In June 1992, more than 100 heads of state met in ________ in Brazil for the first International Earth Summit.

a) Rio de Janeiro

b) São Paulo

c) Brasilia

d) Curitiba

Answer: Option (a) Rio de Janeiro

The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted _______ for achieving sustainable development in the 21st century.

a) Agenda 20

b) Agenda 21

c) Agenda 19

d) Agenda 22

Answer: Option (b) Agenda 21

On the basis of origin, resources can be classified as ______ and _____.

a) Biotic and Abiotic

b) Renewable and Non-renewable

c) Potential and Developed

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a) Biotic and Abiotic

On the basis of the status of development, resources can be classified as ______.

a) Potential

b) Developed Stock

c) Reserves

d) All of the above

Answer: Option (d) All of the above

Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable resources which take _____ for their formation.

a) Hundreds of years

b) Thousands of years

c) Millions of years

d) Just a year

Answer: Option (c) Millions of years

All the minerals, water resources, forests, wildlife, land within the political boundaries and oceanic area up to __________ belong to the nation.

a) 20 nautical miles

b) 25 nautical miles

c) 15 nautical miles

d) 12 nautical miles

Answer: Option (d) 12 nautical miles

The oceanic resources beyond ______________ of the Exclusive Economic Zone belong to the open ocean, and no individual country can utilise these without the concurrence of international institutions.

a) 200 nautical miles

b) 12 nautical miles

c) 22.5 nautical miles

d) 100 nautical miles

Answer: Option (a) 200 nautical miles

______ are the resources which are surveyed, and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation.

a) Developed resources

b) Reserves

c) Stock

d) Abiotic

Answer: Option (a) Developed resources

_______ are the subset of the ______, which can be put into use with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’, but their use has not been started.

a) Reserves, developed resources

b) Stocks, reserves

c) Developed resources, stock

d) Reserves, stock

Answer: Option (d) Reserves, stock

The states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are rich in minerals and _________ deposits.

a) Coal

b) Gold

c) Silicon

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a) Coal

The state of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and _______ energy but lacks water resources.

a) Geothermal

b) Hydro

c) Wind

d) Tidal

Answer: Option (c) Wind

Name the famous Indian freedom fighter who made the statement about resource conservation – “There is enough for everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed”.

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Subash Chandra Bose

d) Dr B. R. Ambedkar

Answer: Option (a) Mahatma Gandhi

The Brundtland Commission Report published in ________, shared ideas about sustainable development and how it could be achieved.

a) 1997

b) 1987

c) 1992

d) 1977

Answer: Option (b) 1987

About _________ of India’s land area is plain, which provides facilities for agriculture and industry.

a) 43%

b) 53%

c) 34%

d) 45%

Answer: Option (a) 43%

__________ account for 30% of the total surface area of India.

a) Deserts

b) Mountains

c) Plains

d) Plateaus

Answer: Option (b) Mountains

Land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is known as ________.

a) Gross cropped area

b) Culturable wasteland

c) Current fallow

d) Grazing land

Answer: Option (c) Current fallow

Land which is left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years is known as ________.

a) Culturable wasteland

b) Barren land

c) Pastures

d) Fallow Lands

Answer: Option (a) Culturable wasteland

The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per cent of the total area in _______.

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Assam

c) Rajasthan

d) Punjab

Answer: Option (d) Punjab

Hubbardia Heptaneuron is a species of _______.

a) Tree

b) Plant

c) Grass

d) Flower

Answer: Option (c) Grass

Madhuca Insignis (a wild variety of Mahua) is a ______.

a) Plant

b) Tree

c) Insect

d) Birds

Answer: Option (a) Plant

The forest and tree cover in India is estimated to be ________of its total geographical area.

a) Around 30%

b) Around 24%

c) Around 35%

d) Around 40%.

Answer: Option (b) Around 24%

The open forests in India are ________ of its total geographical area.

a) Around 9%

b) Around 20%

c) Around 15%

d) Around 1%

Answer: Option (a) Around 9%

Blue sheep, Asiatic elephants, and Gangetic dolphins are examples of _______.

a) Vulnerable species

b) Rare species

c) Endemic Species

d) Extinct species

Answer: Option (a) Vulnerable species

Asiatic cheetah and pink head duck are examples of _______,

a) Endemic Species

b) Extinct species

c) Rare species

d) Vulnerable species

Answer: Option (b) Extinct species

______ is an example of Endemic Species.

a) Pink head duck

b) Asiatic cheetah

c) Asiatic buffalo

d) Nicobar pigeon

Answer: option (d) Nicobar pigeon

________ was declared extinct in India long back in 1952.

a) Andaman wild pig

b) Andaman teal

c) Asiatic cheetah

d) Desert fox

Answer: Option (c) Asiatic cheetah

__________ are the species which are in danger of extinction.

a) Endangered species

b) Rare species

c) Extinct species

d) Endemic species

Answer: Option (a) Rare species

Blackbuck, crocodile, Indian wild donkey and Indian rhino are examples of ______.

a) Normal species

b) Endangered species

c) Endemic species

d) Rare species

Answer: Option (b) Endangered species

Especially in the North-eastern and ______, have been deforested or degraded by shifting cultivation (Jhum), a type of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture.

a) Central India

b) Western India

c) South India

d) Northwest India

Answer: Option (a) Central India

The Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal is seriously threatened by the ongoing ______.

a) Coal mining

b) Iron ore mining

c) Copper mining

d) Dolomite mining

Answer: Option (d) Dolomite mining

Teak monoculture has damaged the natural forest in ________.

a) North India

b) South India

c) Central India

d) Northeastern India

Answer: Option (b) South India

The Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana) is a medicinal plant found in various parts of _______ and ______.

a) Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh

b) Uttarakhand and Assam

c) Uttarakhand and Ladakh

d) Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim

Answer: Option (a) Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh

A chemical compound called ‘taxol’, which is extracted from the bark, needles, twigs and roots of Himalayan yew, is used to treat _______

a) Tuberculosis

b) Malaria

c) Diabetes

d) Cancer

Answer: Option (d) Cancer

The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in _______, with various provisions for protecting habitats.

a) 1972

b) 1975

c) 1971

d) 1974

Answer: option (a) 1972

Which of the following animals were gravely threatened, and the Central Government announced several projects for protecting them?

a) Kashmir stag

b) The Asiatic lion

c) One-horned rhinoceros

d) All of the above

Answer: Option (d) All of the above

Manas Tiger Reserve is located in ______.

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Kerala

c) Assam

d) Orissa

Answer: Option (c) Assam

Which of the following is located in the state of Rajasthan?

a) Corbett National Park

b) Bandhavgarh National Park

c) Periyar Tiger Reserve

d) Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Option (d) Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary

_________ has the largest area under permanent forests, constituting 75 per cent of its total forest area.

a) Orissa

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Chhattisgarh

d) Assam

Answer: Option (b) Madhya Pradesh

The freshwater is mainly obtained from surface runoff and groundwater that is continually being renewed and recharged through the ________.

a) Sulfur cycle

b) Rock cycle

c) Hydrological cycle

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (c) Hydrological cycle

96.5 per cent of the total volume of the world’s water is estimated to exist as _____ and only 2.5 per cent as _______.

a) Freshwater, oceans

b) Oceans, freshwater

c) Groundwater, oceans

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (b) Oceans, freshwater

Nearly 70 per cent of freshwater occurs as ice sheets and glaciers in _______, Greenland and the mountainous regions of the world.

a)

b) Siberia

c) Alaska

d) Russia

Answer: Option (a) Antarctica

A little less than _________ of freshwater is stored as groundwater in the world’s aquifers.

a) 5%

b) 20%

c) 10%

d)

Answer: Option (d) 30%

India ranks _________ in the world in terms of water availability per person per annum.

a) 133

b) 135

c) 17

d) 98

Answer: Option (a)

As per one of the Swedish experts, water stress occurs when water availability is between _____ and _____ cubic meters per person per year.

a) 900 and 1000

b) 1000 and 1600

c) 500 and 1000

d) 1650 and 2650

Answer: Option (b) 1000 and 1600

In India, __________ contributes approximately 22 per cent of the total electricity produced.

a) Tidal power

b) Nuclear power

c) Thermal power

d) Hydroelectric power

Answer: Option (d) Hydroelectric power

From ancient times, evidence of sophisticated irrigation works has also been found in Nagarjunakonda. It is located in ________.

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Odisha

c) Karnataka

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Option (a) Andhra Pradesh

In the 14th Century, the tank in ________ was constructed by Iltutmish to supply water to the Siri Fort area.

a) Jaipur, Rajasthan

b) Hauz Khas, Delhi

c) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

d) Surat, Gujarat

Answer: Option (b) Hauz Khas, Delhi

_________ is the first state in India which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structures compulsory for all houses across the state.

a) Karnataka

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Maharashtra

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Option (b) Tamil Nadu

________ in the Mahanadi basin integrates the conservation of water with flood control.

a) Krishnarajasagar project

b) Teri project

c) Hirakud project

d) Bhakra Nangal project

Answer: Option (c) Hirakud project

In the Sutlej-Beas river basin, the ________ water is being used both for hydel power production and irrigation.

a) Nagarjuna Sagar project

b) Sardar Sarovar project

c) Kallanai project

d) Bhakra Nangal project

Answer: Option (d) Bhakra Nangal project

________ proudly proclaimed the dams as the ‘temples of modern India’ as they would integrate the development of agriculture and the village economy

a) Sardar Patel

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Answer: Option (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

Bhadu song in a particular region narrates the troubles faced by people owing to the flooding of ________ known as the river of sorrow.

a) Damodar river

b) Kaveri river

c) Narmada river

d) Yamuna river

Answer: Option (a) Damodar river

Narmada Bachao that mobilised tribal people, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against the _____ dam being built across the river Narmada.

a) Sardar Sarovar

b) Tehri dam

c) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

d) Bhakra Nangal Dam

Answer: Option (a) Sardar Sarovar

Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams located in ________.

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Rajasthan

d) Maharashtra

Answer: Option (d) Maharashtra

Rihand Dam is located on river Rihand, a tributary of _______.

a) Sutlej river

b) Son river

c) Godavari river

d) Brahmaputra river

Answer: Option (b) Son river

In Phalodi and Barmer, almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks or tankas for storing drinking water. Barmer and Phalodi are located in _______.

a) Gujarat

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttarakhand

d) Rajasthan

Answer: Option (d) Rajasthan

A 200-year-old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes is prevalent in the state of ________.

a) Meghalaya

b) Tripura

c) Assam

d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: Option (a) Meghalaya

In India, Jhumming, a primitive form of cultivation, is called ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’ in _____.

a) Odisha

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Option (d) Madhya Pradesh

Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to _____.

a) August

b) June

c) May

d) July

Answer: Option (b) June

The Green Revolution was successful in Punjab, Haryana, ______ and parts of Rajasthan.

a) Western Uttar Pradesh

b) Eastern Uttar Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Gujarat

Answer: Option (a) Western Uttar Pradesh

Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country, and these are harvested in ________.

a) July-August

b) June-August

c) September-October

d) October-November

Answer: Option (c) September-October

In states like Assam, _______ and Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. These are Aus, Aman and Boro.

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) West Bengal

c) Punjab

d) Haryana

Answer: Option (b) West Bengal

India is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after_____.

a) Indonesia

b) Japan

c) Malaysia

d) China

Answer: Option (d) China

Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above ______.

a) 100 cm

b) 200 cm

c) 150 cm

d) 50 cm

Answer: Option (a) 100 cm

Wheat requires _______ of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.

a) 25 to 50 cm

b) 75 to 100 cm

c) 50 to 75 cm

d) 85 to 130 cm

Answer: Option (c) 50 to 75 cm

_________ is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production.

a) Rice

b) Jowar

c) Wheat

d) Maize

Answer: Option (b) Jowar

_________ is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.

a) Brazil

b) USA

c) China

d) India

Answer: Option (d) India

Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow________.

a) Black soil

b) Red soil

c) Laterite soil

d) Alluvial soil

Answer: Option (a) Black soil

________ is the world’s largest producer of sugarcane.

a) India

b) Brazil

c) Cuba

d) USA

Answer: Option (b) Brazil

Jalpaiguri in _______ is a major tea-producing district in India.

a) Karnataka

b) Assam

c) West Bengal

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Option (c) West Bengal

Arabica variety of coffee is grown in India; it was initially brought from ________. This variety of coffee is in great demand all over the world.

a) Iran

b) Iraq

c) Syria

d) Yemen

Answer: Option (d) Yemen

Rubber is an important industrial raw material. It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Garo hills of _______.

a) Sikkim

b) West Bengal

c) Assam

d) Meghalaya

Answer: Option (d) Meghalaya

Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre is known as ________.

a) Sericulture

b) Apiculture

c) Floriculture

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a) Sericulture

The Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by _______ is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Vinoba Bhave

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Sardar Patel

Answer: Option (b) Vinoba Bhave

Operation Flood is associated with _______.

a) Green Revolution

b) White Revolution

c) Black Revolution

d) Pink Revolution

Answer: Option (b) White Revolution

Gold, silver and platinum are examples of ______.

a) Ferrous minerals

b) Non-ferrous minerals

c) Precious minerals

d) Non-metallic minerals

Answer: Option (c) Precious minerals

Cobalt is an example of _____.

a) Ferrous minerals

b) Non-ferrous minerals

c) Energy minerals

d) Non-metallic minerals

Answer: Option (a) Ferrous minerals

Sandstone and mica are examples of _______.

a) Non-metallic minerals

b) Energy minerals

c) Non-ferrous minerals

d) Ferrous minerals

Answer: Option (a) Non-metallic minerals

Coal and natural gas are examples of ______ minerals.

a) Non-metallic

b) Energy

c) Ferrous

d) Non-ferrous

Answer: Option (b) Energy

________ provides a strong base for the development of metallurgical industries.

a) Ferrous minerals

b) Non-ferrous minerals

c) Energy minerals

d) Precious minerals

Answer: Option (a) Ferrous minerals

Coal mining in Jowai and Cherapunjee is done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel, known as _________ mining.

a) Rathole

b) Opencast mining

c) Underground mining

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a) Rathole

Sedimentary rocks on the western and eastern flanks of the peninsula, in Gujarat and _________ have most of the petroleum deposits.

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Telangana

c) Assam

d) Maharashtra

Answer: Option (c) Assam

Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to _______.

a) 70 per cent

b) 50 per cent

c) 40 per cent

d) 30 per cent

Answer: Option (a) 70 per cent

Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in ________ and ________.

a) Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

b) Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra

c) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

d) Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

Answer: Option (b) Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra

Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt in Karnataka has large

reserves of _______.

a) Iron ore

b) Copper

c) Uranium

d) Granite

Answer: Option (a) Iron ore

_________ is the largest producer of manganese ores in India.

a) Jharkhand

b) Odisha

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) West Bengal

Answer: Option (b) Odisha

In which of the following locations are mica deposits not found?

a) Ajmer

b) Beawar

c) Hazaribagh

d) Katni

Answer: Option (d) Katni

Koraput has rich deposits of ______.

a) Mica

b) Bauxite

c) Iron ore

d) Manganese

Answer: Option (b) Bauxite

Being malleable, ductile, and a good conductor, ________ is mainly used in electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.

a) Steel

b) Manganese

c) Copper

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (c) Copper

India’s _______ deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau region of Bilaspur-Katni.

a) Bauxite

b) Iron Ore

c) Steel

d) Manganese

Answer: Option (a) Bauxite

_______ deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau.

a) Bauxite

b) Mica

c) Copper

d) Iron Ore

Answer: Option (b) Mica

The principal lignite reserves are found in ________, in Tamil Nadu and are used for the generation of electricity.

a) Madurai

b) Vellore

c) Neyveli

d) Tuticorin

Answer: Option (c) Neyveli

The ________, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys contain coal deposits.

a) Sutlej

b) Narmada

c) Krishna

d) Godavari

Answer: Option (d) Godavari

Majority of India’s petroleum production is from ______.

a) Mumbai High

b) Assam

c) Gujarat

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a) Mumbai High

________ is the oldest oil-producing state of India.

a) Gujarat

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Assam

d) Maharashtra

Answer: Option (c) Assam

The contribution of manufacturing to the GDP of some East Asian economies is ___________.

a) 25 to 35 per cent

b) 5 to 10 per cent

c) 5 to 15 per cent

d) Above 50%

Answer: Option (a) 25 to 35 per cent

Industrial locations are influenced by the availability of _______.

a) Market

b) Labour

c) Raw materials

d) All of the above

Answer: Option (d) All of the above

On the basis of raw materials used, industries are classified as _______.

a) Public sector and private sector

b) Basic industries and consumer industries

c) Agro-based and mineral-based industries

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (c) Agro-based and mineral-based industries

________ is an example of a private sector industry.

a) BHEL

b) TISCO

c) SAIL

d) CIL

Answer: Option (b) TISCO

_________ are owned and operated by the producers or suppliers of raw materials, workers or both.

a) Cooperative sector industries

b) Heavy industries

c) Light industries

d) Public sector companies

Answer: Option (a) Cooperative sector industries

__________ is the only industry in the country which is self-reliant and complete in the value chain, i.e., from raw material to the highest value-added products.

a) Agriculture industry

b) Textile industry

c) Light industry

d) Heavy industry

Answer: Option (b) Textile industry

________ is the second largest industry in India in terms of employment generation, giving employment to 35 million people.

a) IT industry

b) Semiconductor industry

c) Agriculture industry

d) Textile industry

Answer: Option (d) Textile industry

The contribution of the textile industry to India’s GDP is _______.

a) 20%

b) 15%

c) 4%

d) 10%

Answer: Option (c) 4%

The first successful textile mill was established in ________ in 1854.

a) Bombay

b) Calcutta

c) Surat

d) Madras

Answer: Option (a) Bombay

In the early years, the cotton textile industry was concentrated in the cotton growing belt of ______ and _______.

a) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

b) Maharashtra and Karnataka

c) Maharashtra and Gujarat

d) Gujarat and Rajasthan

Answer: Option (c) Maharashtra and Gujarat

Which of the following is not a centre of silk industries?

a) Mysore

b) Varanasi

c) Bankura

d) Aurangabad

Answer: Option (d) Aurangabad

Which of the following is a centre for woollen textiles?

a) Indore

b) Porbandar

c) Ujjain

d) Bikaner

Answer: Option (d) Bikaner

Which of the following is a centre for cotton textiles?

a) Jalgaon

b) Kolar

c) Jaipur

d) Ludhiana

Answer: Option (a) Jalgaon

India has the second largest installed capacity of spindles in the world, after ______.

a) China

b) USA

c) United Kingdom

d) Russia

Answer: Option (a) China

India has a large share in the world trade of cotton yarn, accounting for _______ of the total trade.

a) 25%

b) 50%

c) 90%

d) 70%

Answer: Option (a) 25%

The first jute mill was set up in 1859 at Rishra, located near _______.

a) Mumbai

b) Chennai

c) Kolkata

d) Surat

Answer: Option (c) Kolkata

India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods and stands in second place as an exporter after ______.

a) China

b) Bangladesh

c) Japan

d) United Kingdom

Answer: Option (b) Bangladesh

National Jute Policy was formulated in _________ with the objective of increasing productivity, improving quality, ensuring good prices to the jute farmers.

a) 2004

b) 2010

c) 2005

d) 2015

Answer: Option (c) 2005

Sixty per cent of sugar mills in India are located in _____ and ______.

a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

b) Bihar and West Bengal

c) Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh

d) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Option (a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

India is ranked ______ among the world’s crude steel producers.

a) 4th

b) 1st

c) 2nd

d) 3rd

Answer: Option (a) 4th

East-West Corridor connecting Silcher in ______ and Porbander in Gujarat are part of the Golden Quadrilateral Highways.

a) Assam

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Manipur

d) Sikkim

Answer: Option (a) Assam

The major objective of Super Highways is to reduce the time and distance between the megacities of India. These highway projects are being implemented by the ____________.

a) National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)

b) State Highway Authority of India

c) Public Works Department

d) All of the above

Answer: Option (a) National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)

The historical Sher-Shah Suri Marg is called National Highway No.1, between Delhi and _______.

a) Jalandhar

b) Chandigarh

c) Ludhiana

d) Amritsar

Answer: Option (d) Amritsar

Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as ________.

a) National Highways

b) State Highways

c) Expressways

d) Super Highways

Answer: Option (b) State Highways

District Roads connect the district headquarters with other places in the district. These roads are maintained by the ________.

a) Zila Parishad

b) State Government

c) Central Government

d) Village Panchayat

Answer: Option (a) Zila Parishad

____________ is a Government of India undertaking which constructs and maintains roads in the bordering areas of the country.

a) Public Works Department

b) Border Roads Organisation

c) National Highway Authority of India

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (b) Border Roads Organisation

Petroleum and Petroleum products constitute ________ of the total commodities imported to India.

a) 5.2 per cent

b) 9.4 per cent

c) 2.7 per cent

d) 28.6 per cent

Answer: Option (d) 28.6 per cent

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was established in _____ for the development of roads of strategic importance in the northern and northeastern border areas.

a) 1965

b) 1955

c) 1960

d) 1970

Answer: Option (c) 1960

The length of road per _______ of the area is known as the density of roads.

a) 100 sq. km

b) 300 sq. km

c) 200 sq. km

d) 500 sq. km

Answer: Option (a) 100 sq. km

Density of all roads varies from only 12.14 km in Jammu and Kashmir to 517.77 km in __________, as of 31st March 2011.

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Karnataka

c) Maharashtra

d) Kerala

Answer: Option (d) Kerala

___________ is the largest public sector undertaking in India.

a) National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

b) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

c) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

d) Indian Railways

Answer: Option (d) Indian Railways

The first train in India steamed off from ______ to ______ in 1853, covering a distance of 34 km.

a) Mumbai to Thane

b) Mumbai to Surat

c) Delhi to Lucknow

d) Delhi to Mumbai

Answer: Option (a) Mumbai to Thane

The Indian Railway network runs on multiple gauge operations, and ________ has the maximum total track in kilometres.

a) Broad Gauge

b) Metre Gauge

c) Narrow Gauge

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a) Broad Gauge

From Salaya in Gujarat to ________ in Punjab, via Viramgam, Mathura, Delhi, and Sonipat is one of the three important networks of pipeline transportation in the country.

a) Jalandhar

b) Ludhiana

c) Chandigarh

d) Amritsar

Answer: Option (a) Jalandhar

From _______ in Gujarat to Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh, via Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh is one of the three important networks of pipeline transportation in the country.

a) Surat

b) Ahmedabad

c) Hazira

d) Porbandar

Answer: Option (c) Hazira

________ is the premier iron ore exporting port of India.

a) Marmagao port

b) Mumbai port

c) Mangalore port

d) Chennai port

Answer: Option (a) Marmagao port

________ port is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port of India.

a) Vishakhapatnam

b) Kochi

c) Tuticorin

d) Paradip

Answer: Option (a) Vishakhapatnam

National Waterway No.2 is between Sadiya and _____.

a) Dhubri

b) Udyogamandal

c) Haldia

d) Champakkara

Answer: Option (a) Dhubri

95 per cent of India’s trade in volume and 68 per cent of India’s trade in terms of value is moved by _____.

a) Railways

b) Sea

c) Roadways

d) Airways

Answer: Option (b) Sea

_______ port was the first port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port in the wake of the loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after the Partition.

a) Surat

b) Porbandar

c) Okha

d) Kandla

Answer: Option (d) Kandla