Tag: means of transport and communication

Questions Related to means of transport and communication

Where is the integral Coach Factory situated?

  1. Chittaranjan

  2. Calcutta

  3. Perambur

  4. Mumbai


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is the only manufacturer of rail coaches located in Chennai.
  • Integral Coach Factory. Started in 1952, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is a factory for rail coaches located in Perambur, a suburb near Chennai.

Which of the following trains runs between C. S. T. to Pune?

  1. Rajdhani Express

  2. Deccan Queen

  3. Avadh Express

  4. Jayanti Janta


Correct Option: B

Where is the Railway Staff College situated?

  1. Ahmedabad

  2. Vadodara

  3. Chandausi

  4. Varanasi


Correct Option: B

The Golden Temple Express train runs between ____________.

  1. New Delhi and Madurai

  2. Amritsar and Howrah

  3. Amritsar and Mumbai Central

  4. Ferozpur and Bombay V.T.


Correct Option: C

The Northeast Frontier Railway headquarter is _________.

  1. Samrala

  2. Cooch Behar

  3. Maligaon

  4. Rangpur


Correct Option: C

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway still has one of the few steam locomotives still in service in India. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

The movement of goods was speeded up by the development of _________.

  1. Railways

  2. Roadways

  3. Airways

  4. Waterways


Correct Option: A

Which station is not situated on the Mumbai-Delhi railroute on western railway?

  1. Jhansi

  2. Surat

  3. Vadodara

  4. Ratlam


Correct Option: A

Rail services started in India______.

  1. 1853 A.D

  2. 1854 A.D

  3. 1856 A.D

  4. 1857 A.D


Correct Option: A

Which one is not rail-line on the basis of width of Gauge?

  1. Metro-rail

  2. Broad-guage

  3. Metre-guage

  4. Narrow-guage


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Track gauge is the spacing of the rails on a railway track. Based on the width of gauge, it is classified into the standard gauge, minimum gauge, broad gauge, meter gauge, narrow gauge, medium gauge, etc. Metro rail is a rapid transit high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas