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MCQ on ports

Which is the artificial port of India?

(a) Kandla

(b) Mangalore

(c) Chennai or Madras

(d) Haldia


Solution: (c)
Chennai Port is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. It was a major travel port before becoming a major container port.

Which of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah?

(a) Shatabdi Express

(b) Thar Express

(c) Maitree Express

(d) Samjhauta Express


Solution: (d)
The Samjhauta Express is a twice-weekly train – Tuesdays and Fridays – that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in:

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) New Delhi

(c) Mangalore

(d) Hyderabad


Solution: (d)
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, also known as Hyderabad International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, south of downtown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is the second public-private partnership venture in the Indian airports, the first being the Cochin International Airport.

Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi?

(a) NH4

(b) NH2

(c) NH10

(d) NH6


Solution: (b)
National Highway 2, commonly referred as Delhi– Kolkata Road, is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India.

Kolkata and Delhi are connected by

(a) N.H. No. 1

(b) N.H. No. 2

(c) N.H. No. 9

(d) N.H. No. 6


Solution: (b)
National Highway 2, commonly referred as Delhi– Kolkata Road, is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India.