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___________ are necessary for the development of villages and agriculture.

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  1. Roadways

  2. Waterways

  3. Railways

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

The roads linking state capitals, ports and industrial centres are called.

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  1. State highways

  2. Inter-state highways

  3. National highways

  4. Corridor highways

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

National Highways are main highways running through the length and breadth of the country connecting major ports, state capitals, large industrial and tourist centers, etc. National Highways in India are designated as NH followed by the highway number. The traffic on National Highways has been growing due to the recent economic growth in India and the Government of India is taking steps to improve management techniques to provide hindrance-free traffic movement by way of widening roads, grade separation, construction of bypasses, bridges, rail-road crossings, and utilizing the latest technologies. Even though the National Highways represent only 2% of the total network length, they handle about 40% of the total road traffic.

The longest national highway in India links.

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  1. New Delhi and Kanyakumari

  2. Varanasi and Guwahati

  3. Mumbai and Srinagar

  4. Varanasi and Kanyakumari

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Correct Option: D
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NH-44 is the longest highway in India. Previously this highway was known as NH-07. It starts from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and ends at Kanyakumari (Tamilnadu). This highway acts a major link between the north and south of India. It runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Its total length is over 2,369 km.

The four or six-lane highways crossing the country from east to west and north to south are called.

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  1. National Corridor Project

  2. Golden Quadrilateral

  3. National Highways

  4. Expressways

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Correct Option: A

Grand Trunk Road goes from __________.

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  1. Kolkata to Jaipur

  2. Kolkata to Lahore

  3. Kolkata to Peshawar

  4. Kolkata to Mumbai

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Correct Option: C
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The Grand Trunk Road is commonly known as the G.T. Road. It is the oldest, longest, and most famous highway in the Indian subcontinent.

Which of the following States has the largest kilometrage of National Highways in India?

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  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: D

The National highways system is the responsibility of  ________.

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  1. State Governments

  2. Central Government

  3. A special Roads Authority

  4. State and Central Government

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Correct Option: B

Nedimbacherry International Airport is located in which one of the following? 

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  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Karnataka

  4. Kerala

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Correct Option: D
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D.  Kerela

Nedimbacherry International Airport also now known as the Cochin International Airport is located in Nedumbassery. Nedumbassery is a suburb of the city of Kochi situated 27 kilometers (17 mi) north of the city and 53 km from Thrissur in Kerala, India. 



Which of the following International Airport is situated in New Delhi?

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  1. Nedimbacherry

  2. N.T Rama Rao

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

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Correct Option: C
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C. Indira Gandhi


Indira Gandhi International Airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the National Capital Region of Delhi, India. The airport, spread over an area of 5,106 acres (2,066 ha),is situated in Palam, 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of the New Delhi railway station and 16 km (9.9 mi) from New Delhi city center. Named after Indira Gandhi, a former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic since 2009.

What is the name given to the International Airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad?

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  1. Jawaharlal Nehru International Airport

  2. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

  3. Indira Gandhi International Airport

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
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B. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport


Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is an international airport of Hyderabad. It is located in Shamshabad, about 20 kilometers south of Hyderabad. It was opened in March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport as the primary commercial airport for Hyderabad. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.