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Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

India's coastal line extends to _________.

  1. 8500 km

  2. 6590 km

  3. 7517 km

  4. 4320 km
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The total length of India's coastline, including the mainland and the islands (Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshadweep), is approximately 7516.6 km, often rounded to 7517 km.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

National Urban Sanitation policy was launched in ________.

  1. 2007

  2. 2008

  3. 2006

  4. 2005
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The National Urban Sanitation Policy (NUSP) was officially launched by the Ministry of Urban Development in 2008 to ensure all Indian cities and towns become totally sanitized, healthy, and livable.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

AAI stands for ________.

  1. Airport Authority of India

  2. Airlines Authority of India

  3. Airways Authority of India

  4. Airport Agency of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

AAI stands for the Airports Authority of India, which is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

The feature NOT present in NTP $99$ is?

  1. Strengthening of regular
  2. DTP corporatized in $2000$

  3. National long distance service to be kept exclusively with public sector

  4. Private telecom operators licenced on revenue sharing basis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The New Telecom Policy (NTP) 1999 aimed to liberalize the sector. It did not keep national long distance services exclusively with the public sector; rather, it opened them to private competition.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Characteristic, which do not describe a nation as underdeveloped are?

  1. Poor health facilities

  2. Good saving

  3. Mass poverty

  4. Low per capita income
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Underdeveloped nations are typically characterized by low per capita income, mass poverty, and poor health facilities. Good saving rates are generally associated with developed or rapidly developing economies, not underdeveloped ones.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Which two companies recently signed MoU with Dharma LNG Terminal Private Limited for taking equity stake in the Terminal?

  1. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited and Indraprastha Gas Ltd

  2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and GAIL India Limited

  3. Indian Oil Corporation Limited and GAIL India Limited

  4. Hindustan Petroleum Ltd and Indraprastha Ltd
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and GAIL (India) Limited signed an MoU with Dhamra LNG Terminal Private Limited to acquire equity stakes in the project.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

In terms of road length, India has one of the largest road networks in the world.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partly true

  4. None of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

India possesses one of the largest road networks in the world, spanning millions of kilometers and connecting various parts of the country.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

As on March $2010$ India has ___________ many telephone connections.

  1. $600$ million
  2. $621$ million
  3. $721$ million

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As of March 2010, the total number of telephone connections in India reached approximately 621 million, marking a period of rapid growth in the telecom sector.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

The highest allocation of resources in the $8th$ plan $(26.6\%)$ went to?

  1. Energy sector

  2. Transport and communication

  3. S & T and Environment

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the 8th Five-Year Plan, the energy sector received the highest allocation of resources to support the growing industrial and domestic demand for power.