Transport System (Set-3)
53. Of the following which Railway station in UNESCO world Heritage sites list?
a) Tilak memorial Terminus
b) Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus
c) Trans Siberian Station
d) New York Railway Station
54. In Indian which port was constructed with the co-operation of Private Companies?
a) Kandla Port (Gujarat)
b) Haldia Port (West Bengal)
c) Ennore Port ( Tamil Nadu)
d) Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
55. Which of the following Port is called as 'Gateway of Karnataka?
a) Marmagoa Port)
b) New Mangalore Port
c) Mysore Port
d) Nava Seva Port
56. Rajasansi Airport is located at which city?
a) Jaipur b) Bikaneer
c) Guwahati d) Amritsar
57. V.D. Savarkar International Airport is Located at which city?
a) Pune b) Portblair
c) Guwahati d) Jaipur
58. Of the following Inland waterways which is correctly matched?
a) NW-1 : Allahabad - Haldia Stretch
b) NW-2 : Sadiya - Dhubri Stretch
c) NW-3: Kottapuram - Kollam Stretch
d) All the above are correct
59. India's oldest Port ( estd. in 1870) is ?
a) Chennai Port b) Kolkata Port
c) Kandla Port d) Ennore Port
60. Which is correctly matched ?
a) Golden Quadrilateral Project connects - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
b) Nort - South project connects - Srinagar to Kanyakumari
c) East - West Porject connects - Silchar to Porbandar
d) All the above are correct
61. What is most universal form of transport ?
a) Road b) River
c) Railway d) Pipeline
62. Which country has the largest network of high ways?
a) USA b) Russia
c) China d) India
63. Railway was first introduced in the year of
a) 1853 b) 1843
c) 1825 d) 1815
64. The first railway was opened between
a) Stockholm and London
b) London and Cambridge
c) Cambridge and Darlington
d) Darlington and Stockholm
65. Northern Trans-continental Railway runs between
a) Seatle and New York
b) San Francisco and Washington
c) Los Angles and New York
d) Halifax and Vancouver
66. The Big Inch Pipeline is located in the following countries
a) Russia b) China
c) Germany d) USA
67. Between which places the Big Inch Pipeline transport oil ?
a) Bern and Bonn
b) Xinhua and Canton
c) Gulf of Oman and Moscow
d) Gulf of Mexico and N.E. USA
68. What is the name of longest pipeline of the world?
a) The Golden Pipeline or Petrol Trans
b) The Tap Trans or Arab pipeline
c) The Big Inch Pipeline
d) The Carpathian Pipeline
69. The Kiel Canal Links
a) Black Sea to Mediterranean Sea
b) North Sea to Arctic Ocean
c) Amsterdam to Rotterdam
d) North Sea to Baltic Sea
70. Central Transcontinental Railway connects
a) Sanfrancisco to Yucatan
b) Vancouver to New York
c) New York to Sanfrancisco
d) Leningrad to Vladivostok
71. Which is one the busiest shipping routes of the World?
a) The Suez route
b) North Atlantic route
c) The Panama route
d) The Pacific route
72. The Canadian - Pacific railway joins
a) Montreal to Halifax
b) Halifax to Ottava
c) Ottava to Vancouver
d) Halifax to Vancouver
73. Which is the busiest airport of the world ?
a) Heathrow b) Chicago
c) Tokyo d) Paris
74. Which is the busiest railway junction of the world ?
a) New York b) Istambul
c) Chicago d) Moscow
Answers:- 53. b) 54. c) 55. b) 56. d) 57. b) 58. d) 59. b) 60. d) 61. a) 62. a) 63. c) 64. d) 65. a) 66. d) 67. d) 68. b) 69. d) 70. c) 71. b) 72. d) 73. a) 74. c)
Transport System (Set-2)
29. Match the following
National Highway Connected Cities
A. NH 1 1. Delhi-Kolkata
B. NH 2 2. Delhi-Kolkata
C. NH 3 3. Chennai-Thane
D. NH 4 4. Delhi-Amritsar
a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
b) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
c) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
d) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
30. Which of the following towns is not on the 'Golden Quadrilateral' being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
a) Chennai b) Hyderabad
c) Vishakhapatnam d) Bhubaneshwar
31. Which from the following towns is not on the 'Golden Quadrilateral' being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
a) Ajmer b) Ahmedabad
c) Jabalpur d) Gaya
32. Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads
A. Maharashtra B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu D. Uttar Pradesh
a) A, B, C, D b) D, A, C, B
c) A, D, C, B d) A, C, B, D
33. Match the following
National Highways No. Cities Connected
A. NH 7 1. Varanasi to Kanyakumari
B. NH 6 2. Jabalpur-Jaipur
C. NH 9 3. Kolkata-Hazira
D. NH 12 4. Pune-Machilipatnam
a) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
b) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
c) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
d) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
34. India's railway network is the fourth largest in the world standing next to
a) Germany, Italy and France
b) U.S.A., Russia, China
c) Japan, China, U.K.
d) Japan, Russia, Germany
35. Which of the following port is also called 'Jawaharlal Nehru Port'?
a) Chennai b) Navaseva
c) Kandla d) Paradeep
.36. From which of the following Port maximum Iron ore exported?
a) Kolkata b) Mumbai
c) Kandla d) Vizag
37. The length of the Konkan Railway is
a) 560 km b) 660 km
c) 760 km d) 860 km
38. Which is the longest National Highways in India?
a) NH-5 b) NH-7
c) NH-21 d) NH-3
39. How many Railways Zones are there in India?
a) 9 b) 12
c) 19 d) 17
40. Which of the following Port is the latest build?
a) Ennor b) Kandla
c) Navaseva d) Kochi
41. Loka Priya Gopinath Bordoliyo International Airport is located at?
a) Guwahati b) Ahmedabad
c) Srinagar d) Amritsar
42. Garden reech work shop is located at?
a) Mumbai b) Visakhapatnam
c) Kolkata d) Kochi
43.Which of the following is Natural Port?
a) Kandla b) Paradeep
c) Tutikorin d) Mumbai
44. Which Indian States have no Railway line yet
a) Meghalaya b) Sikkim
c) 1 & 2 d) Asom
45. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
Zone Headquarter
a) North-West - Jaipur (Rajasthan
b) West-Central - Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)
c) South-West - Bilaspur (Chhatisgarh)
d) East Costal - Bhubaneswar (Orissa)
46. Present Indian Railway net work spread to approximately?
a) 73,818 km b) 63,465 km
c) 98,718 km d) 89,763 km
47. World's highest Rail bridge ( above sea level 370 m) is being constructed in Jammu Kashmir on which river?
a) Ravi b) Sindhu
c) Cheenab d) Sutlez
48. Indian's first Magnetic Rail is being built in?
a) Yalahanka b) Indore
c) Perambur b) Chittaranjan
49. Which of the following Airport upgrade recently to International Airports
a) Kalikut International Airport (Kalikut-Kerala)
b) Srinagar International Airport (Srinagar-J & K)
c) Sanganeshwar International Airport (Jaipur-Rajasthan
d) All the above
50. The first 'Garib Rat' runs (in 2006, Oct 4) in between 'Saharsa (Bihar) to Amritsar (Punjab)'. The remaining Garib Rai's are run in between?
A. Nijamuddin-Patna B. Nijamuddin-Chennai
C. Nijamuddin-Mumbai D. Secunderabad-New Delhi
a) A, B, C b) A, B, C, D
c) A, D d) A, C
51. How many Recruitment Boards are there in Indian Railways?
a) 16 b) 19
c) 15 d) 21
52. India's First electric train name ?
a) Deccan Queen b) Faire Queen
c) Elizabeth-I d) None of the above
Answers:- 29. b) 30. b), 31. c) 32. c) 33. b) 35. b) 36. d) 37. c) 38. b) 39. d) 40. a) 41. a) 42. c) 43. d) 44. c) 45. c) 46. b) 47. c) 48. b) 49. b) 49. d) 50. b)
Transport System (Set-1)
1. Which of the following is the largest employer in India?
a) Food Corporation of India
b) Posts and Telegraphs Department
c) Indian Railways
d) Steel Authority of India
2. The breadth of the railway broad gauge is approximately
a) 2.00 m b) 1.83 m
c) 1.676 m d) 1.33 m
3. Passenger carriages for the Indian Railways are built in
a) Chittaranjan b) Hubli
c) Perambur d) Veranasi
4. The first railway line in India was started in the year
a) 1850 b) 1853
c) 1840 d) 1890
5. Diesel locomotives are built in
a) Bangalore b) Varanasi
c) Perambur d) Hubli
6. The first railway line in India was opened under the Governor Generalship of
a) Lord Rippon b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Bentinck d) Lord Cornwallis
7. The headquarters of the South-Central Railway zone are located in
a) Kolkata b) Secunderabad
c) Hyderabad d) Gorakhpur \
8. The Headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway zone are located at
a) Gorakhpur b) Lucknow
c) Allahabad d) Moradabad
9. The largest Railways Zone in terms of route kilometerage is
a) Central b) Northern
c) Western d) South Central
10. The first locomotive in India was produced at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. In which year was it produced?
a) 1960-61 b) 1950-51
c) 1951-52 d) 1961-62
11. Which among the following is the fastest train in the country?
a) Taj Express b) Shatabdi Exspress
c) Rajdhani Express d) G.T. Express
12. Which among the following trains covers the longest route in the country
a) G.T. Express
b) Guwahati - Trivandrum Express
c) Karnataka Express
d) Gorakhpur - Cochi Express
13. Pearl City Express train runs between
a) Delhi-Udaipur b) Chennai-Tuticorin
c) Delhi-Jodhpur d) Chennai-Bangalore
14. The Chetak Express runs between
a) Delhi-Udaipur b) New Delhi-Indore
c) Delhi-Jaipur d) Jodhpur-Delhi
15. Since 1950-51 the annual growth rate the Indian Railways have recorded in terms of freight traffic is approximately
a) 3% b) 4 %
c) 4.3% d) 6%
16. Railway finance separated from general revenues in the year
a) 1924-25 b) 1930-31
c) 1950-51 d) 1951-52
16. Railway finance separated from general revenues in the year
a) 1924-25 b) 1930-31
c) 1950-51 d) 1951-52
17. What is the maximum speed touched by the fastest train in Indian?
a) 120 km/h b) 130 km/h
c) 135 km/h d) 150/ km/h
18. Which among the following train passes through the maximum number of states.
a) Himgiri Express b) G.|T. Express
c) Shatabdi Express d) Karnataka Express
19. The Head Quarters of the Eastern Railways?
a) Bengalure b) Kokata
c) Mumbai d) Jabalpur
20. Which Railway route was first electrified in India
a) Delhi/Agra b) Calcutta/Patna
c) Mumbai/Pune d) None of these
21. Road network in India is spread to approximately
a) 1,80000 km b) 18,00000 km
c) 5,40000 km d) 90,000 km
22. The annual growth rate of road network in India is approximately?
a) 4% b) 4.5%
c) 6% d) 10.5%
23.What is the share of National Highways in India's total road traffic?
a) 30% b) 40%
c) 38% d) 42%
24. Which state has the largest road length in the country?
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra
c) Andhra Pradesh d) Punjab
25. The National Highways constitute nearly.........% of the total road length in the country?
a) 2% b) 3%
c) 4% d) 6%
26. Nearly......Percent of villages in India are connected with all-weather roads
a) 35% b) 56%
c) 41% d) 45%
27. Almost all the villages in are-connected by all-weather roads
a) Haryana b) Kerala
c) Punjab d) Gujarat
28. The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects
a) Kolkata and Mumbai
b) Delhi and Chennai
c) Kolkata and Amritsar
d) Tirupati and Ludhiana
Answers:- 1. c) 2. c) 3. c) 4. b) 5. b) 6. b) 7 b) 8. a) 9. b) 10. b) 11. b) 12. b) 13. b) 14. a) 15. c) 16. a) 17. d) 18. a) 19. b) 20. c) 21. b) 22. b) 23. b) 24. b) 25. a) 26. c) 27. b) 28. c)
Dances of India
1. Which among the following is not a classical dance of India?
a) Kuchipudi b) Odissi
c) Manipuri d) Rasleela
2. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by
a) Malaika Arora b) Gopi Krishna
c) Uday Shankar d) Yamini Krishnamurthy
3. Which among the following is the folk dance popular during the harvest season in Punjab?
a) Kathak b) Bhangra
c) Odissi d) Garba
4. The Popular folk dance of Uttar Pradesh is known as
a) Maang b) Kajri
c) Baul d) Boli
5. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is
a) Ghazal b) Dhrupad
c) Thumri d) None of these
6.The Sangeet natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established?
a) 1951 b) 1953
c) 1954 d) 1956
7.The Lalit Kala Akademi was established by the Government of India to promote understanding of Indian Art, both within and outside the country. When was it established?
a) 1951 b) 1953
c) 1954 d) 1955
8. Chakri, Hikat, Rauf, Damali, Dandinach, Kud dances are folk dances in which state?
a) Jammu Kashmir b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan d) Punjab
9. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated:
a) Shehnai b) Flute
c) Sitar d) Tabla
10. Briju Maharaj is well known exponent of
a) Manipuri dance b) Kathakali
c) Odissi dance d) Kathak
11. Yamini Krishnamurti is an accomplished exponent of
a) Kuchipudi b) Bharatnatyam
c) Kathak d) Odissi
12. Nandalal Bose is known mostly for his
a) Dances b) Light Music
c) Paintings d) Instumental Music
13. Samantha Fox is associated with
a) Sports b) Politics
c) Pop Music d) Social Service
14. Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instuments?
a) Sarod b) Table
c) Violin d) Guitar
15. Mallika Sarabhai is associated with which of the following fields?
a) Social Service b) Classical music
c) Classical Dance d) Sports
16. Zaveri sisters are famous in the field of
a) Manipuri Dance b) Mural Painting
c) Classical Music d) Sculpture
17. Thillana is a format of
a) Kuchipudi b) Odissi
c) Bhartanatyam d) Kathak
18. Most ancient Musical instrument among the following is
a) Sarod b) Tabla
c) Sitar d) Veena
19. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sankranti?
a) Kerala b) Punjab
c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu
20. Which of the following states is Nautanki, a folk dance?
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Meghalaya d) Orissa
21. The dance encouraged and performed from the temple of Tanjore was
a) Bharatnatyam b) Kathakali
c) Odissi d) Mohiniattam
22. Of the following which is wrongly matched?
Folk Dance Famous in
a) Bhangra - Punjab
b) Tamasha - Maharashtra
c) Garbra - Tamil Nadu
d) Munzra - Himachal Pradesh
23. Shanta Rao, Bharati Shivaji, Vaijaintimala, Kanak Rele were the famous dancers in the field of
a) Kathakali b) Manipuri
c) Kathak d) Mohiniattam
24. 'Dandia' is a popular dance of
a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu d) Punjab
25. Rajasthani and Pahari Schools were famous for
a) Music b) Dancing
c) Sculpture d) Painting
26. Kathak is a classical dance of
a) Manipur b) Norht India
c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala
Answers:- 1. d) 2. c) 3. b) 4. b) 5. b) 6. b) 7. c) 8. a) 9. c) 10. d) 11. b) 12. c) 13. c) 14. d) 15. c) 16. a) 17. c) 18. d) 19. c) 20. a) 21. a) 22. c) 23. d) 24. b) 25. d) 26. b)
Awards
1. In which year was the Nobel Prize instituted?
a) 1896 b) 1901
c) 1876 d) 1900
2. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?
a) America b) England
c) Sweden d) Ireland
3. What was the full name of the person who is associated with Nobel Award?
a) Alfred Nobel b) Bernhard Nobel
c) Alfred Bernhard Nobel d) Bernhard Alfred Nobel
4. Which of the following disciplines were included for Nobel Award in the beginning?
a) Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Medicine/Peace
b) Physics/Chemistry/Medicine/Peace/Economics
c) Physics/Chemistry/Medicine/Literature/Peace
d) Physics/Chemistry/Medicine and Physiology/Literature/Peace
5. Nobel Prize in which discipline has been awarded three times to the same person/organisation?
a) Medicine b) Chemistry
c) Physics d) Peace
6. Who was the oldest person so far to have been awarded Nobel Prize and what was his age at that time?
a) Prof. William Lawrence Bragg. 88 years
b) Prof. Francis Peyton Rous, 87 years
c) Prof. Frederic Sanger, 90 years
d) Sir Johan Bardeen, 89 years
7. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) Dr. C.V. Raman
b) Hargobind Khorana
c) Aryabhat
d) Nobody received the Nobel in Physics in India
8. Who Among the following Nobel Laureates is not an Indian citizen?
a) Rabindranath Tagore b) C.V. Raman
c) Mother Teresa d) Hargobind Khorana
9. First women to win the Nobel Prize was:
a) Mother Teresa
b) Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi
c) Madam Marie Curie Klodowska
d) None of the above
10. Who among the following got the 'Bharat Ratna' award, before becoming the President of India?
a) R. Venkataraman b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr. Zakir Hussain d) V.V. Giri
11. First Bharat Ratna Award, instituted in 1954, was given to:
1. C. Rajagoalachari 2. Dr. Radhakrishnan
3. Dr. C.V. Raman 4. Dr. M. Viswesvarayya
a) 1 and 2 b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 4 d) 1, 3 and 4
12. Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Award?
a) Baba Amte b) Mother Teresa
c) Dr. S.Radhakrishnan d) Vinoba Bhave
13. Who among the following is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize?
a) Mother Teresa b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) C.V. Raman d) None of these
14.Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of:
a) Science and Technology
b) Literature and Journalism
c) International Understanding
d) Environmental
15. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and harmony has been give to:
a) Larry Pressler
b) Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
c) Yasser Arafat
d) Amnesty International
16.B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of:
a) Journalism b) Medicine
c) Music d) Environment
17. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
a) Martin Luther King
b) Mother Teresa
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d) Zubin Mehta
18. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is:
a) Limba Ram b) Vishwanathan Anand
c) Kapil Dev d) Leander Peas
19. India's highest award given for exceptional work in art, literature and recognition of public service of the highest order is:
a) Param Vir Chakra b) Bharat Ratna
c) Jnanpith Award d) Kalinga Award
20. Dronacharya Award is given to:
a) Fire fighting operation
b) Archery
c) Significant contribution in the spread of literacy
d) Outstanding coaching in athletics
21. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for:
a) Excellence in film direction
b) Outstanding contribution to Science
c) Exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages
d) Creating mass awareness on Environmental issues
22. Who was the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize?
a) Dr. Verghese Kurien b) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
c) Dr. Amita Patel d) None of these
Answers:- 1. b) 2. c) 3. c) 4. d) 5. d) 6. b) 7. a) 8. d) 9. c) 10. c) 11. b) 12. c) 13. b) 14. b) 15. c) 16. a) 17. c) 18. b) 19. b) 20. d) 21. b) 22. b)
Races and Tribes
1. People of 'Bantu' family Inhabiting is South Africa are called as
a) Veddas b) Bindibu
c) Zulus d) Gaucho
2. Natives of the tundra region (very cold high latitude areas) in Canada and Greenland are called as ?
a) Eskimos b) Mulattos
c) Flemish d) Papuans
3. Inhabitants of Belgium are
a) Cossacks b) Flemish
c) Samites d) Hamites
4. Of the following which is wrongly matched?
Inhabitants Country
a) Croats - Croatia
b) Moors - Malaysia
c) Magyars - Hungary
d) Cossacks - Southern and Eastern parts of Russia
5. 'Veddas' are the racial stock of
a) South Africa b) Australia
c) Sri Lanka d) Hungary
6. Which of the following gourp inhabit in the parts of Kenya and Tanzania?
a) Afridis b) Swahili
c) Moors d) Masuds
7. People of the Asiatic Tundra ( Nortern Russia) are called
a) Samoyeds b) Mulattos
c) Hamites d) Berbers
8. Red Indians are mainly found in
a) North-Africa b) South-America
c) Canada d) North-America
9. Papuans Mainly Tribal in which country?
a) New Zealand b) New Guinea
c) Argentina d) Belgium
10. Mixed tribe of Arabs and Berber people of Morocco are called as?
a) Moors b) Masai
c) Magyars d) Mulattos
11. Massai ( They are generally cattle rearers) a Negro tribe mainly found in?
a) Asiatic Tundra b) East Africa
c) Russia d) Siberia
12. 'Maoris' are original inhabitants of
a) Australia b) New Zealand
c) Japan d) China
13. Which of the following Tribe found in East Africa?
a) Australia b) Afridis
c) Bindibu d) Finns
14. Kaffris (these people are considered a marital people) are mainly found in which country?
a) Former Yugoslavia b) Hungary
c) South Africa d) Morocco
15. 'Todas' Tribe are mainly found in which state?
a) Tamil Nadu b) Goa
c) Andhra Pardesh d) Chattisgarh
16. 'Afridis' are found in
a) Iran b) Pakistan
c) Tibet d) Nepal
17. Of the following which is wrongly matched?
Tribe/Race Found in
a) Uralis - Kerala
b) Mina - Rajasthan
c) Bhils - Asom
d) Garos - Meghalaya
18. Which of the following Tribal inhabitants of Kalahari Desert in Africa. (They are excellent Stalkers and Hunters)
a) Bushmen b) Bantus
c) Aborigines d) Kaffris
19. Which of the following Race are not found in Andaman Nicobar?
a) Shomens b) Sentinelese
c) Onges d) Gaddis
20. 'Santhals' are found in
a) West Bengal b) Jharkhand
c) Orissa d) All the above states
21. 'Moplahs' (a tribe in Muslims) are mainly found in which Indian state?
a) Sikkim b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Kerala d) Bihar
22. Mathc the following
a) Lushias 1.Tripura
b) Lepchas 2. Manipur
c) Kuki 3. Sikkim
d) Kota 4. Tamil Nadu
A B C D A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4 b) 1 3 2 4
c) 4 3 2 1 d) 4 2 3 1
23. Jarawas are found in
a) Little Andaman b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Car Nicobar d) Kerala
24. Which of the following Tribe/Race found in Asom & Nagaland?
a) Angami b) Ao
c) Nagas d) All the above
25. Which is wrongly matched?
Tribe/Race Found in
a) Apatami - Arunachal Pradesh
b) Gaddis - Himachal Pradesh
c) Khasis - Orissa
d) Abors - Asom, Arunachal Pradesh
Answers:- 1. c) 2. a) 3. b) 4. b) 5. c) 6. b) 7. a) 8. d) 9. b) 10. a) 11. b) 12. b) 13. a) 14. c) 15. a) 16. b) 17. c) 18. a) 19. a) 20. d) 21. c) 22. b) 23. a) 24. d) 25. c)