Roads that link the important cities of various states are referred to as:
(a) State Roads
(b) National Highways
(c) State Highways
(d) Superways
Solution: (b)
The National Highways Network of India, is a network of highways that is managed and maintained by agencies of the Government of India.
The total length of national highways across India was over 140 thousand kilometers in financial year 2022-23.
NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 4,112 km (2,555 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
Which of the following is an inland river port?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Tuticorin
Solution: (a)
The term inland port is used in two different but related ways to mean either a port on an inland waterway or an inland site carrying out some functions of a seaport. By this standard, Kolkata is an inland river port.
Which of the following places are connected to the highest road in the world?
(a) Gangtok and Kathmandu
(b) Leh and Srinagar
(c) Manali and Leh
(d) Srinagar and Siachen
Solution: (b)
National Highway-1 (NH-1), also known as Srinagar Leh Highway, is a National Highway entirely within the state of Jammu & Kashmir in North India that connects Srinagar to Leh in Ladakh and is maintained by Project Vijayak of the Border Roads Organization. It is one of the highest roads in the world. Running between the Indian cities of Leh and Manali, it opens up an inhospitable part of the Himalaya Mountains.
Tar roads get easily damaged during
(a) summer
(b) winter
(c) rainy season
(d) peak traffic hours
Solution: (c)
Tar & amp; chip have been used for over 100 years, all over the world, with great success, to pave and resurface roads. However, they are easily spoiled in rains and natural calamity. Concrete roads are less affected.
Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?
(a) Kandla
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Karikal
(d) Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Solution: (b)
Port of Visakhapatnam is one of the leading major ports of India. The Port is located on the east coast of India at a latitude of 170 41′ North and longitude of 830 17′ East and the time zone is GMT + 5:30. The Port has three harbours viz., outer harbour, inner harbour and the fishing harbour.
