Practice Transportation ports system of india - 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) Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the map, the one indicating a tidal port is
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Q-3) The National Highway from Delhi to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered
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Q-4) If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?
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Q-5) 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-6) Two National Highways i.e., Srinagar - Kanyakumari Highway and Silchar - Porbandar Highway, which are constructed under National Highway Development Project shall meet at
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Q-7) Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland ?
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Mumbai is the largest and most important port along the western coast of India. It was devel-oped during the colonial rule when the headquarters of the East India Company was shifted from Surat to Mumbai in 1672. Mumbai port has a vast hinterland extending over Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, northwest-ern Andhra Pradesh, eastern Gujarat and Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh and south-western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Q-8) Which of the following States became the first State where the railway track was made on the PPP model?
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Q-9) Which of the following ports of India is an open sea port?
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Q-10) Mormugao sea port is situated in
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Q-11) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Ports)
(Location)
A. Kandla
1. Maharashtra
B. Nhava Sheva
2. Odisha
C. Paradip
3. Tamil Nadu
D. Tuticorin
4. Gujarat
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| (Ports) | (Location) |
| A. Kandla | 1. Maharashtra |
| B. Nhava Sheva | 2. Odisha |
| C. Paradip | 3. Tamil Nadu |
| D. Tuticorin | 4. Gujarat |
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Q-12) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Shipyards)
(States)
A. Garden Reach
1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Hindustan Shipyard
2. Maharashtra
C. Mazgaon Docks
3. Kerala
D. Cochin Shipyard
4. West Bengal
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| (Shipyards) | (States) |
| A. Garden Reach | 1. Andhra Pradesh |
| B. Hindustan Shipyard | 2. Maharashtra |
| C. Mazgaon Docks | 3. Kerala |
| D. Cochin Shipyard | 4. West Bengal |
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Q-13) Which of the following towns is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
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The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India’s four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts.
Four other top ten metropolises:
- Bangalore,
- Pune,
- Ahmedabad, and
- Surat is also served by the network.
Then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee laid the foundation stone for the project on January 6, 1999. The largest highway project in India is the first phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP).
Q-14) Where is Raja Sansi International Airport?
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Q-15) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(State)
(Tourist Centre)
A. Jammu and Kashmir
1. Udvada
B. Himachal Pradesh
2. Point Calimere
C. Gujarat
3. Gulmarg
D. Tamil Nadu
4. Kasauli
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| (State) | (Tourist Centre) |
| A. Jammu and Kashmir | 1. Udvada |
| B. Himachal Pradesh | 2. Point Calimere |
| C. Gujarat | 3. Gulmarg |
| D. Tamil Nadu | 4. Kasauli |
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Q-16) The ports located along the eastern coast of India are :
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Ports on the east coast of India are: Kolkata-Haldia (riverine port); Paradeep (exports raw iron to Japan); Visakhapatnam (deepest port); Chennai (oldest and artifical); Ennore (most modern) and Tuticorin (southernmost).
Q-17) ..... carries 40 percent of road traffic of India.
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Q-18) Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
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The Golden Quadrilateralproject was launched by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001.The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. It is the largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world.
Q-19) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in :
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, also known as Hyderabad International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, south of downtown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is the second publicprivate partnership venture in the Indian airports, the first being the Cochin International Airport.
Q-20) Which is the longest National Highway of India?
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