Transport Flashcards
Three means of transport
Land , Water, Air
Extreme stations connected by east west corridor
Silchar(East) and Porbandar(West)
Extreme stations connected by north south corridor
Srinagar(North) to Kanyakumari(South)
Institution which implements super highways
National Highways Authority of India(NHAI)
Who maintains and lays National highways
Central public works department
Who maintains and lays State highways
State Public works department
Extreme cities connected by NH1
Delhi, Amritsar
Who maintains district roads?
Zila parishad
Who maintains border roads?
Border roads organisation (BRO)
Cheapest means of transport
Waterways
Four ports on east coast
Paradip(Odisha)
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra pradesh)
Chennai(Tamil nadu)
Haldia(West Bengal)
(Mnemonic- PVCH)
Five ports on west coast
Mumbai
Marmagao(Goa)
New Mangalore(Karnataka)
Cochin(Kerala)
Kandla(Gujarat)
(Mnemonic- MMNCK)
Name the natural port
Mumbai
Name the artificial port
Chennai
Name the Tidal port
Kolkata
Length of the Indian coastline
7516.6 km
Important port located near Tropic of Cancer
Kandla (Gujarat)
Four iron exporting ports
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra pradesh)
New Mangalore(Karnataka)
Paradip(Odisha)
Marmagao(Goa)
Deepest landlocked port
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra pradesh)
Premier iron ore exporting port
Marmagao(Goa)
Company which provides helicopter services to Oil and Natural Gas commission
Pawan Hans helicopter Ltd
Two states having high density of railways
Punjab , Bengal
Name two centres where Diesel engines are produced
Varanasi, UP, Chitranjan
When railways system started?
1853
Bombay to Thane
Two states having low density of roads
Bihar, Chattisgarh
Policy of the government under which private sector also builds roads
Build, Operate, Transfer
IWAI (expansion)
Inland Waterways Authority of India
NHAI (expansion)
National Highway Authority of India
BRO (expansion)
Border roads organisation (BRO)
NHDP (expansion)
National Highways Development Project
Why most of the southern rivers are not used for inland waterways?
Most of the rivers are seasonal
Name the port on the east coast which is often hit by cyclones during months of October and November
Chennai
National density of roads
75 km
State with highest density of roads
Kerala - about 375 km
Goa
Fastest means of transport
Airways
States with high density roads
Kerala
Three agencies which are responsible for the construction and maintenance of the roads in India
NHAI
PWD
BRO
Two inland waterways
Ganga river - between Allahabad and Haldia (1620 km) NW - 1
Brahmaputra river - between Sadiya and Dhubri (891 km) NW - 2
Two public sector airlines in India
Indian airlines
Air India
Name the agency which is responsible for building and maintaining airports
Airport authority of India
Name any two international airports of India
Indira Gandhi International Airport - New Delhi
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport - Kolkata
When and where was the first railway line opened in India?
Bombay to Thane - 1853
Disadvantage of airways
Most expensive
Why a well developed transport network is important for industrial growth?
Helps in expansion of market
3 types of railway gauge
Broad gauge - 1.676 m
Meter gauge - 1 m
Narrow gauge - 0.762 m or 0.610 m
Name any two centres which produce rolling stock for railways
Varanasi
Kapurthala
Which is the principle mode of transport for freight and passengers?
Railways
Problems of railways
Passengers travel without ticket
Old tracks
Train accidents
Mention any two factors which affect the distribution of railways
Economic factors
Geographic factors
Name the metro cities connected by the golden quadrilateral
Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai
Kolkata
Why is railways an important means of transport as compared to airways?
1)Cheap mode of transport
2)Can carry heavy bulky goods
One economic benefit of golden quadrilateral
Helps in expanding the market
Name the first expressway constructed in the country
Mumbai to Pune
States with low density of railways
Assam
States in north eastern India
Main objective of super highways
Reduce time and distance between mega cities of India
What are national highways?
Roads are constructed and maintained by CPWD
These connect state capitals, big cities and important ports
Importance of National highways
It makes state to state trade possible
Maintains availability of essential products
Raw materials, finished products, food grains, vegetables are transported through these roads
What are State highways?
Roads connecting state capital with different district headquarters
State highways are constructed and maintained by
State public works department
What are district roads?
The roads which connect district headquarters with other places in the districts
District roads are maintained by
Zilla parishad
Rural roads link
Rural areas and villages with towns
Where do rural roads get their impetus from?
Pradhan mantri grameen sadak yojna
Two disadvantages of railways
Require large investment
Cannot provide doorstep delivery
Two advantages of unigauge system
Larger capacity
Higher speed
Cheaper transport
A major port which is not located on the sea coast and is at distance of 128 km, from the coast along the banks of a river.
Haldia
Two advantages of airways
Fastest means of transport
Helpful during natural calamities
Name two areas where helicopter services may be used?
Hilly terrains
Dense forest
Dissected relief
Regions with big rivers
Why is railways important means of transport as compared to Airways?
Cheap
Carries bulky material
State one economic benefit of the Golden quadrilateral project
It helps in expanding the market
Why are expressway constructed?
High speed movement of vehicles
Highways are constructed to
Provide link between one state to another
State the reason why northern rivers are more suitable for navigation than the Deccan rivers?
Deccan rivers forms gorges and rapids
Whereas northern rivers do not
