Which among the following means of transport in India carries the maximum number of passengers during a year?
(a) International water transport
(b) Indian Railways
(c) Ashok Leyland buses
(d) Telco buses
Solution: (b)
Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world’s largest railways, as on 2023 its networks comprising 128,305 km (79,725 mi) of track over a route 6of 67,965 km (42,220 mi) and 7,325 stations. IR carries about 7,500 million passengers annually or more than 20 million passengers daily (more than a half of which are suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily.
Approximately what is the length of the rail route open to traffic in India?
(a) 25,000 km
(b) 48,000 km
(c) 63,000 km
(d) 78,000 km
Solution: (c)
It is one of the world’s largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations. IR carries about 7,500 million passengers annually or more than 20 million passengers daily (more than a half of which are suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily.
Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland?
(a) Kandla
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Visakhapatnam
Solution: (c)
Mumbai is the largest and most important port along the western coast of India. It was devel-oped during the colonial rule when the headquarters of the East India Company was shifted from Surat to Mumbai in 1672. Mumbai port has a vast hinterland extending over Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, northwest-ern Andhra Pradesh, eastern Gujarat and Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh and south-western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
What is the approximate length of the Konkan Railway?
(a) 580 kms
(b) 760 kms
(c) 940 kms
(d) 1050 kms
Solution: (b)
Konkan Railway runs from Mangalore in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western Ghats. Its Line length is 738 km; and Track length is 738 km. The route is a single-line track, and is not electrified. Although it has been designed for high-speed traffic of 160 kilometres per hour, the fastest train on the route, the Trivandrum Rajdhani Express, at present runs at a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour. The route is open to both freight and passenger traffic. The line, which runs parallel to the Arabian Sea coastline, offers some of the most spectacular views of any Indian rail journey. The Konkan railway route intersects national highway NH-17 at many places.
The Konkan Railway connects:
(a) Goa – Mangalore
(b) Roha – Mangalore
(c) Kanyakumari – Mangalore
(d) Kanyakumari – Mumbai
Solution: (b)
Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation. It runs from Mangalore in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western Ghats.
