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Transport Flashcards

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Importance of Transport

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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

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Who built Grand Trunk Road and where?

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Sher shah suri
From Kolkata to Peshawar

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Second Largest road network

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India

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Categories of Roads

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National Highways
Expressways
state Highways
District roads
Rural and other roads

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5
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NH are maintained by

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Central Government

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longest NIH

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NH 7 → 7,770 km

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Freeways

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

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8
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Two freeways in India

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Eastern
Western (coastal)

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9
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longest bridge above water in India

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Bandra Worli sea link

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10
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When was NHAI formed?

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1988

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When was NHAI made operational?

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February 1995

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Define Expressways

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

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Golden Quadrilateral (GQ)

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

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15
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Major Expressways

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

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Bundelkhand E

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

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Purvachal E

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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

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Agra- Lucknow E

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6 lanes
Automatic traffic management

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Yamuna E

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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

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20
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Ahmedabad-Wadodara Expressway

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

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Mumbai-Pune E

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

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22
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Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway

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8_ lane

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23
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State Highways are maintained by

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State Government
They provide linkage with NH

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District roads

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

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25
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Border Road Organisation was set up in?

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1960

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Why was BRO setup

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strengthen defence Preparedness and accelerating economic development.

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27
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Highest road in the world

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Manali to Leh ( 4,270 m)

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28
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Advantages of Roadways

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

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Disadvantages of roadways

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

30
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First Railway in India

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1853
Mumbai to Thane (34km)

31
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Number of Railway Stations in India

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7,137 stations (66,030 km)

32
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Zones of Railway System

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18

33
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categories of railway system based on track

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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

34
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What is private participation for operation of passenger trains?

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

35
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India’s first semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train

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The tejas Express
Mumbai to Karmali, Goa

36
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Fastest trains in India

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Rajdhani, Shatapdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat

37
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Advantages of Railways

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

38
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Disadvantages of Railway

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

39
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First air transport

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10-km airmail operation between Allahabad and Naini in 1911

40
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When was Airport Authority of India (AAI) formed

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April 1, 1995

41
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Air transport was managed by…

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

42
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The transaction of purchase of Air India consists of which 3 entities

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

43
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Pawan Hans

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Helicopter support services to oil sector in offshore exploration

44
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Advantages of Airways

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

45
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Disadvantages of Airways

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

46
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Categories of waterways

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Inland waterways
Oceanic waterways

47
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Inland waterways

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

48
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Why aren’t rivers of peninsular india not inland waterways?

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  1. seasonal and rainfed
  2. short compared to northern rivers
  3. has waterfalls and rapids
49
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authority of inland waterways in India

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Inland waterways authority of India

50
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River Ganga is navigable from mouth to Allahabad because?

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  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
51
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How many National Waterways are there?

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5

52
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NW-1

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1620 kms (Ganga)

53
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NW-2

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891 kms (Brahmaputra)
Connects North east regions with Kolkata

54
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NW-3

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

55
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NW-4

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

56
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NW-5

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585 km (Mahanadi delta system)

57
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Examples of Inland waterways except NW

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

58
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Length of India’s coastline

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7,517 km

59
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No. of ports in India

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12 major ports
187 minor ports

60
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Name some major ports

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  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)
61
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Biggest ultra modern seaport

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Jawarharlal Nehru (Nava Sheva)

62
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Second largest port , and oldest artificial harbour

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Chennai port

63
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India’s deepest landlocked port

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Vishakapatnam port

64
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Biggest port of India

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Mumbai port

65
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Where is Ennore port

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24 km north of Chennai port.

66
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First corporate entity, public company port (not a port trust)

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Ennore Port Ltd.

67
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Advantages of waterways

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

68
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disadvantages of waterways

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depends on weather
limited routes
long travelling hours

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