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Lifelines of National Economy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The National Highway no 1 is also known as

a)

Mahatma Gandhi Marg

b)

Sher Shah Suri Marg

c)

Golden Quadrilateral

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru Road

2.

Trade carried in cities, towns and villages is called

a)

External trade

b)

Local trade

c)

internal trade

d)

International trade

3.

The Indian National Highways are maintained by the department of

a)

National Highway Authority of India

b)

State Public Works Department

c)

Zila Parisad

d)

Central Public Works Department

4.

Which one of the following Organizations constructs Border roads in India?

a)

PWD

b)

CPWD

c)

BRO

d)

NHAI

5.

World has become a global village due to which of the following?

a)

Transport and communication

b)

International Trade

c)

Engineering Industry

d)

Electronic Industry

6.

Which is the cheapest mode of transport in India?

a)

Waterways

b)

Roadways

c)

Railways

d)

Airways

7.

Border Roads Organization was established in

a)

1950

b)

1955

c)

1960

d)

1958

8.

The Longest Highway of

India is

a)

National Highway-8

b)

National Highway-7

c)

National Highway-1

d)

National Highway-15

9.

The full form of NHAI is

a)

National Highway Academy of India

b)

Northern Highway Authority of India

c)

New Highway Authority of India

d)

National Highway Authority of India

10.

Delhi and Mumbai are connected by

a)

N.H.-15

b)

N.H.-1

c)

N.H.-7

d)

N.H.-8

11.

The National Highway that covers most of the Rajasthan is

a)

N.H.-15

b)

N.H.-8

c)

N.H.-1

d)

N.H.-2

12.

The air transport was nationalised in the year

a)

1947

b)

1950

c)

1953

d)

1957

13.

Which port is the major iron ore exporting port of the country?

a)

Mumbai port

b)

Marmagao port

c)

Paradip port

d)

Kandla port

14.

The biggest port is

a)

Mumbai port

b)

Marmagao port

c)

New Mangalore port

d)

Kanla port

15.

The extreme south-western port is

a)

Tuticorin port

b)

Kochchi port

c)

New Mangalore port

d)

Kandla port

16.

National Waterway No. 1 is navigable between which of the following places?

a)

Sadiya and Dhubri

b)

Allahabad and Haldia

c)

Udyogamandal and Champakkara

d)

Kottapuram and Komman

17.

port was developed as a subsidiary port in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port.

a)

Haldia

b)

Kochi

c)

Kandla

d)

Vishakhapatnam

18.

Which one of the following is considered as the first-class mail by the Indian postal network?

a)

Cards and envelopes

b)

Registered periodicals

c)

Book packets

d)

Registered newspapers

19.

Narrow Gauge railway line is found in

a)

the Northern Plains

b)

the hilly areas of Darjeeling, Shillong and Ooty

c)

deserts of Rajasthan

d)

the Central Highlands

20.

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.