indian transportation & ports system section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Chennai Port is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. It was a major travel port before becoming a major container port.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (c)

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.

Answer: (b)

Konkan Railway runs from Mangalore in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and the Western Ghats. Its Line length is 738 km, and its Track length is 738 km.

The route is a single-line track and is not electrified. Although it has been designed for high-speed traffic of 160 kilometres per hour, the fastest train on the route, the Trivandrum Rajdhani Express, at present runs at a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour. The route is open to both freight and passenger traffic.

The line, which runs parallel to the Arabian Sea coastline, offers some of the most spectacular views of any Indian rail journey. The Konkan railway route intersects national highway NH-17 at many places

Answer: (c)