SSC CGL Geography – Transport & Communication – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint
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Southern, Central, Western (1951); Northern, Eastern, North Eastern (1952).
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SSC CGL Geography – Transport & Communication – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 20 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
Match the followingMatch the road with its builder:
P. District roads Q. Border roads R. Super highways
1. BRO 2. NHAI 3. Zila Parishad
P. District roads Q. Border roads R. Super highways
1. BRO 2. NHAI 3. Zila Parishad
Correct Answer: B [P-3, Q-1, R-2]
Explanation:
N-C-S-Z-B ladder.
2.
The North–South and East–West corridors intersect at:
Correct Answer: A [Jhansi]
Explanation:
Centre of the plus sign.
3.
National Waterway 1 runs between:
Correct Answer: B [Prayagraj (Allahabad) and Haldia]
Explanation:
Ganga.
4.
NW-3 is located in:
Correct Answer: C [Keralam]
Explanation:
West Coast Canal.
5.
Which places lie on the oil pipeline from upper Assam to Kanpur?
Correct Answer: A [Guwahati, Barauni and Prayagraj (Allahabad)]
Explanation:
East line.
6.
India's first passenger train (Bombay–Thane) ran on:
Correct Answer: D [16 April 1853]
Explanation:
16 April 1853, 34 km.
7.
Under the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) became the:
Correct Answer: A [Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority]
Explanation:
All major port trusts became Port Authorities under the 2021 Act.
8.
Haldia port was developed to:
Correct Answer: C [relieve pressure on Kolkata port]
Explanation:
Subsidiary port.
9.
Which port serves the iron-ore concentrate of Kudremukh?
Correct Answer: B [New Mangalore]
Explanation:
Karnataka.
10.
The Konkan Railway runs from Roha (Maharashtra) to:
Correct Answer: D [Mangaluru (Karnataka)]
Explanation:
About 760 km, built 1998.
11.
Odd one outWhich is the odd one out (not one of NCERT's six mail channels)?
Correct Answer: C [Express Channel]
Explanation:
R-M-G-B-B-P.
12.
First-class mail in India is:
Correct Answer: B [airlifted, covering both land and air]
Explanation:
Second-class goes by surface.
13.
Assertion–Reason
A: Rail density is high in the northern plains.
R: The plains have level land, high population density and rich agriculture.
A: Rail density is high in the northern plains.
R: The plains have level land, high population density and rich agriculture.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]
Explanation:
NCERT distribution factors.
14.
Which statement on roads is correct as per NCERT?
Correct Answer: D [Roads provide door-to-door service]
Explanation:
Roads score over railways in these ways.
15.
Road density is measured as:
Correct Answer: A [length of roads per 100 sq km of area]
Explanation:
NCERT definition.
16.
Under the MoRTH numbering of 2010, NH 44 carries an even number because it runs:
Correct Answer: D [north–south]
Explanation:
North–south highways are even (rising east to west); east–west highways are odd (rising north to south).
17.
The Grand Trunk road was originally built by Sher Shah Suri as the:
Correct Answer: B [Shahi (Royal) road]
Explanation:
Renamed GT road under British rule.
18.
Arrange in orderChronological order:
1. Konkan Railway
2. First train Bombay–Thane
3. BRO set up
4. Air transport nationalised
1. Konkan Railway
2. First train Bombay–Thane
3. BRO set up
4. Air transport nationalised
Correct Answer: C [2, 4, 3, 1]
Explanation:
1853, 1953, 1960, 1998.
19.
Which inland refinery could be located far from the coast because of pipelines (NCERT)?
Correct Answer: D [Mathura]
Explanation:
Barauni, Mathura, Panipat.
20.
The first six zones of Indian Railways were formed in:
Correct Answer: B [1951–52]
Explanation:
Southern, Central, Western (1951); Northern, Eastern, North Eastern (1952).
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