MCQs for Class 12 Geography Book II - Chapter 7 Transport and Communication
Multiple Choice Questions
Question.1. In how many zones has Indian Railways system been divided?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 14
Answer
(c) 16
Question.2. Which one of the following is the largest highway of India?
(a) NH1
(b) NH6
(c) NH7
(d) NH8
Answer
(c) NH7
Question.3. On which river and between two places doe the national water wayNo.1 lies?
(a) The Bharamaputra River
(b) The Ganga, Haldia – Allahabad
(c) West Coast Canal
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) The Ganga, Haldia – Allahabad
Question.4. In which of the following year the first radio programme was broadcast?
(a) 1911
(b) 1936
(c) 1927
(d) 1923
Answer
(d) 1923
Question.5. In which of the following are the electronic media of mass communication?
(a) Radio and Television
(b) Newspaper and Books
(c) Transportation
(d) All the above
Answer
(a) Radio and Television
Question.6. What does NHAI stand for?
(a) National Highway India
(b) National Highway Authority of India
(c) National Highest Airport of India
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) National Highway Authority of India
Question.7. In which state of India road density is high?
(a) Kerala
(b) Bihar
(c) Maharastra
(d) UP
Answer
(a) Kerala
Question.8. In which of the following the two terminal stations of East – West Corridor?
(a) Silchar and Ahmedabad
(b) Silchar and Allahabad
(c) Silchar and Porbandar
(d) Silchar and Pune
Answer
(c) Silchar and Porbandar
Question.9. The National Highway No.1 is also known as ________________
(a) Mahatma Gandhi Marg
(b) Sher Shah Suri Marg
(c) Golden Quadrilateral
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) Sher Shah Suri Marg
Question.10. Inland water ways of India contributing about to the country’s transportation.
(a) 1%
(b) 5%
(c) 6%
(d) 10%
Answer
(a) 1%
Question.11. Which is the cheapest mode of transport in India?
(a) Roadways
(b) Railways
(c) Airways
(d) Waterways
Answer
(d) Waterway
Question.12. The Boarder Road Organization was established __________
(a) 1950
(b) 1960
(c) 1670
(d) 1980
Answer
(b) 1960
Question.13. Kokan Railway has been constructed in _______________
(a) 1998
(b) 1990
(c) 1920
(d) 1981
Answer
(a) 1998
Question.14. Which one of the following state is not connected with the HVJ pipelines?
(a) MP
(b) Gujraj
(c) Maharastra
(d) UP
Answer
(a) Maharastra
Question.15. The road length of East-West corridors is-
(a) 3640 KM
(b) 4500 KM
(c) 5100 KM
(d) 4100 KM
Answer
(a) 3640 KM
Question.16. On the basis of the width of track how many categories of the Indian Railways have been made?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
Answer
(c) Four
Question.17. Which of the following states are the partners in Konkan Railway?
(a) Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka
(b) Goa, Karnataka and Kerala
(c) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashta, Goa and Tamil Nadu
Answer
(a) Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka
Question.18. Which is a fuel-efficient and eco-friendly mode of transport?
(a) Road
(b) Railway
(c) Water
(d) Air
Answer
(c) Water
Question.19. What is the stretch of National Waterway No. 2 (NW 2)?
(a) Kottapuram – Kollam stretch (205km
(b) Allahabad – Haldia stretch (1,620km)
(c) Sadiya – Dhubri stretch (891km)
(d) None of the above
Answer
(c) Sadiya – Dhubri stretch (891km)
Question.20. Which one of the following is not a personal mode of communication?
(a) Letters
(b) Telephone
(c) News Papers
(d) E-mails
Answer
(c) News papers
