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Questions Related to tourism and transportation

Exchange of human, goods and thoughts from one place to another is called _________________.

  1. teleport

  2. transport

  3. telephone

  4. tourism


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Transportation is the movement of people, goods and animals from one place to another. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transportation helps in improving bonds between people and to know whereabouts of other places. For the socio economic development of any region and development of basic infrastructure transportation is important.

For the socio economic development of any region and development of basic infrastructure which of the following factor is important?

  1. Tourism

  2. Raw material

  3. Transportation

  4. Industry


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Transportation is the movement of people, goods and animals from one place to another. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transportation helps in improving bonds between people and to know whereabouts of other places. For the socio economic development of any region and development of basic infrastructure transportation is important.

Which of the following modes of transportation is most developed in Rajasthan?

  1. Roadways

  2. Railways

  3. Waterways

  4. Airways


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Road ways are mostly developed in Rajasthan because roads are reachable in every part of the state like rural and tribal areas too. Longest highway of the state is NH-8 which connects Rajasthan to Delhi and Mumbai.

Liquid and gaseous things in Rajasthan are transported by _____________.

  1. roadways

  2. railways

  3. pipelines

  4. airways


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Transportation is the movement of people, goods and animals from one place to another. Transportation is called the blood veins of a region. Like many other places liquid and gaseous things in Rajasthan are transported by underground pipelines to avoid accidents.

Maharana Pratap airport is in ___________.

  1. Bikaner

  2. Udaipur

  3. Jaipur

  4. Jaisalmer


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Maharana pratap airport is located in Udaipur. The airport is named after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana of the state of Mewar in Rajasthan. It is situated 22 km east of Udaipur.

Headquarter of Rajasthan railways is at ____________.

  1. Jaipur

  2. Udaipur

  3. Bikaner

  4. Jaisalmer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajasthan is included under North-western Railway zone which is one among the 17 railway zones of India. Its headquarter is at Jaipur. It comprises of four divisions:  Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur and Ajmer divisions. This zone came into existence on 1 October 2002.

Bharatmala Pariyojana, a new project has been introduced by government for the development of _____________.

  1. roadways

  2. railways

  3. waterways

  4. airways


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bharatmala pariyojana is a project introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. It has taken up detailed review of National Highways (NHs) network with a view to improve road connectivity to all possible places.

Which of the following states do not benefit from the project Bharatmala Pariyojana _______________.

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Himachal Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: D

Rajasthan's first train ran in the year ___________.

  1. 1857

  2. 1854

  3. 1853

  4. 1874


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first train in Rajasthan ran in the year 1874. It travelled from Bandikui to Agra Fort. From then onwards there was continuous development in Railways. Total length of railways in the state of Rajasthan is about 6000 Kms.

About how many kilometres of road passes through Rajasthan from the project Bharatmala Pariyojana _______________.

  1. 1000

  2. 1500

  3. 800

  4. 500


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For the development of roads, Indian government has announced Bharatmala Pariyojana. In this programme thousands of kilometers of roads have been proposed in Rajasthan. Due to strategic importance about 1500 kilometers of road passes through Rajasthan.