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  1. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by

  2. A.

     P V Narasimha Rao

    B.

     I K Gujral

    C.

     Manmohan Singh

    D.

     Atal Bihari Vajpayee


  3. The National Highway-1D connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ________ pass.

  4. A.

     Khyber

    B.

     Zoji la

    C.

     Nathula

    D.

     Karakoram


  5. If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ?

  6. A.

     NH 2, NH 11, NH 12

    B.

     NH 2, NH 3, NH 12

    C.

     NH 8, NH 3, NH 11

    D.

     NH 2, NH 25, NH 11


  7. The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?

  8. A.

     India-Nepal

    B.

     India-China

    C.

     India-Pakistan

    D.

     China-Pakistan


  9. The National Highway - 1 connects Delhi to

  10. A.

     Chennai

    B.

     Kolkata

    C.

     Mumbai

    D.

     Amritsar


  11. The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is

  12. A.

     Iron and steel

    B.

     Coal

    C.

     Mineral oil

    D.

     Metallic ores (other than iron ore)


  13. Which of the following sea Port is nearest to Rourkela Steel Plant?

  14. A.

     Haldia

    B.

     Vishakhapattanam

    C.

     Kandla

    D.

     Paradip


  15. Which ports are located on the Eastern coast of India?

  16. A.

     Kandla and Haldia

    B.

     Haldia and Kochin

    C.

     Paradip and Kandla

    D.

     Paradip and Haldia


  17. The First port developed after independence was

  18. A.

     New Mangalore

    B.

     Mumbai

    C.

     Nhava Sheva

    D.

     Kandla


  19. What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order?

  20. A.

     Kodaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar

    B.

     Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar

    C.

     Kodaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling

    D.

     Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal