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Cost efficient and the most popular mode of transport in our country is_________.

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  1. Air Transport

  2. Road Transport

  3. Water Transport

  4. Rail Transport

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Correct Option: B

The East Coast Road is built along the coast of __________________.

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  1. Arabian sea

  2. Bay of Bengal

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Andaman Sea

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Correct Option: B

Which is the longest National Highway in India?

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  1. NH-5

  2. NH-2

  3. NH-3

  4. NH-7

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

National Highways link extreme parts of the country. These are the primary road systems and are laid and maintained by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). A number of major National Highways run in North-South and East-West directions. The historical Sher-Shah Suri Marg is called National Highway No.1, between Delhi and Amritsar. Currently the longest highway in India is NH-44, starting from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir. As per old numbering, a part of this highway was called NH 7, whose northern end was Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh.

India has the world's highest road which connects to ________.

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  1. Leh and Srinagar

  2. Leh and Manali

  3. Srinagar and Jammu

  4. Sikkim and Darjeeling

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Correct Option: B

The National Highway-1 connects Delhi to ________.

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  1. Chennai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Mumbai

  4. Amritsar

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Correct Option: D

What is the total length of Grand Trunk road?

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  1. 2500 km

  2. 2800 km

  3. 500 km

  4. 1000 km

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Correct Option: A

Our border roads pass through about _________ states in India

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  1. 10

  2. 11

  3. 21

  4. 20

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct answer is 21.

Currently, the BRO (Boarder Road Organization) maintains operations in twenty-one states, one UT (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), and neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. The BRO operates and maintains over 32,885 kilometers of roads and about 12,200 meters of permanent bridges in the country. Presently, BRO is also involved in the construction of a tunnel at the Rohtang pass which is estimated to be ready by 2019. It is currently headed by Lt General Suresh Sharma who is the 24th Director General Border Roads (DGBR)



Which one of the following organizations constructs Border roads in India?

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  1. PWD

  2. CPWD

  3. BRO

  4. NHAI

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the great visionary and first Prime Minister of India conceptualized Border Roads Organization in 1960. The organization primarily meets the defence requirement towards infrastructure development of remote Border areas of North & North East states.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) develops and maintains road networks in India's border areas and friendly neighboring countries. Officers from the Border Roads Engineering Service (BRES) and personnel from the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) form the parent cadre of the Border Roads Organisation

 

 

Which one of the following states has the highest density of roads?

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  1. Goa

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Kerala

  4. Punjab

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kerala has the highest road density and Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has the lowest road density.

Road density is the ratio of "country's land area" to the total length of the road network of the country. Indian road network includes national roads, motorways, secondary or regional roads, highways, and rural and urban roads.

In India hydroelectric power contributes approximately _____________ percent of the total electricity produced.

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  1. 11%

  2. 22%

  3. 33%

  4. 44%

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In terms of power generation, India is the sixth largest state. About 65% of electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest 10% by alternative sources of energy such as solar, biomass etc.