CBSE Class 12 Geography Transport and Communication MCQ

Question: Which stations are joined by the North-South corridor?
(a) Srinagar – Kanniyakumari
(b) Delhi – Chennai
(c) Jaipur – Salem
(d) Patna – Kochi

Answer: A

Question: The National highways system is the responsibility of?
(a) State Governments
(b) Central Government
(c) A Special Roads Authority
(d) State and Central Governments

Answer:  B

Question: Which is the busiest sea route of the world?
(a) North atlantic
(b) Pacific route
(c) Indian ocean
(d) Panama route

Answer: A

Question: The first CNG based train of India started on 13 January 2015, run between-
(a) Rewari to Rohtak
(b) Delhi to Mumbai
(c) Rohtak to Nizamuddin
(d) Howrah to Delhi

Answer: A

Question:What is the share of National Highways inroads of India?
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 3%
(d) 4%

Answer: D

Question: When was the status of SCI change from a private limited company to a public limited?
(a) October 2, 1961
(b) October 27, 1986
(c) September 18, 1992
(d) January 26, 1995

Answer:  C

Question: In which of the following year, the first radio programme was broadcast?
(a) 1911
(b) 1936
(c) 1927
(d) 1923

Answer: D

Question: Which of the following is NOT a port?
(a) Kochi
(b) Paradip
(c) Rameswaram
(d) Vishakapatnam

Answer:  C

Question: Name the longest railway route of the world.
(a) Trans Siberian railway
(b) Trans Canadian railway
(c) Trans Australian railway
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question: You can make calls by which of the following means of communication?
(a) Post card
(b) Speed post
(c) Telephone
(d) Telegram

Answer:  C

Question: Which among the following National Highway routes is the longest?  
(a) Agra-Mumbai
(b) Chennai-Thane
(c) Kolkata-Hajira
(d) Pune-Machilipatnam

Answer:  C

Question: Which of the following recently made 17th zone of Indian Railway?
(a) Metro Rail in Kolkata
(b) South Central Railway (SCR)
(c) North Central Railway
(d) North Frontier

Answer: A

Question: On which river and between which two places does the National Water Way No. 1 lie?
(a) The Brahmaputra, Sadiya-Dhubri
(b) The Ganga, Haldia-Allahabad
(c) West Coast Canal, Kottapuram to Kollam

Answer: B

Question:  In which year was the Indian Broadcasting System changed to All India Radio?
(a) 1920
(b) 1930
(c) 1936
(d) 1956

Answer:  C

Question:  Which was the first superfast train in India?
(a) Rajdhani Express
(b) Shatabdi Express
(c) Duronto Express
(d) Sampark Kranti Express

Answer: A

Question: Which of the following is the World’s largest exporter of beef?
(a) Argentina
(b) Brazil
(c) New Zealand
(d) Uruguay

Answer:  A

 Question: Border Road Organisation was setup in which year?
(a) 1963
(b) 1978
(c) 1960
(d) 1989

Answer:  C

Question: The new railway coach factory has been set up in Punjab at
(a) Amritsar
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Kapurthala
(d) Jalandhar

Answer:  C

Question: Which one of the following pairs of States are connected by the National Highway No 4?
(a) Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh and Paschim Banga
(d) Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra

Answer: D

Question: What is the length of inland waterways in India?
(a) 14,000 km
(b) 14,200 km
(c) 14,300 km
(d) 14,500 km

Answer: D

Question: How many categories of gauges are in India?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 16

Answer: B

Question: Air transport in India was started in which year?
(a) 1911
(b) 1967
(c) 1935
(d) 1950

Answer:  A

Question: Which is not the name of an international airport?
(a) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport
(b) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(c) Palam Airport
(d) Meenam Bakkam

Answer:  C

Question: What is the width of a standard gauge railway?
(a) 1.5 m
(b) 1.44 m
(c) 1 m
(d) O.75 m

Answer:  C

Question: What is the approximate area of India (in million km²)? 
(a) 2.78
(b) 3.28
(c) 4.35
(d) 3.6

Answer: B

Question: National Remote Sensing Centre is headquartered at ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bengaluru

Answer: B

Question: India’s railway network is the fourth largest in the world standing next to 
(a) Japan, U.S.S.R., Germany
(b) Japan, China, U.K
(c) Germany, Italy and France
(d) U.S.S.R., U.S.A., Canada

Answer: D

Question. The Trans-Canadian railways was constructed in ……… to connect British Columbia with the Federation of states.
(a) 1876
(b) 1886
(c) 1892
(d) 1684

Answer. A

Question. Which Railway line runs through Katanga- Zambia Copper Belt?
(a) Tanzania Railways
(b) Benguela Railways
(c) Peruvian Railways
(d) Trans-Siberian Railways

Answer. B

Question. What was the number of internet users in 1995 AD?
(a) 20 million
(b) 50 million
(c) 120 million
(d) 2 billion

Answer. B

Question. The Volga waterway is navigable for a length of ……… km.
(a) 1000 km
(b) 11,200 km
(c) 2000 km
(d) 13,000 km

Answer. B

Question. The Big Inch Pipe Line is located in which of these countries?
(a) UK
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) Russia

Answer. B

Question. The Trans-Canadian highway connects
(a) Edmonton to Anchorage
(b) Vancouver to St. John’s city
(c) Edmonton to Vancouver
(d) Vancouver to Anchorage

Answer. B

Question. Which of the following is the highest railway line in the world?
(a) Peruvian Railways
(b) Darjeeling Railways
(c) Nilgiri Rail line
(d) Quinghai-Tibet Train

Answer. D

Question. Rohini satellite was launched in the year
(a) 1960
(b) 1980
(c) 2001
(d) 2010

Answer. B

Question. The orient express rail line connects which of these places in Europe and Asia?
(a) London to Istanbul
(b) Paris to Istanbul
(c) Munich to Istanbul
(d) Zurich to Bangkok

Answer. B

Question. After the construction of which of these canals, the travelling time between Mediterranean sea and Indian ocean has been greatly reduced?
(a) Panama canal
(b) Suez canal
(c) Kra canal
(d) Java canal

Answer. B

Question. The South Pacific sea route connects
(a) Western Europe with Australia
(b) West Asia with New Zealand
(c) Western Africa with North America
(d) South America with Oceania

Answer. A

Question. Which river supplies freshwater to the Suez canal?
(a) Amazon
(b) Nile
(c) Congo
(d) Murray

Answer. B

Question. Which of the following modes of transport can only carry freight?
(a) Airways
(b) Railways
(c) Pipelines
(d) Roads

Answer. C

Question. Trans-Continental Stuart Highway passes through which of these continents?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) North Canada
(d) Asia

Answer. A

Question. Valuable cargo and perishable goods can be transferred through which of the following modes of transportation?
(a) Seaways
(b) Airways
(c) Roads
(d) Railways

Answer. B

Question. From which of the following cities does the Trans-Siberian Railway passes?
(a) Moscow
(b) Istanbul
(c) Omaha
(d) Evans

Answer. A

Question. ‘The Blue Train’ runs from which city of South Africa?
(a) Cape Town to Pretoria
(b) Johannesburg to Pretoria
(c) Cape Town to Johannesburg
(d) Cape Town to Durban

Answer. A

Question. The West-East Australian National Railway line runs across the country from
(a) Melbourne to Sydney
(b) Perth to Sydney
(c) Sydney to Alice
(d) Alice to Perth

Answer. B

Question. Which type of transport is most suitable for large volume of bulky materials over long distances within a region?
(a) Airways
(b) Roadways
(c) Railways
(d) Seaways

Answer. C

Question. The First Public railway line was opened in 1825 between which cities of England?
(a) Stockton and Darlington
(b) London to Wales
(c) Birmingham to Stockton
(d) Edgbasten to London

Answer. A

Question. The Trans-Canadian railways is a ……… km long line in Canada.
(a) 7000 km
(b) 7050 km
(c) 1200 km
(d) 3600 km

Answer. B

Question. “Honolulu” is an important port on which of the following sea route?
(a) South Atlantic Sea route
(b) The North Pacific sea route
(c) The South Pacific sea route
(d) North Atlantic sea route

Answer. C

Question. ‘Dusseldorf’ is the important port in which region?
(a) The Danube Waterway
(b) The Volga Waterway
(c) The Mississippi-Ohio Waterway
(d) The Rhine Waterway

Answer. D

Question. Match the following correctly.
List I                                        List II
(Railway Gauge)                   (Length)
A. Broad Gauge                  1. 1 metre
B. Standard GAuge             2. 1.5 metre or more
C. Metre Gauge                  3. 1.44 metre
Codes
    A B C
(a) 3 1 2
(b) 2 1 3
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 1 2 3

Answer. C

Question. Match the following and choose the correct option.
List I (Connects)                            List II (Sea Route)
A. West Europe and West            1. North Atlantic Sea Route
    Africa
B. NorthAmerica and Asia           2. North Pacific Sea Route
C. N - E USA and N - W              3. Cape of Good Hope Sea Route
    Europe
Codes
     A B C
(a) 1 3 2
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 1 3
(d) 2 3 1

Answer. B