Geography Transportation system of India

Q. The main drawback of the railway network in India is

A
Lack of coal
B
Lack of rolling stock
C
Existence of single track in many areas
D
The presence of three types of gauges

Correct Answer

The presence of three types of gauges

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
    A)Ria
    B)Fjord
    C)Dalmatian
    D)Haff
    Answer: Ria
  • Q. Sea water is saltier than rain water because ________
    A)River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
    B)Sea animals are salt producing
    C)The air around the sea is saltish
    D)Sea beds have salt producing mines
    Answer: River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
  • Q. Spring tides occur when ________
    A)The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
    B)The moon is nearest to the earth
    C)The moon is farthest from the earth
    D)The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
    Answer: The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
  • Q. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
    A)15
    B)11
    C)10
    D)18
    Answer: 18
  • Q. The largest river of all the west flowing rivers of the peninsular India is:
    A)Krishna
    B)Tapti
    C)Kaveri
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. CGWB stands for:
    A)Central Ground Welfare Board
    B)Central Ground Water Board
    C)Central Ground Water and irigation Board
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Central Ground Water Board
  • Q. The age of the Earth is approximately
    A)3000 million years
    B)1000 million years
    C)4600 million years
    D)100 million years
    Answer: 4600 million years
  • Q. The chief competitor of India in the field of lac is
    A)Japan
    B)Thailand
    C)The United States of America
    D)China
    Answer: Thailand
  • Q. Rayalaseema is a region of which one of the following States?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Karnataka
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
    A)1948
    B)1953
    C)1950
    D)1947
    Answer: 1953
  • Q. Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?
    A)Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
    B)Cochin Shipyard, Cochin
    C)Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
    D)Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
    Answer: Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
  • Q. Which one of the following countries is not in South America?
    A)Suriname
    B)Bolivia
    C)Paraguay
    D)Swaziland
    Answer: Swaziland
  • Q. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
    A)Almost same all over
    B)Thicker below the plains than below mountains
    C)Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
    D)Thicker under the oceans than under the seas
    Answer: Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
  • Q. The percentage of literates in India is ________
    A)Higher among males than females
    B)Almost equal among males and females
    C)Lower among males than females
    D)Lower in urban areas than in rural areas
    Answer: Higher among males than females
  • Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders’. For which region is this statement correct?
    A)Siberian Tundra
    B)African Savanna
    C)Central Asian Steppes
    D)North American Prairies
    Answer: Central Asian Steppes
  • Q. Why has the Green Revolution benefitted only a small section of India?
    A)Poor farm management and administration
    B)Large dependence on manual labour
    C)Poor storage facilities
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September?
    A)Punjab
    B)Eastern Uttar Pradesh
    C)Southern West Bengal
    D)Western Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Western Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of
    A)Atlantic Ocean
    B)Hudson Bay
    C)Labrador Sea
    D)New Found land
    Answer: Hudson Bay
  • Q. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?
    A)Block mountains
    B)Fold mountains
    C)Volcanic mountains
    D)None of these
    Answer: Fold mountains

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