Practice Quiz set 5 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi ?
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National Highway 2, commonly referred as Delhi– Kolkata Road, is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India.
Q-2) The first railway line in India was started in the year.
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Q-3) The railways in India was first opened in
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Q-4) The State which produces largest number of orchids in India is
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Sikkim is the largest producer of orchids in India. The state is home to an amazing 450 species of exotic orchids alone. Annually, around 20 million stalks of orchids are produced in Sikkim. Sikkim, owing to its climatic conditions, has developed as a natural hub of orchids.
Q-5) Mormugao sea port is situated in
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Q-6) Which of the following is not a harbour?
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Q-7) The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port is south of Mumbai in Maharashtra. Also known as Nava Sheva, it is the largest container port in India. The port was created to relieve pressure on Mumbai Port, then the pre-eminent port of India.
Q-8) Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as a, b, c and d in the given map with their respective names and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list of ports List : (Ports of Pondicherry) 1. Karaikal 2. Mahe 3. Pondicherry 4. Yanam Code (a) (b) (c) (d)
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Q-9) Which among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
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Q-10) In the last fifty years the length of Indian rails has increased approximately by
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The Indian Railways has three gauges: broad gauge (1.676 meters), meters gauge (1 metre) and narrow gauge (0.762 and 0.610 metre). In 1950-51, the combined route kilometres of these gauges were 53,597.
In 1995-96 the route length rose to 62,915 km showing a total increase of 9,336 m which represents an increase of 17.42 per cent and an average annual increase of 0.38 per cent which was the highest in the Sixth Plan (2.9 per cent), followed by the First Plan (1.3 per cent).