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SSC CGL Geography – Transport & Communication – Tier II Level · Marathon – 14 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.  
India's newest railway zone, the South Coast Railway (notified w.e.f. 01-06-2026), has its headquarters at:

Correct Answer: D [Visakhapatnam]

Explanation:

PIB, Ministry of Railways.

2.  
As per PIB Year End Review 2025, 4-lane and above National Highways expanded from 18,371 km in 2014 to:

Correct Answer: C [43,512 km]

Explanation:

Sub-category of the total.

3.  
As per PIB Year End Review 2025, high-speed corridors grew from 93 km in 2014 to:

Correct Answer: B [3,052 km]

Explanation:

MoRTH, 30 Dec 2025.

4.  
Fill in the blankAccording to PIB (MoRTH), India's road network ranks ______ in the world by length.

Correct Answer: A [second]

Explanation:

India has the second-largest road network in the world.

5.  
From 91,287 km in 2014 to 1,46,572 km in FY 2025-26, NH length grew by about:

Correct Answer: C [60%]

Explanation:

(1,46,572 − 91,287) ÷ 91,287 ≈ 0.606.

6.  
Asia's first cross-country oil pipeline (NCERT Class 12) ran from Naharkatiya to:

Correct Answer: A [Barauni]

Explanation:

Built by Oil India Limited; later extended to Kanpur.

7.  
YearThe INSAT system was established in:

Correct Answer: B [1983]

Explanation:

Telecommunication, meteorology, broadcasting.

8.  
YearKolkata's first metro railway – India's first – opened in:

Correct Answer: D [1984]

Explanation:

Firsts line.

9.  
Kandla port has been renamed:

Correct Answer: B [Deendayal Port]

Explanation:

Tuticorin → VOC; Kolkata → SPM; Ennore → Kamarajar.

10.  
Match the followingMatch the renamed port:
P. Tuticorin Q. Kolkata R. Ennore
1. Kamarajar 2. V. O. Chidambaranar 3. Syama Prasad Mookerjee

Correct Answer: C [P-2, Q-3, R-1]

Explanation:

Old and new names.

11.  
Under the MoRTH numbering of National Highways (2010), east–west highways carry:

Correct Answer: B [odd numbers]

Explanation:

East–west = odd, north–south = even; for example NH 44 (Srinagar–Kanyakumari, north–south) is even.

12.  
The balance of trade is favourable when:

Correct Answer: D [exports exceed imports]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10.

13.  
YearThe Nagpur Plan, an early road development plan, was drawn up in:

Correct Answer: A [1943]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 12.

14.  
Which statement about the Konkan Railway is correct (NCERT)?

Correct Answer: D [it crosses about 146 rivers and streams, nearly 2,000 bridges and 91 tunnels]

Explanation:

Roha–Mangaluru, 1998.

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