indian transportation & ports system section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (d)

(NH-2) National Highway 2, commonly referred to 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.

The road is the part of National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over 1465 km from Delhi to Kolkata.

The kilometre counts in each of the states are

1. Delhi (12),
2. Haryana (74),
3. Uttar Pradesh (752),
4. Bihar (202),
5. Jharkhand (190), and
6. West Bengal (235).

Answer: (c)

Mazagon Dock is situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India’s prime shipyard that manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy, and offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling. It also builds tankers, cargo bulk carriers, passenger ships and ferries.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

A natural harbour is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. Many such harbours are rias. Bombay port and Kandla port have natural harbours. Kochi also has a natural harbour.

Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second-largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal.

Being the third oldest port among the 12 major ports of India, it is over 125 years old, although maritime trade started way back in 1639 on the seashore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks.