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  • Question 1
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    Delhi and Mumbai are connected by
    Solution
    National Highway 8 (NH 8), is a National Highway in India that connects the Indian capital city of New Delhi with the Indian Financial capital city of Mumbai. The highway passes through the State capitals of Gandhinagar and Jaipur, as well as important cities like Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara.
  • Question 2
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    Pipeline transport network in India is used to transport which of the following?

    a. Water
    b. Crude oil
    c. Natural gas
    d. Slurry
    Solution
    Pipelines are used extensively to transport liquids and gases such as water, crude oil, petroleum, and natural gas for an uninterrupted flow. Water supplied through pipelines is familiar to all. Cooking gas or LPG is supplied through pipelines in many parts of the world. Pipelines can also be used to transport liquefied coal. In New Zealand, milk is supplied through pipelines from farms to factories. Solids are transported via pipelines once they are converted into slurry.
  • Question 3
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    Which of the following statements is/are correct?

    a. Indian Railways has been a great integrating force for more than 200 years.
    b. Indian Railways has now reorganised itself in 18 zones.
    c. The Indian Railway network runs on multiple gauge operations.
    Solution
    Apart from an important means of transport, the Indian Railways has been a great integrating force for more than 150 years.
    The Indian Railways' operations are currently divided into 18 zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarter. There are a total of 73 divisions at present.
    The 18 zones are: Central Railway, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, East Coast Railway, Northern Railway, North Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, North Frontier Railway, North Western Railway, Southern Railway, South Central Railway, South Eastern Railway, South East Central Railway, South Western Railway, Western Railway, West Central Railway, Kokata Metro Railway is the Zone in place of Konkan Railway and South Coast Zone- Visakhapatnam.
    Indian Railways currently has four different gauges: the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge, and two narrow gauges 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) and 2 ft (610 mm).
  • Question 4
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    Which of the following states has the highest density of roads in India?
    Solution
    Kerala has the highest road density in India followed by Tripura. Kerala has a road network of 5,268.69 km per 1,000 sq km.
  • Question 5
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    Which of the following ports is a landlocked port?

    Solution

    The Deepest landlocked port in India is Vishakhapatnam, AP. The port which is encircled by land from all sides with a water passage towards the sea or ocean is termed as a land-locked port. It is often called "The Jewel of the East Coast", situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh, located on the eastern shore of India. It is nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and facing the Bay of Bengal to the east.

  • Question 6
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    Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

    a. Kandla in Kuchchh was the first port developed soon after independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port.
    b. Kandla is a riverine port.
    c. It caters to the convenient handling of exports and imports of highly productive granary and industrial belt of northern and western India.
    Solution
    Kandla in Kuchchh was the first port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port, in the wake of loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after the Partition. Kandla is a tidal port. It caters to the convenient handling of exports and imports of highly productive granary and industrial belt stretching across the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
  • Question 7
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    Which of the following statements is/are correct?

    a. Air transport was nationalised in 1955.
    b. Alliance Air, Indian Airlines, private scheduled airlines and non-scheduled operators provide domestic air services.
    c. Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. provides helicopter services to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in its off-shore operations.
    Solution
    Under the Air Corporations Act of 1953 that came into force on 28 May 1953, Parliament voted to nationalise nine airlines — Air India Ltd., Air Services of India Ltd., Airways (India) Ltd., Bharat Airways Ltd., Deccan Airways Ltd., Himalayan Aviation Ltd., Indian National Airways Ltd., Kalinga Airlines, and the Air India International Ltd — and replaced them with Indian Airlines and Air India International. The function of the corporations was to provide safe, efficient, adequate, economical and properly coordinated air transport services, whether internal or international or both. Alliance Air, Indian Airlines, private scheduled airlines and non-scheduled operators provide domestic air services. Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. provides helicopter services to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in its off-shore operations.
  • Question 8
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    Which of the following statements is/are correct?

    a. Doordarshan, the national television channel of India, is one of the largest terrestrial networks in the world.
    b. Most number of newspapers published in the country are in English.
    c. The Central Board of Film Certification is the authority to certify both Indian and foreign films.
    Solution
    DD-1 (National Channel) is the largest terrestrial network in the world covering about 91.2% population and 79% land area of the country.
    The top three states having the largest number of publications were Uttar Pradesh (16,130), Maharashtra (14,394) and Delhi (12,177). In terms of language, Hindi has the largest number of publications at 42,493 followed by English at 13,661 and Marathi at 7,818.
    The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952. The Central Board of Film Certification is the authority to certify both Indian and foreign films.
  • Question 9
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    To facilitate quick delivery of mails in large towns and cities, six mail channels have been introduced. Which among the following is not a mail channel?
    Solution
    In order to facilitate quick delivery of mails, six mail channels have been introduced. These six mail channels are: Rajdhani Channel. Metro Channel, Green Channel, Business Channel, Bulk Mail Channel, and Periodical Channel.
  • Question 10
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    Which of the following commodities are exported by India?
    Solution
    Gems and jewellery are the commodities are exported by India. The Indian Gems and Jewellery (G&J) sector is one of the largest in the world, contributing around 29 per cent to the global jewellery consumption. The sector employs over 4.64 million employees and is home to over 300,000 gems and jewellery players.
  • Question 11
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    Which of the following is a tidal harbour?
    Solution
    Kolkata port is also popularly known as tidal port. It is located in West bengal. Being a tidal port it requires constant dredging of hoogly. Haldia port was developed as a subsidary port in order the relieve the growing pressure on Kolkata port.
  • Question 12
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    Which of the following ports is an artificial harbour?
    Solution
    Chennai port is an artificial harbour of India. Chennai port is known for its Coastal breakwater, artificial, large seaport type of harbor. India has a coastline spanning 7516.6 km, forming one of the biggest peninsulas in the world.
  • Question 13
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    Which of the following commodities are mostly imported by India?
    Solution
    Electronic items weigh heavily on India's trade deficit. Relentlessly rising imports of electronic items, especially mobile phones pose a risk to the country's current account deficit (CAD). Nearly 50% of the total electronic products sold in India are imported from other countries. The proportion of components that are imported and feed India's total demand for electronics is even higher, at approximately 75%-80%.
  • Question 14
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    Which of the following is the premier iron exporting port in India?
    Solution
    Mormugao is a sub-district and a municipal council in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is Goa's main port.. Ever since it was accorded the status of a Major Port in 1963, the Mormugao port has contributed immensely to growth of maritime trade in India. It is the leading iron ore exporting port of India with an annual throughput of around 27.33 million tonnes of iron ore traffic.
  • Question 15
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    For which of the following types of tourism do foreign tourists visit India?

    a. Heritage tourism
    b. Adventure tourism
    c. Cultural tourism
    d. Medical tourism
    e. Business tourism
    Solution
    About 10.89 million foreign tourists visited India in 2019, an increase of 3.1% from the year before according to the the tourism ministry. The foreign tourists visit India for heritage tourism, adventure tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism and business tourism.
  • Question 16
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    Which of the following statements is/are correct?

    a. India has inland navigation waterways of 14,500 km in length.
    b. Less than 6000 km of waterways are navigable by mechanised vehicles.
    c. Some waterways have been declared as National Waterways by the government.
    Solution
    India has an extensive network of inland waterways in the form of rivers, canals, backwaters and creeks. The total navigable length is 14,500 km (9,000 mi), out of which about 5,200 km (3,200 mi) of river and 4,000 km (2,500 mi) of canal can be used by mechanized crafts. There are 111 National Waterways in the country today, after 106 waterways were declared as National Waterways, adding to the list of 5 existing NW, in 2016. Some of the National Waterways in the country are already operational/navigable and are being used for transportation.
  • Question 17
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    Which of the following means of transport is/are the cheapest for carrying heavy and bulky goods?
    Solution
    Waterways are the cheapest means of transport. They are most suitable for carrying heavy and bulky goods. It is a fuel-efficient and environment friendly mode of transport. India has inland navigation waterways of 14,500 km in length.
  • Question 18
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    Match the following:

    Rivers National Waterways
    a. The river Ganga between Allahabad and Haldia 1. NW-1
    b. The West-Coast Canal in Kerala 2. NW-2
    c. The river Brahmaputra between Sadiya and Dhubri 3. NW-3
    Solution
    The National Waterway 1 or NW-1 or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Haldia to Prayagraj across the Ganges, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river systems. It is 1,620 km long, making it the longest waterway in India. National Waterway 2 is a section of the Brahmaputra River having a length of 891 km between the Bangladesh border near Dhubri and Sadiya in Assam. The West Coast Canal or National Waterway No 3 is a 168-km stretch of this inland navigational route located in Kerala, India and runs from Kollam to Kottapuram and was declared a National Waterway in 1993.
  • Question 19
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    Which of the following ports is not situated on the West coast of India?
    Solution
    Visakhapatnam Port is one of 12 major ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India's third largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast. It is located midway between the Chennai and Kolkata Ports. Visakhapatnam Port is the deepest landlocked port of India situated on the East coast of the country.
  • Question 20
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    Which of the following is the longest national highway?
    Solution
    NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
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