CBSE Class 10 Social Science Lifelines of National Economy MCQs Set C

Question: Tuticorin port is located in
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Goa
d) Pondicherry
Answer: b

Question: Deepest landlocked port is located at
a) Kochi
b) Vishakapatnam
c) Bombay
d) Chennai
Answer: b

Question: The principal mode of transportation of freight and passengers in India is
a) Inland waterways
b) Airways
c) Railways
d) Roadways
Answer: c

Question: The major highway projects in India are implemented by which one of the following?
a) CPWD
b) PWD
c) NHAI
d) NCR
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following ports was developed just after the independence to compensate for the loss of Karachi?
a) Mumbai
b) Vishakapatnam
c) Kandla
d) Mazagaon
Answer: c

Question: World has become a global village due to:
a) International trade
b) Transport and communication
c) Engineering industry
d) Electronic industry
Answer: b

Question: Indian tourism promotes
a) National integration
b) Rural backwardness
c) Economic disparity
d) Localization of industries
Answer: a

Question: The total route length of railways in India is:
a) 83,589 km
b) 63,221 km
c) 60,371 km
d) 1,08,486 km
Answer: b

Question: Another name for the National Highway No. 1 is
a) Mahatma Gandhi Marg
b) Sher Shah Suri Marg
c) Golden Quadrilateral
d) Mall Road
Answer: b

Question: Delhi to Chennai link is known by the name of
a) Golden Quadrilateral
b) North-South corridor
c) East-West corridor
d) Sher Shah Suri Marg
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following is the cheapest mode of transport in India?
a) Pipelines
b) Waterways
c) Railways
d) Airways
Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following regions in India is accessible favourably by air travel?
a) Northern part of India
b) Southern Hills
c) North-Eastern States
d) Central India
Answer: c

Question: In which of the following fields has India emerged as a giant at the international arena?
a) Engineering industry
b) Software technology
c) Heritage tourism
d) Exchange of commodities
Answer: b

Question: The National Waterway between Allahabad and Haldia is located on
a) Brahmaputra river
b) Ganga river
c) Damodar river
d) Komman river
Answer: b

Question: In India, the first steam engine traveled between ________ and ________ in 1853.
a) Nagpur; Pune
b) Chittaranjan; Jalpaigudi
c) Mumbai; Pune
d) Mumbai; Thane
Answer: d

Question: Which one of the following is the longest highway?
a) National Highway-1
b) National Highway-2
c) National Highway-7
d) National Highway-8
Answer: c

Question: ___________ is the largest producer of feature films in the world.
a) South Korea
b) India
c) USA
d) England
Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following organizations constructs Border Roads in India?
a) PWD
b) CPWD
c) BRO
d) NHAI
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following pairs of public sector joint companies runs the telephone network in India?
a) Airtel-Hutch
b) Bharti Telecom-C-DEC
c) MTNL-BSNL
d) Reliance – Tata
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following places is not covered by the gas pipeline in India?
a) Hazira
b) Jugdishpur
c) Kota
d) Lucknow
Answer: d

Question: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ports from south to north?
a) C.D.B.A
b) D.C.A.B
c) B.A.D.C
d) A.C.D.B
Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following ports is a tidal port on the West Coast?
a) Kandla
b) Marmagao
c) New Mangalore
d) Kochi
Answer: a

Question: Trade between two or more countries is said to be
a) External trade
b) Local trade
c) Internal trade
d) International trade
Answer: d

Question: Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the East-West corridor?
a) Mumbai and Nagpur
b) Mumbai and Kolkata
c) Silcher and Porbandar
d) Nagpur and Siliguri
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following is true about Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana?
a) A scheme for development of National Highway
b) A scheme for Border Roads
c) A scheme for village road connection
d) A scheme for mountain road
Answer: c

Question: India’s highest television tower is located at:
a) Arvi
b) Doon
c) Pune
d) Pitampura
Answer: b

Question: The Indian national highways are maintained by the department of
a) National Highway Authority of India
b) State Public Works Department
c) Zila Parishad
d) Public Works Department
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following ports is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port along the east coast?
a) Chennai
b) Tuticorin
c) Paradip
d) Visakhapatnam
Answer: d

Question: Where is the national headquarters of Software Technology Parks of India?
a) Bengaluru
b) Chennai
c) New Delhi
d) Pune
Answer: c

Question: In which year was the Meteorological Department in India set up?
a) 1874
b) 1864
c) 1974
d) 1964
Answer: c

Question: Which port was developed in the wake of the loss of Karachi port?
a) Mumbai
b) Paradeep
c) Kandla
d) Marmagoa
Answer: c

Question: Which is the first expressway of India?
a) Delhi – Kolkata
b) Mumbai – Pune
c) Pune – Chennai
d) Delhi – Mumbai
Answer: b

Question: The helicopter service which was started to help the oil region in sea and coastal areas of India is:
a) Pavan Hans
b) Vayu Sewa
c) Air India
d) Raj Hans
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following is the largest public sector undertaking in the country?
a) DDA
b) NTPC
c) Railways
d) Roadways Corporation
Answer: c

Question: Silicon Valley is located in:
a) Bangalore
b) California
c) Uganda
d) Ahmedabad
Answer: b

Question: National Highway-7 passes through how many states of India?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 8
d) 7
Answer: a

Question: In India, after independence which major port was developed first?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
b) Kandla Port
c) Vishakhapatnam Port
d) Mumbai Port
Answer: b

Question: Seaport of India is
a) Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Vishakhapatnam
d) Amritsar
Answer: c

Question: National Waterway No. 2 of India connects which two cities of India:
a) Sadia – Dubri
b) Allahabad – Haldia
c) Kottapuram – Kollam
d) Delhi – Kanpur
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following is the Eastern terminal of East-West corridor?
a) Shillong
b) Silvassa
c) Silchar
d) Singrauli
Answer: a

Question: Indian railway was first started in 1853 in between:
a) Mumbai and Pune
b) Howrah and Sealdah
c) Mumbai and Thane
d) Chennai and Coimbatore
Answer: c

Question: Gas transportation pipeline which passes through Kota in Rajasthan is
a) Guwahati — Barauni — Allahabad — Kanpur
b) Barauni — Rajbandh — Haldia
c) Hazira – Vijaipur — Jagdishpur
d) Salaya — Virarngam — Mathura — Delhi
Answer: c

Question: Which is the first expressway of India –
a) Delhi – Kolkata
b) Mumbai – Pune
c) Pune – Chennai
d) Delhi – Mumbai
Answer: b

Question: National highway of India is the longest highway of India, it connects:
a) Kolkata to Delhi
b) Varanasi to Kanyakumari
c) Delhi to Bangalore
d) Varanasi to Mangalore
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following cities is not connected with National Highway No.8?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Jaipur
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following is correctly matched of Column – I and Column – II ?
use the code given below :
     Column-I                       Column – II
A. Kolkatta                      i. Biggest Port of India
B. Nhava Sheva               ii. Oldest Port of India
C. Mumbai                      iii. Terminal Port of India
D. Chennai                      iv. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Code :
(a) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii
(b) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i
(c) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
(d) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
Answer: d

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Question: _________ is the costliest means of transportation.
Answer: Airways

Question: _________ is the longest National Highway.
Answer: NH-7

Question: _________ is considered as the economic barometer of the country.
Answer: International Trade

Question: _________ is the oldest artificial sea port of the country.
Answer: Chennai

Question: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport is situated in _________.
Answer: West Bengal

TRUE / FALSE

Question: The length of roads per sq. km. of area is known as density of roads.
Answer: False

Question: Golden quardrilateral is a network of 4 lanes super highways linking Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai.
Answer: False

Question: 7516.6 km is the total length of the Indian coastline.
Answer: True

Question: CPWD constructs and maintains the NH.
Answer: True

Question: The first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853.
Answer: True