Transportation and Communication MCQ Questions with Answers

Question 1 : The process of carrying something from one place to another place by overcoming the friction of geographical distance is known as

a) migration
b) trade
c) transport
d) none of these

Answer : c

Question 2 : Which of these is the most efficient from of transport over long distances?

a) Air transport
b) Water transport
c) Road transport
d) All of these

Answer : b

Question 3 : Consider the following statements regarding Indian transportation

I. Indian road network which is second highest in the world carries about 65% of freight transportation
II. Indian Railways is the third largest railway network in the world and carries about 80% of passenger transportation
III. Air transport is among fastest growing sectors of Indian economy.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) I and II
b) I and III
c) II and III
d) All of these

Answer : b

Question 4 : Which of the following states ranks first in India in length of roads?

a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan

Answer : a

Question 5 : …………… carries 40 per cent of road traffic of India

a) National Highways
b) State roads
c) District roads
d) Village roads

Answer : a

Question 6 : The National Highway 7 connects which of the following?

a) Mumbai with Varanasi
b) Mumbai with Bhubaneswar
c) Delhi with Kanyakumari
d) Fazilka with Mana

Answer : d

Question 7 : The East-West corridor of the Golden Quadrilateral connects which of the following centres?

a) Silchar and Porbandar
b) Guwahati and Ahmedabad
c) Kandla and Tinsukia
d) Itanagar and Jamnagar

Answer : a

Question 8 : The National Highway connecting Indore to Jaipur is

a) 52
b) 47
c) 03
d) 46

Answer : a

Question 9 : Jawahar Tunnel passes through which place?

a) Pir Panjal
b) Banihal
c) Barji La
d) Jojila

Answer : b

Question 10 : Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?

a) Allahabad
b) Lucknow
c) Agra
d) Kanpur

Answer : b

Question 11 : At which of the following places, East-West Corridor connecting Silchar and Porbandar and North-South Corridor connecting Srinagar and Kanyakumari, intersect each other?

a) Jhansi
b) Agra
c) Jabalpur
d) Nagpur

Answer : a

Question 12 : Golden Quadrilateral Project of India joins

a) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
b) Delhi-Jhansi-Bengaluru – Kanyakumari
c) Srinagar – Delhi – Kanpur – Kolkata
d) Porbandar – Bengaluru – Kolkata – Kanpur

Answer : a

Question 13 : The meeting town of North-South and East-West Corridor Super-Highway is

a) Hyderabad
b) Delhi
c) Nagpur
d) Jhansi

Answer : d

Question 14 : ‘Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana’ is related to

a) Communication
b) Social Integration
c) Linking of Rivers
d) Development of highways

Answer : d

Question 15 : Out of the following which National Highway does not pass through State of Madhya Pradesh?

a) NH-3
b) NH-12
c) NH-7
d) NH-8

Answer : d

Question 16 : Atal Tunnel, the longest high altitude road tunnel in the world connects

a) Manali-Leh
b) Srinagar-Kargil
c) Jammu-Kashmir
d) Dhubri-Sadiya

Answer : a

Question 17 : Which of the following states has the highest number of National Highways?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Maharashtra
d) Tripura

Answer : c

Question 18 : The shortest National Highway in India is

a) NH 703 B
b) NH 966 B
c) NH 208 A
d) NH 110

Answer : b

Question 19 : The NH 77 runs entirely in which of the following states?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala

Answer : a

Question 20 : The National Highway 6 passes through which of the these states?

a) Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
b) Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram
c) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

Answer : b

Question 21 : The Northern end of NH16 lies in which of these states?

a) Gujarat
b) Karnataka
c) West Bengal
d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer : c

Question 22 : Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is

a) to augment road connectivity and provide food grains to the poorest of the poor at cheaper rates.
b) to facilitate patrolling of the area to prevent misuses of electricity by unauthorized person.
c) to help police to reach the places of crime more swiftly to control crime-spurt
d) to develop community life in villages which are not well connected

Answer : d

Question 23 : Consider the following statements about Bharat Mala Project

I. It is the biggest highways development project of the country
II. It envisages construction of expressways, border roads, economic corridors besides improving the efficiency of national corridors
III. It will also complete the construction of remaining roads under National Highway Development Project

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) All of these

Answer : d

Question 24 : Consider the following statements

I. The Golden Quadrilateral connects the four major cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata
II. The North-South Corridor will pass through Hyderabad

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : b

Question 25 : With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the following statements

I. The Indian railway system is the largest in the world
II. National Highways cater to 45% of the total transport demand
III. Among the states, Kerala has the highest density of surface road
IV. National Highway No 44 is the longest in the country

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) I and II
b) I and III
c) II and III
d) II and IV

Answer : d

Question 26 : Arrange the following cities located on the North-South Corridor in a sequence from North to South

I. Nagpur
II. Agra
III. Krishnagiri
IV. Gwalior

a) II, IV, I and III
b) I, II, IV and III
c) II, III, I and IV
d) IV, II, III and I

Answer : a

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Question 29 : The railways in India was first opened in

a) 1853
b) 1854
c) 1855
d) 1859

Answer : a

Question 30 : When was the first railway line opened in India and between which stations?

a) Between Delhi-Agra in 1854
b) Between Bombay and Pune in 1853
c) Between Bombay and Thane in 1853
d) None of the above

Answer : c

Question 31 : The width between two rails of broad gauge is

a) 6 & 1/2 ft
b) 5 & 1/2 ft
c) 5 ft
d) 4 & 1/2 ft

Answer : b

Question 32 : The East Central Railway Zone headquarters is located at

a) Patna
b) Hajipur
c) Muzaffarpur
d) Katihar

Answer : b

Question 33 : Headquarters of which one among the following Railway zones in India is situated at the highest elevation from the mean sea level?

a) East Central Railway
b) South Eastern Railway
c) South Western Railway
d) West Central Railway

Answer : c

Question 34 : In which one of the following places, headquarters of a Railway Zone is located?

a) Kanpur
b) Lucknow
c) Hajipur
d) New Jalpaiguri

Answer : c

Question 35 : Where is the headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated?

a) Allahabad
b) Bilaspur
c) Jabalpur
d) Bhopal

Answer : a

Question 36 : On which rail section of the first CNG train was launched?

a) Delhi-Agra Section
b) Rohtak-Chandigarh Section
c) Delhi-Chandigarh Section
d) Rewari-Rohtak Section

Answer : d

Question 37 : Which one of the following states became the first state where the railway track was made on the PPP model?

a) Kerala
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra

Answer : b

Question 38 : The Diesel Rail Locomotive is manufactured at

a) Chittaranjan
b) Manduadih
c) Jamshedpur
d) Perambur

Answer : b

Question 39 : Which of the following group of states where passenger rail coaches are manufactured widely?

a) Punjab and Tamil Nadu
b) Odisha and West Bengal
c) Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
d) West Bengal and Punjab

Answer : a

Question 40 : Where is the Railway Staff College located?

a) Madras
b) Vadodara
c) Allahabad
d) Hyderabad

Answer : b

Question 41 : Which among the following Rajdhani trains covers the longest distance?

a) 2466 Chennai Central
b) 2431 Trivandrum Central
c) 2435 Dibrugarh Town
d) 2429 Bengaluru City Junction

Answer : b

Question 42 : The headquarters of Konkan railways is situated at

a) Bengaluru
b) Panjim
c) Navi Mumbai
d) Vasco da Gama

Answer : c

Question 43 : What is the correct sequence of the following rail tunnels by length in descending order?

a) Pir Panjal, Nathuwadi, Berdewadi
b) Karbude, Pir Panjal, Nathuwadi, Berdewadi
c) Berdewadi, Nathuwadi, Pri Panjal, Karbude
d) Nathuwadi, Berdewadi, Karbude, Pir Panjal

Answer : a

Question 44 : What is the name given to indigenously developed Train-18?

a) Humsafar Express
b) Vande Bharat Express
c) Ananya Express
d) Tejas Express

Answer : b

Question 45 : The first train to run on public private partnership is

a) Gatiman Express
b) Duronto Express
c) Tejas Express
d) Vande Bharat Express

Answer : c

Question 46 : The Bullet train expected to run from Ahmedabad to Mumbai is being constructed with the assistance of

a) Germany
b) Japan
c) USA
d) China

Answer : b

Question 47 : Vande Bharat Express connects Delhi with which city?

a) Mumbai
b) Varanasi
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai

Answer : b

Question 48 : The first Kisan rail which was flagged recently operates from

a) Devlali to Nashik
b) Barauni to Tata Nagar
c) Amravati to Delhi
d) Mumbai to Chennai

Answer : a

Question 49 : The National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) is situated in

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