Practice Quiz set 2 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which one of the following ports shown on the rough outline map of India is a riverine port?
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Q-2) How many major sea ports are there in India ?
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India has a long coastline, spanning 7516.6 kilometres, forming one of the biggest peninsulas in the world. It is serviced by 13 major ports (12 government and 1 corporate) and 187 notified minor and intermediate ports. The latest addition to major ports is Port Blair on June 2010, the 13th port in the country.
Q-3) National Inland Navigation Institute (NINI) is situated in
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Q-4) The width between two rails of Broad gauge is
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Q-5) In which industry is Sal Wood used mostly?
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Q-6) Which of the following is not located on the Western Coast of India?
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Q-7) What is the length of shipping canal in Sethusamudram project?
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Q-8) Which of the following cities in India have the Headquarters of more than one Railway Zones ?
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Both Kolkata and Mumbai are the headquarters of two railway zones each. While Mumbai serves as the headquarters of both Central Railway and Western Railway; Kolkata is the headquarters of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway.
Q-9) Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways. - The headquarter of the NorthWestern Railway are located at Jodhpur.
- ‘Indrail Pass’ - a travel - as - you - please ticket has been created especially for freedom fighters and sports persons who have represented India in any game/ sports.
- Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engines and the Indian Railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Q-10) Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
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Based on the number of shipping services calling each port, Mumbai (Nava Sheva) is by far India’s busiest port, having 30 inter-regional shipping services calling its port, according to information from BlueWater Reporting. Eleven of these services only encompass the Asia and ISC trades.