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Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Our border roads pass through about _______ states in India.

  1. 10

  2. 11

  3. 12

  4. 13
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India has a vast road network. It has the second largest road network in the world. It has the roads connecting almost all parts of the country including rural areas and remote parts. In India the border roads passes through 12 states of the country.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

India has one of the largest networks of which of the following modes of transport?

  1. Roadways

  2. Railways

  3. Waterways

  4. Pipelines
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

India has one of the largest road networks in the world, aggregating to about 2.3 million km at present. In India, roadways have preceded railways. 

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which of the following are the primary road systems of our country?

  1. National Highways

  2. State Highways

  3. District roads

  4. Border roads
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 National Highways link extreme parts of the country. These are the primary road systems and are laid and maintained by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). 

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which among the following is the longest road of India?

  1. Pathankot Jammu Road

  2. Great Deccan Road

  3. Grand Trunk Road

  4. Mahatma Gandhi Road
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Grand Trunk Road is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads, running across the Indian subcontinent from Bangladesh to Pakistan.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which of the following towns is not on the Golden Quadrilateral being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?

  1. Chennai

  2. Visakhapatnam

  3. Bhubaneswar

  4. Hyderabad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. Hyderabad is not one of the four corners of this quadrilateral.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which highway sector is common to both the Golden Quadrilateral Highway and the North-South Corridor Highway?

  1. Bangalore-Krishnagiri

  2. Delhi-Jaipur

  3. Coimbatore-Salem

  4. Agra-Jhansi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Bangalore-Krishnagiri section is a common segment where the Golden Quadrilateral (connecting Chennai and Bangalore) overlaps with the North-South Corridor.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India started a program related to upgradation of highways, called ________.

  1. NHCP

  2. NHDP

  3. NHSP

  4. NHJP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) was launched during the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to modernize India's highway infrastructure.