CBSE Questions for Class 10 Geography Life Lines Of National Economy Quiz 8 - MCQExams.com

Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
  • Cochin
  • Ennore
  • Tuticorin
  • Vishakhapatnam
Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
  • Kandla : Gujarat
  • Paradip : Odisha
  • Quilon : Kerala
  • Kakinada : Maharashtra
India provides ideal conditions for air travel because ________.
  • it is a vast country
  • it has a huge population
  • its climatic conditions are favourable
  • it has extensive mountain tracks
The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is ______.
  • iron and steel
  • coal
  • mineral oil
  • metallic ores (other than iron ore)
Marmagao port is linked to the interior of rivers ___________________.
  • Zuari and Mandovi
  • Bhima and Kalinadi
  • Varada and Malaprabha
  • Gangawali and Savitri
___________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
  • Cochin
  • Mumbai
  • Mangalore
  • Surat
Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
  • Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
  • Probandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
  • Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
  • Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
  • Kandla
  • Vishakhapatnam
  • Haldia
  • Tuticorin
The finest natural harbour in India is _____________.
  • Chennai
  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • Cochin
Which of the following ports are on the west coast?
$$1$$. Marmugao
$$2$$. Cochin
$$3$$. New Mangalore
$$4$$. Paradeep.
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1$$ and $$3$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
India has the world's highest road which connects to ________.
  • Leh and Srinagar
  • Leh and Manali
  • Srinagar and Jammu
  • Sikkim and Darjeeling
Which is the largest port in India ?
  • Mumbai
  • Kandla
  • Kolkata
  • Chennai
For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, the most convenient mode is _______.
  • by pipelines
  • by rail tankers
  • by road tankers
  • by river barges
Indian railway network is the ____ largest in the world in size.
  • Second
  • Third
  • Fourth
  • Fifth
Match the following inland waterways and the areas served by them:
List-IList-II
A.Backwaters1.Goa
B.Buckingham Canal2.Kerala
C.Cumbarjua Canal3.Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
  • A - 1, B - 2, C - 3
  • A - 2, B - 3, C - 1
  • A - 2, B - 1, C - 3
  • A - 1, B - 3, C - 2
The Buckingham Canal runs through ________.
  • Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
  • Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu and Kerala
  • Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North __________.
  • Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin
  • Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla
  • Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin
  • Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Air travel has become very important for the north eastern part of India mainly because ______.
  • the region is mountainous
  • population density is low
  • surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
  • Both A & C
The deepest land locked and protected port in India is ________.
  • Marmugoa
  • Visakhaptanam
  • Mumbai
  • Cochin
The width of the broad gauge track in Indian railway is _______.
  • 1. 676 m
  • 1. 114 m
  • 1. 98 m
  • 2. 55 m
The National Highway-1 connects Delhi to ________.
  • Chennai
  • Kolkata
  • Mumbai
  • Amritsar
Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
  • Ship
  • Train
  • Car
  • None of these

The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is _______.
  • Visakhapatnam
  • Chennai
  • Kolkata
  • Paradeep
Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India?
  • Cochin, Goa, Mumbai
  • Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
  • Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
  • Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey
Which of the following is the most important port of Gujarat?
  • Porbandar
  • Surat
  • Kandla
  • None of these
Railways are more in North Indian plains because______.
  • the area is more productive
  • it is densely populated
  • the region offers least physical resistance
  • All the above
The HVJ pipe line serves the fertilizer plant at _______.
  • Hazira (Gujarat)
  • Vijaipur (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh)
  • All of the above
The costliest and most modern means of transport is _________________.
  • Air Transport
  • Road Transport
  • Water Transport
  • Rail Transport
State the merits of pipeline transport.
  • Pipeline can be laid through difficult terrain as well as under water.
  • Initial cost of laying pipeline is high but subsequent cost for maintained and operation is low.
  • It ensures steady supply and minimizes transshipment losses and delays.
  • Pipeline operation involves very low consumption of energy.
National Highways are maintained by 
  • National Highway Authority of India
  • Central Public works Department
  • State Public works Department
  • All of the above
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