Which of the following cities in India have the Headquarters of more than one Railway Zones?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Neither Kolkata nor Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Both Kolkata and Mumbai
Solution: (d)
Both Kolkata and Mumbai are the headquarters of two railway zones each. While Mumbai serves as the headquarters of both Central Railway and Western Railway; Kolkata is the headquarters of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway.
Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated?
(a) Delhi
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Solution: (a)
The National Rail Museum is a museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi which focuses on the rail heritage of India. It opened on 1 February 1977. The rail museum is an amalgamation of rare steam locomotives, historical pictures, railway artifacts that are displayed along with some static and working models of a wide variety of trains in India.
Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Chandigarh
Solution: (d)
The Golden Quadrilateral Road Network is a high way network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed by connecting Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Pune, Surat, Nellore, Vijayawada and Guntur are also connected by the network.
The State which produces the largest number of orchids in India is
(a) Assam
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Sikkim
Solution: (d)
Sikkim is the largest producer of orchids in India. The state is home to an amazing 450 species of exotic orchids alone. Annually, around 20 million stalks of orchids are produced in Sikkim. Sikkim, owing to its climatic conditions, has developed as a natural hub of orchids.
Which of the following is the busiest International seaport in India?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Kochi
(d) Tuticorin
Solution: (a)
Based on the number of shipping services calling each port, Mumbai (Nava Sheva) is by far India’s busiest port, having 30 inter-regional shipping services calling its port, according to information from BlueWater Reporting. Eleven of these services only encompass the Asia and ISC trades.
