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Questions Related to human environment - settlement, transport and communication

The roads linking to the state capital with district headquarters are called ________?

  1. State Highways

  2. National Highways

  3. Corridor Highways

  4. District Roads


Correct Option: A

The four or six-lane highway connecting the metropolitan cities Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi is called ______.

  1. National Corridor

  2. Golden Quadrilateral

  3. National Highway

  4. Golden Triangle


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Golden Quadrilateral is a network of four or six-lane highways which connects top four metropolitan cities of India, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata, thereby, forming a quadrilateral. It is the largest highway project in India. The Golden Quadrilateral project was launched in 2001 as part of National Highways Development Project. Its overall length is 5,846km.

The National Highways which are part of the 'Golden Quadrilateral Highway Project' and 'National Corridor Project' are.

  1. NH $13$ and NH $17$

  2. NH $48$ and NH $206$

  3. NH $4$ and NH $7$

  4. NH $206$ and NH $209$


Correct Option: C

Fill in the blanks.
Maintenance of National Highways is done by __________.

  1. National Highways Authority of India

  2. State Goverment

  3. Local Government

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not a feature of road transport?

  1. It is easy to build roads

  2. Cost of road construction is low

  3. Roads can connect every village

  4. Roads don't help in development


Correct Option: D

Which type of road is constructed under the ground?

  1. Flyover

  2. Express ways

  3. Subways

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Subways are the roads which are constructed under the ground. A subway is normally an underpass for pedestrians or cyclists beneath a road or railway. It allows them to reach the other side in safety. Subways are found in countries like England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and Commonwealth countries such as India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Cost efficient and the most popular mode of transport in our country is_________.

  1. Air Transport

  2. Road Transport

  3. Water Transport

  4. Rail Transport


Correct Option: B

The East Coast Road is built along the coast of __________________.

  1. Arabian sea

  2. Bay of Bengal

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Andaman Sea


Correct Option: B

Which is the longest National Highway in India?

  1. NH-5

  2. NH-2

  3. NH-3

  4. NH-7


Correct Option: D
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). A number of major National Highways run in North-South and East-West directions. The historical Sher-Shah Suri Marg is called National Highway No.1, between Delhi and Amritsar. Currently the longest highway in India is NH-44, starting from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir. As per old numbering, a part of this highway was called NH 7, whose northern end was Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh.

India has the world's highest road which connects to ________.

  1. Leh and Srinagar

  2. Leh and Manali

  3. Srinagar and Jammu

  4. Sikkim and Darjeeling


Correct Option: B