MCQs for Class 12 Geography Book I - Chapter 7 Transport and Communication
Multiple Choice Questions
Question.1. Which of the following lines defines well the term ‘Transport’?
(a) It is the facility to transport peoples from one place to another place
(b) It is the facility to transport finished products from the producing centres to the markets
(c) It is the facility to transport goods and peoples from one place to another place
(d) None of the above
Answer
(c) It is the facility to transport goods and peoples from one place to another place
Question.2. Transport and communication may be categorised as-
(a) Service industry
(b) Secondary activities
(c) Unorganised industry
(d) Quaternary services
Answer
(a) Service industry
Question.3. The first public railway line was opened in 1825 in northern England between which of the following places?
(a) Between Stockton and Derlington
(b) Between Stockton and Birmingham
(c) Between Derlington and Dortmund
(d) Between Derlington and Birmingham
Answer
(a) Between Stockton and Derlington
Question.4. Due to the invention of which of the following, road transport revolutionised in terms of its quality and vehicles plying over them?
(a) Steam engine
(b) Electric engine
(c) Internal combustion engine
(d) All of the above
Answer
(c) Internal combustion engine
Question.5. Which of the following reason is responsible for the less importance of roadways as compared to railways?
(a) Vast industrial regions
(b) Vast geographical area
(c) Dense population
(d) Less numbers of highways and low quality of roads
Answer
(b) Vast geographical area
Question.6. Which of the following is the longest highway of India?
(a) National Highway No. 4
(b) National Highway No. 7
(c) National Highway No. 9
(d) National Highway No. 15
Answer
(b) National Highway No. 7
Question.7. Which of the following pair is not matched correctly?
Regions | Features |
(a) Europe | Densest railway network of the world |
(b) Japan | Daily passenger trains |
(c) Trans-Siberian Railway | Connect London to Paris |
(d) Moscow | An important headquarter of railway |
Answer
(c) Trans Siberian Railway – Connect London to Paris
Question.8. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the construction of Trans-Continental Railways?
(a) Due to economic and political reasons
(b) Due to economic and geographical reasons
(c) To encourage harmony and brotherhood among different countries
(d) Due to geographical and political regions
Answer
(a) Due to economic and political reasons
Question.9. Which of the following is the longest and important railway in the world?
(a) Trans-Canadian Railway
(b) Trans-Siberian Railway
(c) The Union and Pacific Railway
(d) The Orient Express
Answer
(b) Trans-Siberian Railway
Question.10. Which of the following is the terminal stations connecting the Union and Pacific Railway?
(a) New York and Cleveland
(b) San Francisco and Chicago
(c) New York and San Francisco
(d) New York and Chicago
Answer
(c) New York and San Francisco
Question.11. The journey time from London to Istanbul has reduced a lot as compared to sea route due to which of the following railway line?
(a) Trans-Siberian Railway
(b) Orient Express
(c) The Union and Pacific Railway
(d) None of the above
Answer
(b) Orient Express
Question.12. Due to which of the following reason, water transport is more advantageous?
(a) It is much cheaper because the friction of water is far less than that of land
(b) It does not require route construction
(c) The oceans are linked with each other and are negotiable with ships of various sizes
(d) All of the above
Answer
(d) All of the above
Question.13. The busiest sea route also known as the ‘Big Trunk Route” is which among the following?
(a) The Mediterranean-Indian Ocean sea route
(b) The North Atlantic sea route
(c) The Cape of Good Hope sea route
(d) The South Atlantic sea route
Answer
(b) The North Atlantic sea route
Question.14. Which of the following mean of transport is helpful during natural calamities?
(a) Air transport
(b) Road transport
(c) Rope way
(d) Railway
Answer
(a) Air transport
Question.15. Which mode provides door to door service?
(a) Railways
(b) Roadways
(c) Airways
(d) Pipelines
Answer
(b) Roadways
Question.16. Which mode carries high-value light goods?
(a) Railways
(b) Roadways
(c) Airways
(d) Waterways
Answer
(c) Airways
Question.17. Which mode is suited for carrying a large volume of bulky materials?
(a) Roads
(b) Waterways
(c) Airways
(d) Pipelines
Answer
(b) Waterways
Question.18. When was the first public railway line opened?
(a) 1815
(b) 1825
(c) 1830
(d) 1835
Answer
(b) 1825
Question.19. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
(a) NH5
(b) NH6
(c) NH7
(d) NH8
Answer
(c) NH7
Question.20. What is the width of a standard gauge railway?
(a) 1.5 m
(b) 1.44 m
(c) 1 m
(d) O.75
Answer
(b) 1.44 m
Question.21. Australian Trans-continental Railway runs between:
(a) Perth to Sydney
(b) Darwin to Melbourne
(c) Brisbane to Adelaide
(d) Sydney to Brisbane
Answer
(a) Perth to Sydney
Question.22. When was the Suez canal constructed?
(a) 1849
(b) 1859
(c) 1869
(d) 1879
Answer
(c) 1869
Question.23. Which is the longest highway in the world?
(a) Pan American
(b) Trans Canadian
(c) Grand Trunk
(d) Great Deccan
Answer
(a) Pan American
Question.24. Which is the longest railway line in the world?
(a) Union Pacific
(b) Canadian National
(c) Trans-Siberian
(d) Trans Andean
Answer
(c) Trans-Siberian
Question.25. Which two seas are joined by the Suez Canal?
(a) The Mediterranean and Red sea
(b) Black and the Mediterranean
(c) The North Sea and Baltic Sea
(d) Baltic and White sea
Answer
(a) The Mediterranean and Red sea
Question.26. The Trans-Continental Stuart Highway runs between:
(a) Darwin and Melbourne
(b) Edmonton and Anchorage
(c) Vancouver and St. John’s City
(d) Chengdu and Lhasa
Answer
(a) Darwin and Melbourne
Question.27. Which of the following country has the highest density of railway network?
(a) Brazil
(b) The U.S.A.
(c) Canada
(d) Russia
Answer
(b) The U.S.A.
Question.28. The Big Trunk Route runs through:
(a) The Mediterranean-Indian ocean
(b) The North Atlantic Ocean
(c) The South Atlantic Ocean
(d) The North Pacific Ocean
Answer
(b) The North Atlantic Ocean
Question.29. The Big Inch pipeline transports:
(a) Milk
(b) Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
(c) Water
(d) Petroleum
Answer
(d) Petroleum
Question.30. Which one pair of the following places is linked by Channel Tunnel?
(a) London – Berlin
(b) Paris – London
(c) Berlin – Paris
(d) Barcelona – Berlin
Answer
(b) Paris – London
