Railways, Roads, Ports, Waterways and Communication

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.India's first passenger train ran in 1853 between:

   • A.Calcutta and Howrah
   • B.Madras and Arakkonam
   • C.Bombay and Thane✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Delhi and Meerut

   Explanation: The 34 km line opened on 16 April 1853.

2. Q2.The Golden Quadrilateral highway network connects:

   • A.Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Silchar and Porbandar
   • B.Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and Lucknow
   • C.Mumbai, Pune, Goa and Kochi
   • D.Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: It was built under the National Highways Development Project.

3. Q3.The Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva), India's largest container port, is near:

   • A.Kochi
   • B.Mumbai✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Chennai
   • D.Kolkata

   Explanation: JNPT in Navi Mumbai handles a large share of India's container traffic.

4. Q4.A PIN code in India has how many digits?

   • A.Four
   • B.Five
   • C.Six✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Eight

   Explanation: The six-digit Postal Index Number identifies the region, sub-region and delivery post office.

5. Q5.The Konkan Railway runs along the western coast between:

   • A.Mumbai and Thane
   • B.Roha (Maharashtra) and Mangaluru (Karnataka)✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Chennai and Kochi
   • D.Surat and Ahmedabad

   Explanation: The line passes through Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.

6. Q6.Which port is on the coast of Kerala and has a natural harbour?

   • A.Paradip
   • B.Kochi (Cochin)✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Haldia
   • D.Tuticorin

   Explanation: Kochi is a major port on the Malabar coast with a natural lagoon harbour.

7. Q7.The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was set up in:

   • A.1988✓ Correct Answer
   • B.1947
   • C.1965
   • D.2001

   Explanation: NHAI was constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1988 and began functioning later.

8. Q8.The north-south corridor of national highways connects:

   • A.Silchar and Porbandar
   • B.Delhi and Mumbai
   • C.Kolkata and Chennai
   • D.Srinagar and Kanyakumari✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: The corridor is about 4,000 km long.

9. Q9.The east-west corridor of national highways connects:

   • A.Srinagar and Kanyakumari
   • B.Delhi and Chennai
   • C.Silchar and Porbandar✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Kolkata and Mumbai

   Explanation: It links Assam in the east to Gujarat in the west.

10. Q10.The Pir Panjal railway tunnel, the longest in India, lies between Banihal and:

    • A.Udhampur
    • B.Pathankot
    • C.Jammu
    • D.Qazigund✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The 11 km tunnel between Banihal and Qazigund cuts through the Pir Panjal range in Jammu and Kashmir.

11. Q11.The Pamban Bridge connects the Indian mainland with:

    • A.Lakshadweep
    • B.Salsette island
    • C.Rameswaram island✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Great Nicobar

    Explanation: The bridge crosses the Palk Strait to the pilgrim island of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.

12. Q12.Kandla, a major tidal port, is in:

    • A.Maharashtra
    • B.Gujarat✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Kerala
    • D.Odisha

    Explanation: Kandla at the head of the Gulf of Kachchh was developed after Partition to replace Karachi.

13. Q13.National Waterway 2 runs along the:

    • A.Brahmaputra river (Sadiya to Dhubri)✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Ganga river
    • C.West Coast Canal
    • D.Godavari river

    Explanation: NW-2 in Assam is about 891 km long.

14. Q14.In a PIN code, the first digit indicates the:

    • A.postal region (zone)✓ Correct Answer
    • B.State capital
    • C.village
    • D.telephone area code

    Explanation: The first digit gives the region, the first two digits the sub-region or circle.

15. Q15.Regular television broadcasting by Doordarshan began in India in:

    • A.1947
    • B.1975
    • C.1959✓ Correct Answer
    • D.1982

    Explanation: Television started experimentally in Delhi on 15 September 1959.

16. Q16.India's first metro railway began operating in:

    • A.Kolkata✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Delhi
    • C.Mumbai
    • D.Chennai

    Explanation: The Kolkata Metro opened its first stretch in 1984.

17. Q17.The PIN code system was introduced in India in:

    • A.1947
    • B.1972✓ Correct Answer
    • C.1960
    • D.1985

    Explanation: It was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar.

18. Q18.The telegraph service in India was discontinued by BSNL in:

    • A.1991
    • B.2000
    • C.2019
    • D.2013✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The last telegram was sent on 14 July 2013.

19. Q19.The Konkan Railway is about how long?

    • A.741 km✓ Correct Answer
    • B.300 km
    • C.1,200 km
    • D.2,000 km

    Explanation: The line from Roha to Thokur (near Mangaluru) opened in 1998.

20. Q20.National Waterway 3 runs along the:

    • A.Ganga river
    • B.Brahmaputra river
    • C.Godavari river
    • D.West Coast Canal (Kottapuram to Kollam) in Kerala✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: NW-3 is a canal waterway through Kerala's backwaters.