International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

Question 1

The legal framework for the INSTC is provided by a trilateral agreement signed by

Answer 1

India, Iran and Russia

Question 2

The foundation of the North-South transport corridor was laid on

Answer 2

September 12, 2000

in St. Petersburg

Question 3

The INSTC is a___ multimodal transportation network encompassing sea, road, and rail routes.

Answer 3

7200 km-long

Question 4

___ offers the shortest connectivity route between India and Russia.

Answer 4

INSTC

Question 5

This agreement was ratified by :

Answer 5

13 countries (Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Armenia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine)

Question 6

????? is an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.

Answer 6

Ashgabat Agreement

Ashgabat is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan

Question 7

Ashgabat Agreement was initially signed in

Answer 7

2011

Question 8

India formulated its ___ , which is a broad-based approach including political, security, economic, and cultural connections

Answer 8

"”Connect Central Asia”” Policy in 2012

Question 9

The Connect Central Asia Policy is based on

Answer 9

4Cs: Commerce, Connectivity, Consular and Community

Question 10

India’s only overseas airbase lies in

Answer 10

Farkhor, Tajikistan

Question 11

Central Asia is neighbouring ___ of opium production (Iran-Pak-Afghan) and is also a victim of terrorism, illegal arms trade

Answer 11

‘Golden Crescent’

Question 12

INSTC plans for a ____ railway

Answer 12

Pakistan-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan (PAKAFUZ)

Question 13

Which corrider is Connecting India with mainland Europe via Piraeus port of Greece & Middle East?

Answer 13

India’s Arabian-Mediterranean (Arab-Med) Corridor

Question 14

Corridor connecting India - Russia

Answer 14

Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor