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Questions Related to means of transport

The airport of Mumbai is called ____________.

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  1. Dum Dum

  2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

  3. Palam

  4. Meenambakkam

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Correct Option: B

The costliest and most modern means of transport is _________________.

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  1. Air Transport

  2. Road Transport

  3. Water Transport

  4. Rail Transport

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Airways are the fastest and modern Means of Transport. It is expensive due to the high cost of fuels and maintenance of Airplanes. 

Which is the busiest and the costliest air route in India?

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  1. Mumbai-Chennai air route

  2. Delhi-Kolkata air route

  3. Mumbai - Delhi air route

  4. Chennai - Delhi air route

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Airports authority in India came into existance on April 1, 1995 with the merger of the 2 authorities - National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. It is a safe way and a speedy way but it is costly. Mumbai -Delhi route is the busiest and the costliest route.

Which one of the following region in India is accessible favourably by air travel?

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  1. Northern part of India

  2. Southern Hills

  3. North-Eastern States

  4. Central India

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Air travel is not within the reach of the common people. It is only in the north-eastern states that special provisions are made to extend the services to the common people.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport is in

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Delhi

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located approximately 17 km from the city centre. The airport was earlier known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It is the fifth busiest airport in India in respect of aircraft movement after Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai.

The maximum risk to air travel is from _________.

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  1. clouds

  2. rainfall

  3. fogs

  4. strong winds

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mist and Fog are the terms used to describe low visibility caused by water droplets suspended in the air. Mist is a term used to describe visibility of greater than 1 km while Fog is the term used when visibility is less than 1 km.

Fog is effectively surface cloud and has a significant impact on the conduct of flying operations, particularly landing and take-off.

Commercial air carriers in India are managed by _________.

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  1. Public sector

  2. Private sector

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Armed forces

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Commercial air carriers in India are managed by both public and private sectors. For example Air India is  an example of public sector undertaking which is maintained by ministry of civil aviation and kingfisher owned by Vijay Malya is an example of private sector undertaking company.

Which of the following is the fastest mode of transport?

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  1. waterways

  2. roadways

  3. airways

  4. railways

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The air travel, today, is the fastest, most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport. It has reduced distances by minimising the travel time. It is very essential for a vast  country like India, where distances are large and the terrain and climatic conditions are diverse. 

Which is the busiest air route in India?

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  1. Mumbai-Chennai air route

  2. Delhi-Kolkata air route

  3. Mumbai-Delhi air route

  4. Chennai-Delhi air route

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Air route between Delhi-Mumbai is busiest as it connects national capital to the financial capital of India.

Which of the following mode of transport is fuel-efficient and environment-friendly?

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  1. Roadways

  2. Railways

  3. Airways

  4. Waterways

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 India has inland navigation waterways of 14,500 km in length. Out of these only 3,700 km are navigable by mechanised boats.