Transport: Information with explanations and questions about transportation for various recruitment exams like GPSTR, TET, HSTR, SDA, FDA, PSI, PC.
1. What is the approximate length of Konkan Railway?
1) 580 kms
2) 760 kms
3) 940 kms
4) 1050 kms
Ans:- 2) 760 kms
• Konkan Railway: It is a railway operated by Konkan Railway Corporation.
• The headquarters is located in CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
• 756.258.. (469.912.) connects the states of Karnataka. It connects from Roha, Maharashtra to Thokur, Karnataka.
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2. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is
1) Second
2) Third
3) Fourth
4) Fifth
Ans:- 3) Fourth
• Indian Railways (IR)
• It is the national railway system of India, managed by the Ministry of Railways. It covers a length of 16 67,368 : (41,834 ) 1,21,407 : .
• India’s railway network is the fourth largest in the world in terms of size.
• Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway in the world, with the US, Russia and China in the top three. It carries around 23 million passengers daily and around 1060 million tonnes of freight in a year.
• The country with the highest track density is Belgium in Europe, with 1 km of rail track for every 6.5 km of area.
• Railways account for 90 percent of Russia’s total transportation.
• The only transcontinental railway line connects Buenos Aires (Argentina) with Valparaiso (Chile) through the Andes Mountains via a salt marsh at an altitude of 3900 m.
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3. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India ?
1) Kandla
2) Vishakhapatnam
3) Karikal
4) Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Ans:- 2) Vishakhapatnam
• Visakhapatnam Port is one of the major ports in India.
• This port is located on the east coast of India. The west coast includes the ports of Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore, JNPT, Marmagao and Cochin.
• Mumbai is the largest natural harbor in India.
• The ports on the east coast are Chennai, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Kolkata and Enor, and the port of Port Blair is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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4. Which is the artificial port of India?
1) Kandla
2) Mangalore
3) Chennai or Madras
4) Haldia
Ans:- 3) Chennai or Madras
• Chennai Port was earlier known as Madras Port. It is one of the oldest artificial ports on the East Coast.
• A still undeveloped maritime trade began in 1639 on the coast of Madras.
• It was officially opened in 1881.
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5. How many major sea ports are there in India?
1)6
2)9
3) 10
4) 14
Ans:- 4) 14
• India has a coastline of 7516.6 km (including islands).
• 14 ports:
• Port of Kochi, Kerala
• Gujarat’s Kandla,
• Haldia, West Bengal,
• Kolkata Port,
• Marmagao, Goa,
• Mangalore, Karnataka,
• Port of Mumbai in Maharashtra,
• Paradip, Odisha,
• Jawaharlal Nehru arrived,
• Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar.
• Ennore & Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu,
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6. Which of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah?
1) Shatabdi Express
2) Thar Express
3) Maitree Express
4) Samjhauta Express
Ans:- 4) Samjhauta Express
• Samjhauta Express:- It runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan.
• Shatabdi Express:- Trains for tourism, pilgrimage and trade
• It is a series of fast (called superfast in India) passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect metro cities with other major cities for commuting purposes.
• Thar Express:- This is an international passenger train that connects Bhagat Ki Kothi, a suburb of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, and Karachi Cantonment, Karachi in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
• Maitri Express Train:- This is an international express train service that connects Dhaka, Bangladesh to Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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7. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is
1) Delhi-Kolkata section
2) Kolkata-Chennai section
3) Delhi – Mumbai section
4) Mumbai-Chennai section
Ans:- 1) Delhi-Kolkata section
• The busiest rail section for freight is the Delhi-Kolkata section.
• Major railway industries found in India are:
• Galley and mold factory – Yelahanka and Chapra,
• Railway Coach Factory – Raebareli, Kapurthala.
• Diesel Locomotive Works – Varanasi.
• Integral Coach Factory – Chani
• In 1825, the world’s first railway service began from Stocktown to Darlington in England.
• It first ran in India in 1853 from Mumbai to Thane.
• For the first time in Karnataka, it was from Bangalore to Jolarpet in Tamil Nadu in 1859.
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8. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in:
1) Jammu and Kashmir
2) New Delhi
3) Mangalore
4) Hyderabad
Ans:- 4) Hyderabad
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9. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor?
1) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
2) Mumbai and Chennai
3) Amritsar and Kolkata
4) Hyderabad and Bhopal
Ans:- 1) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
• North-South Corridor:- The 4.076 km long road connecting Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to Kannur in Tamil Nadu is known as the Golden Quadrilateral, connecting the major cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
• East-West Corridor:- Connects Sildar to Porbandar (3,300 km).
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10. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi ?
1) NH4
2) NH 19
3) NH10
4) NH6
Ans:- 2) NH 19
• National Highway 19
• (NHI9) is a National Highway in India, connecting Delhi to Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi. It was previously known as the Delhi-Kolkata Road. It is one of the busiest National Highways in India.
• National Highways in India are a network of trunk roads owned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
• It is constructed and maintained by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), and the Public Works Departments (PWD) of the state governments.
• Currently, the longest national highway in India is National Highway 44, which is 3,508 km (2,180 mi) long.
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11. Which National Highway is called Shershah Suri Marg ?
1) National Highway No. 3
2) National Highway No. 8
3) National Highway No. 7
4) National Highway No. 1
Ans:- 4) National Highway No. 1
• Sher Shah Suri built the Shahi (Royal) Road from the Indus Valley to the Sonar Valley of Bengal to strengthen his empire.
• During the British era, this road connecting Calcutta and Peshawar was renamed the Grand Trunk Road. Currently, it extends from Amritsar to Kolkata.
• It is divided into 2 sections:-
• National Highway (NH)-1 from Delhi to Amritsar, and
• NH-2 from Delhi to Kolkata.
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12. Which of these railway stations is a World Heritage Site?
1) Kharagpur Railway Station
2) Howrah Station
3) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
4) Kanpur Central
Ans:- 3) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) is a historical railway station.
• It is a UNESCO (2004) World Heritage Site located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• It serves as the headquarters of the Central Railway. It was formerly known as Bombay Victoria Terminus.
• It was built in 1887 (construction began in 1878 and was completed in 1888) to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.
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13. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at
1) Paradip
2) Cochin
3)Mumbai
4) Kolkata
Ans:- 3)Mumbai
• Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located south of Mumbai in Maharashtra. It is also known as Navsheeva. It is the largest container port in India. This port was created to relieve pressure on the Mumbai Port.
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14. Which of the following cities in India have the Headquarters of more than one Railway Zones?
1)Mumbai
2) Neither Kolkata nor Mumbai
3) Kolkata
4) Both Kolkata and Mumbai
Ans:- 4) Both Kolkata and Mumbai
• Kolkata and Mumbai each have two railway zone headquarters.
• Mumbai serves as the headquarters of both the Central Railway & Western Railway;
• Kolkata is the headquarters of the Eastern Railway and the South Eastern Railway.
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15. The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at
1) Vishakhapatnam
2) Kochi
3) Kolkata
4)Mumbai
Ans:- 4)Mumbai
• Mazgaon Dock is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• It is India’s premier shipyard that manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy. It also builds tankers, large cargo carriers, passenger ships & ferries.
• The port of call for ships is Alang Port. It is located in Gujarat.
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