organisation constructs and maintains roads in the border areas?

a)

BSF

b)

BRO

c)

Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana

d)

NHAI

81.

Which one of the following is not an advantage of pipeline transportation?

a)

Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high.

b)

Pipelines rule out trans-shipment losses or delays.

c)

Pipelines are used for transporting crude oil and gas from fields to refineries.

d)

Solids can be transported in slurry form through pipelines.

82.

Which of the following regions is suitable to construct railway lines?

a)

Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills

b)

Rajasthan desert

c)

Himalaya mountains

d)

The Northern Plains

83.

___________ has the lowest density of roads in india

a)

Sikkim

b)

Arunachal Pradesh

c)

Jammu and Kashmir

d)

Gujarat

84.

______________ maintains the District Roads.

a)

NHAI

b)

BRO

c)

Zila Parishad

d)

None of the above

85.

Which state has the highest number of roads in India?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Kerala

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