WorksheetsTransport in Modern Times
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
THE MEANS OF TRANSPORT is KNOWN AS THE ______________________ OF A COUNTRY'S ECONOMY.
BACKBONE
SUPPORT
LIFELINES
PASSPORT
THE ___________ HIGHWAYS ACT AS THE MAIN ROAD NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY BY LINKING ALL STATES OF INDIA.
STATE
LOCAL
NATIONAL
OTHERS
Pipelines were used earlier to transport ___________.
OIL
WATER
SOLID
PETROL
NOW A DAYS ____________ TICKET RESERVATION IN INDIAN RAILWAYS CAN BE DONE.
MANUALLY
COMPUTERISED
FIRST COME FIRST
RANDOM
WHICH IS THE BUSIEST AIR-ROUTE OF OUR COUNTRY?
MUMBAI-CHENNANI
DELHI-GOA
CHENNAI-DELHI
MUMBAI-DELHI
HELICOPTERS ARE USED FOR MEDIA REPORTING, SURVEY AND __________________________ SERVICES.
EMERGENCY
ADDITIONAL
EXTRA
LUXURY
WHICH WATER TRANSPORT IS MAINLY USED FOR TRADE & TOURISM.
OVERSEAS
INLAND
BOTH
NONE
WHICH WATER TRANSPORT IS MAINLY FOR TRADE & TOURISM?
OVERSEAS
INLAND
BOTH
NONE
CRUDE OIL IS SUPPLIED TO OIL REFINIRIES THROUGH ___________.
TRUCKS
PIPES
TRAINS
TANKERS
Vehicles like cycles and rickshaws move on _____________.
petrol
CNG
PNG
Our Muscular Energy
Which of the following menas of transport is more expensive?
Air conditioned Bus
Aeroplane
Car
Super fast Train
When was Indian Railways was nationalised?
1950
1951
1948
1949
The first train was steamed off from _____________
Mumbai to Kalyan
Mumbai to Delhi
Mumbai to Thane
Mumbai to Sitara
Which mode of transportation reduce the possibility of losses and delays?
Railways
Roadways
Pipelines
Waterways
Which one of the following is not an advantage of pipeline transportation?
Pipelines are used for transporting crude oil and gas from fields to refineries.
Solids can be transported in slurry form through pipelines.
Pipelines rule out trans-shipment losses or delays.
Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high.
Choose the correct option . Car: Petrol:: Truck : ____
Petrol
Diesel
CNG
PNG
Who invented first airplane?
Wright Brothers
Cook Brothers
Lehman Brothers
Thomas Brothers
_________have emerged as the most comfortable and clean mode of the transport in cities.
Buses
Auto- rickshaw
Metros
Railways
Inland Waterways consists of _____________.
network of towers
network of rivers, canals
seas and oceans
network of railways
The decomposed remains of plants and animals is called _____________.
Renewable resources
Fossil fuels
Vegetables
Pulses
Example of renewable sources of energy is-
Petrol
diesel
Solar Energy
fossil fuels
Best means of transport is _______________
Jumping
racing
cycling
hoping
In ancient times, people used to go from one place to another on ________________.
Car
Airplane
Foot
Bus
Sher Shah Suri Marg is also known as ___________.
National Highway no 6
National Highway no 1
National Highway no 4
Lifeline of a Country's Economy is ______________.
Means of Communication
Transport system
Infrastructure
First monorail in India.
Delhi monorail
Mumbai monorail
Kolkata monorail
Name two types of waterways.
Inland
Overseas
Both of the above
The length of India's coastline is ___________.
7618km
7617km
7716km
National Highway link all______ of India.
Cities
States
Capitals
Full form of CNG is -
Conducive Natural Gas
Compressed Nano Gas
Compressed Natural Gas
Composite Nature Gas
The roads that connect State capital with different districts within the state is known as ________________.
National Highways
State Highways
District Roads
Village Roads
Branch roads that connect district headquarters with other places of district is known as _____________.
National Highways
State Highways
District Roads
Village Roads
Roads constructed and maintained along borders of India are known as ________________.
District Roads
Village Roads
Border Roads
State Highways
When was the first train steamed off in India?
1851
1852
1853
1854
Oldest means of transport is _____________.
Waterways
Airways
Pipelines
Car
Fastest but costly mode of transport is _________________.
Roadways
Railways
Pipelines
Airways
To reduce traffic on roads we should use ______________.
Private Transport
Public Transport
1. The environment friendly fuel is-
CNG
Petrol
Diesel
1. The problems created by increase in number of vehicles are-
Traffic jams
Pollution
Accidents
All of the above
(a) also support other means of transport like railways, waterways, airways etc.
