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Transport in Modern Times

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

THE MEANS OF TRANSPORT is KNOWN AS THE ______________________ OF A COUNTRY'S ECONOMY.

a)

BACKBONE

b)

SUPPORT

c)

LIFELINES

d)

PASSPORT

2.

THE ___________ HIGHWAYS ACT AS THE MAIN ROAD NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY BY LINKING ALL STATES OF INDIA.

a)

STATE

b)

LOCAL

c)

NATIONAL

d)

OTHERS

3.

Pipelines were used earlier to transport ___________.

a)

OIL

b)

WATER

c)

SOLID

d)

PETROL

4.

NOW A DAYS ____________ TICKET RESERVATION IN INDIAN RAILWAYS CAN BE DONE.

a)

MANUALLY

b)

COMPUTERISED

c)

FIRST COME FIRST

d)

RANDOM

5.

WHICH IS THE BUSIEST AIR-ROUTE OF OUR COUNTRY?

a)

MUMBAI-CHENNANI

b)

DELHI-GOA

c)

CHENNAI-DELHI

d)

MUMBAI-DELHI

6.

HELICOPTERS ARE USED FOR MEDIA REPORTING, SURVEY AND __________________________ SERVICES.

a)

EMERGENCY

b)

ADDITIONAL

c)

EXTRA

d)

LUXURY

7.

WHICH WATER TRANSPORT IS MAINLY USED FOR TRADE & TOURISM.

a)

OVERSEAS

b)

INLAND

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE

8.

WHICH WATER TRANSPORT IS MAINLY FOR TRADE & TOURISM?

a)

OVERSEAS

b)

INLAND

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE

9.

CRUDE OIL IS SUPPLIED TO OIL REFINIRIES THROUGH ___________.

a)

TRUCKS

b)

PIPES

c)

TRAINS

d)

TANKERS

10.

Vehicles like cycles and rickshaws move on _____________.

a)

petrol

b)

CNG

c)

PNG

d)

Our Muscular Energy

11.

Which of the following menas of transport is more expensive?

a)

Air conditioned Bus

b)

Aeroplane

c)

Car

d)

Super fast Train

12.

When was Indian Railways was nationalised?

a)

1950

b)

1951

c)

1948

d)

1949

13.

The first train was steamed off from _____________

a)

Mumbai to Kalyan

b)

Mumbai to Delhi

c)

Mumbai to Thane

d)

Mumbai to Sitara

14.

Which mode of transportation reduce the possibility of losses and delays?

a)

Railways

b)

Roadways

c)

Pipelines

d)

Waterways

15.

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

a)

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

b)

Solids can be transported in slurry form through pipelines.

c)

Pipelines rule out trans-shipment losses or delays.

d)

Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high.

16.

Choose the correct option . Car: Petrol:: Truck : ____

a)

Petrol

b)

Diesel

c)

CNG

d)

PNG

17.

Who invented first airplane?

a)

Wright Brothers

b)

Cook Brothers

c)

Lehman Brothers

d)

Thomas Brothers

18.

_________have emerged as the most comfortable and clean mode of the transport in cities.

a)

Buses

b)

Auto- rickshaw

c)

Metros

d)

Railways

19.

Inland Waterways consists of _____________.

a)

network of towers

b)

network of rivers, canals

c)

seas and oceans

d)

network of railways

20.

The decomposed remains of plants and animals is called _____________.

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Vegetables

d)

Pulses

21.

Example of renewable sources of energy is-

a)

Petrol

b)

diesel

c)

Solar Energy

d)

fossil fuels

22.

Best means of transport is _______________

a)

Jumping

b)

racing

c)

cycling

d)

hoping

23.

In ancient times, people used to go from one place to another on ________________.

a)

Car

b)

Airplane

c)

Foot

d)

Bus

24.

Sher Shah Suri Marg is also known as ___________.

a)

National Highway no 6

b)

National Highway no 1

c)

National Highway no 4

25.

Lifeline of a Country's Economy is ______________.

a)

Means of Communication

b)

Transport system

c)

Infrastructure

26.

First monorail in India.

a)

Delhi monorail

b)

Mumbai monorail

c)

Kolkata monorail

27.

Name two types of waterways.

a)

Inland

b)

Overseas

c)

Both of the above

28.

The length of India's coastline is ___________.

a)

7618km

b)

7617km

c)

7716km

29.

National Highway link all______ of India.

a)

Cities

b)

States

c)

Capitals

30.

Full form of CNG is -

a)

Conducive Natural Gas

b)

Compressed Nano Gas

c)

Compressed Natural Gas

d)

Composite Nature Gas

31.

The roads that connect State capital with different districts within the state is known as ________________.

a)

National Highways

b)

State Highways

c)

District Roads

d)

Village Roads

32.

Branch roads that connect district headquarters with other places of district is known as _____________.

a)

National Highways

b)

State Highways

c)

District Roads

d)

Village Roads

33.

Roads constructed and maintained along borders of India are known as ________________.

a)

District Roads

b)

Village Roads

c)

Border Roads

d)

State Highways

34.

When was the first train steamed off in India?

a)

1851

b)

1852

c)

1853

d)

1854

35.

Oldest means of transport is _____________.

a)

Waterways

b)

Airways

c)

Pipelines

d)

Car

36.

Fastest but costly mode of transport is _________________.

a)

Roadways

b)

Railways

c)

Pipelines

d)

Airways

37.

To reduce traffic on roads we should use ______________.

a)

Private Transport

b)

Public Transport

38.

1. The environment friendly fuel is-

a)

CNG

b)

Petrol

c)

Diesel

39.

1. The problems created by increase in number of vehicles are-

a)

Traffic jams

b)

Pollution

c)

Accidents

d)

All of the above

40.

(a)   also support other means of transport like railways, waterways, airways etc.