Transport

Question 1

Importance of Transport

Answer 1

Better usage of resources by linking backward areas with advanced ones
Aids during natural disasters
Removes scarcity of goods during crisis
Aids in industrialization, urbanization

Question 2

Who built Grand Trunk Road and where?

Answer 2

Sher shah suri
From Kolkata to Peshawar

Question 3

Second Largest road network

Answer 3

India

Question 4

Categories of Roads

Answer 4

National Highways
Expressways
state Highways
District roads
Rural and other roads

Question 5

NH are maintained by

Answer 5

Central Government

Question 6

longest NIH

Answer 6

NH 7 → 7,770 km

Question 7

Freeways

Answer 7

Highest class of controlled-access highways for high speed vehicular traffic

Question 8

Two freeways in India

Answer 8

Eastern
Western (coastal)

Question 9

longest bridge above water in India

Answer 9

Bandra Worli sea link

Question 10

When was NHAI formed?

Answer 10

1988

Question 11

When was NHAI made operational?

Answer 11

February 1995

Question 12

Define Expressways

Answer 12

Highways planned for high-speed traffic with few intersections and limited points of access

Question 13

Golden Quadrilateral (GQ)

Answer 13

Largest express highway in India
connects Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and chennai

Question 15

Major Expressways

Answer 15

Bundelkhand E
Parvachal (india’s longest)
Agra-lucknow
Yamuna
Mumbai-pune
Panipat

Question 16

Bundelkhand E

Answer 16

296 km long
4 lanes
In up
Gonda village to Kudrail village on Agra-Lucknow expressway

Question 17

Purvachal E

Answer 17

India’s longest
Ghazi pur to Lucknow in UP
341 km
18 flyovers, 7 railway bridges , 7 long bridges , 104 minor bridges, 13 interchanges, 271 underpasses

Question 18

Agra- Lucknow E

Answer 18

6 lanes
Automatic traffic management

Question 19

Yamuna E

Answer 19

6 lane
Noida to Agra
Fast moving corridor on eastern Yamuna
Reduced travel time bw Delhi and Agra
Farmer in UP can move their agriculture
Mobile booths and CCTV
Mobile radars

Question 20

Ahmedabad-Wadodara Expressway

Answer 20

India’s first
dual carriageway
4 lanes
Interchanges at Nadiad and Anand

Question 21

Mumbai-Pune E

Answer 21

India’s first 6 lane , concrete , high speed, tolled expressway

Question 22

Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway

Answer 22

8_ lane

Question 23

State Highways are maintained by

Answer 23

State Government
They provide linkage with NH

Question 24

District roads

Answer 24

connect areas of production with markets or to SH and NH
Taluka HQ to District tQ

Question 25

Border Road Organisation was set up in?

Answer 25

1960

Question 26

Why was BRO setup

Answer 26

strengthen defence Preparedness and accelerating economic development.

Question 27

Highest road in the world

Answer 27

Manali to Leh ( 4,270 m)

Question 28

Advantages of Roadways

Answer 28

Reach villages low cost than railways In difficult terrain door-to-door service Supplements other modes of transport

Question 29

Disadvantages of roadways

Answer 29

Not suitable for traffic Not properly maintained Inadequate capacity, weak pavement Congestion, Pollution

Question 30

First Railway in India

Answer 30

1853 Mumbai to Thane (34km)

Question 31

Number of Railway Stations in India

Answer 31

7,137 stations (66,030 km)

Question 32

Zones of Railway System

Answer 32

18

Question 33

categories of railway system based on track

Answer 33

Broad gauge → 1.676 m between rails , all main routes , links major ports to interior , on lowland known as "Konkan Railway line" (700 km long Roha to Mangalore) , Passes through Asia's longest tunnel metre gauge → 1m distance Narrow gauge → 0.762m and 0.610

Question 34

What is private participation for operation of passenger trains?

Answer 34

109 Origin-Destination pairs of routes 151 modern trains Objectives → Reduce transit time, boost job creation, world-class travel experience

Question 35

India's first semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train

Answer 35

The tejas Express Mumbai to Karmali, Goa

Question 36

Fastest trains in India

Answer 36

Rajdhani, Shatapdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat

Question 37

Advantages of Railways

Answer 37

Efficient movement of bulky goods villages closer to cities reduces suffering during calamities easy movement of defence comfortable and safe

Question 38

Disadvantages of Railway

Answer 38

Lacks flexibility Long and tedious travel air and noise pollution cannot cross oceans

Question 39

First air transport

Answer 39

10-km airmail operation between Allahabad and Naini in 1911

Question 40

When was Airport Authority of India (AAI) formed

Answer 40

April 1, 1995

Question 41

Air transport was managed by...

Answer 41

Air India and Indian Airlines, then merged into Air India (16th largest in Asia)

Question 42

The transaction of purchase of Air India consists of which 3 entities

Answer 42

Air India, Air India Express (low-cost carrier service), and AISATS (ground handling and cargo handling)

Question 43

Pawan Hans

Answer 43

Helicopter support services to oil sector in offshore exploration

Question 44

Advantages of Airways

Answer 44

Fastest and most comfortable Over many terrains Fast speed Help in natural calamities

Question 45

Disadvantages of Airways

Answer 45

Costly depends on weather uses petroleum small tonnage but high freight charges

Question 46

Categories of waterways

Answer 46

Inland waterways Oceanic waterways

Question 47

Inland waterways

Answer 47

rivers, canals, backwaters free of barriers total length of 20,236 km

Question 48

Why aren't rivers of peninsular india not inland waterways?

Answer 48

1. seasonal and rainfed 2. short compared to northern rivers 3. has waterfalls and rapids

Question 49

authority of inland waterways in India

Answer 49

Inland waterways authority of India

Question 50

River Ganga is navigable from mouth to Allahabad because?

Answer 50

1. Ganga is rainfed by monsoon rains and glaciers 2. has many tributaries 3. slope is gradual and riverbed is free from stones and silt

Question 51

How many National Waterways are there?

Answer 51

5

Question 52

NW-1

Answer 52

1620 kms (Ganga)

Question 53

NW-2

Answer 53

891 kms (Brahmaputra) Connects North east regions with Kolkata

Question 54

NW-3

Answer 54

Kollam to Kottapuram 168 km (of West coast canal, Champakara canal and Udyogmandal canal)

Question 55

NW-4

Answer 55

Kakinada-Puducherry canal and Kalurelly tank 1028 kms (Godavari and Krishna)

Question 56

NW-5

Answer 56

585 km (Mahanadi delta system)

Question 57

Examples of Inland waterways except NW

Answer 57

delta regions of Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi Barak, Mandovi and Juari of Goa Backwaters of Kerala

Question 58

Length of India's coastline

Answer 58

7,517 km

Question 59

No. of ports in India

Answer 59

12 major ports 187 minor ports

Question 60

Name some major ports

Answer 60

1. Kolkata (Hooghly river) 2. Tuticorin 3. Chennai 4. Vishakapatnam 5. Mumbai 6. Mormugao (Zuari estuary in Goa) 7. Kochi 8. Haldia (Hooghly) 9. Kandla (Eastern end of Rann of Kutch)

Question 61

Biggest ultra modern seaport

Answer 61

Jawarharlal Nehru (Nava Sheva)

Question 62

Second largest port , and oldest artificial harbour

Answer 62

Chennai port

Question 63

India's deepest landlocked port

Answer 63

Vishakapatnam port

Question 64

Biggest port of India

Answer 64

Mumbai port

Question 65

Where is Ennore port

Answer 65

24 km north of Chennai port.

Question 66

First corporate entity, public company port (not a port trust)

Answer 66

Ennore Port Ltd.

Question 67

Advantages of waterways

Answer 67

environment friendly cost effective fuel efficient for heavy material comfortable less traffic

Question 68

disadvantages of waterways

Answer 68

depends on weather limited routes long travelling hours