Q.661. Which of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah ?
(a) Shatabdi Express
(b) Thar Express
(c) Maitree Express
(d) Samjhauta Express
Ans: (D)
Notes: The Samjhauta Express is a twice-weekly train – Tuesdays and Fridays – that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan.
Q.662. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is
(a) Delhi – Kolkata section
(b) Kolkata – Chennai section
(c) Delhi – Mumbai section
(d) Mumhai – Chennai section
Ans: (A)
Notes: The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is Delhi-Kolkata section.
Q.663. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in :
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mangalore
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (D)
Notes: 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 publicprivate partnership venture in the Indian airports, the first being the Cochin International Airport.
Q.664. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor ?
(a) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
(b) Mumbai and Chennai
(c) Amritsar and Kolkata
(d) Hyderabad and Bhopal
Ans: (A)
Notes: The North–South Corridor comprises NH 1A (Srinagar–Jalandhar), NH 1 (Jalandhar – Delhi), NH 2 (Delhi–Agra), NH 3 (Agra–Gwalior), NH 75 (Gwalior– Jhansi), NH 26 (Jhansi–Lakhnadon), NH 7 (Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bangalore-Madurai- Kanyakumari), NH 47 (Salem–Coimbatore–Kochi).
Q.665. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi ?
(a) NH4
(b) NH2
(c) NH10
(d) NH6
Ans: (B)
Notes: 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.
Q.666. Which National Highway is called Shershah Suri Marg ?
(a) National Highway No. 3
(b) National Highway No. 8
(c) National Highway No. 7
(d) National Highway No. 1
Ans: (A)
Notes: National Highway 1 or NH 1 is a National Highway in Northern India that links the national capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India–Pakistan border. This was a part of Grand Trunk Road of Sher Shah Suri that ran from Lahore to Bengal, built on earlier roads that existed from time immemorial.
Q.667. 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
Ans: (B)
Notes: National Highway 2 (NH 2), commonly referred as Delhi–Kolkata Road, 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.
Q.668. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at
(a) Paradip
(b) Cochin
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata
Ans: (C)
Notes: Jawaharlal Nehru Port is south of Mumbai in Maharashtra. Also known as Nava Sheva, it is the largest container port in India. The port was created to relieve pressure on Mumbai Port, then the pre-eminent port of India.
Q.669. 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
Ans: (D)
Notes: 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.
Q.670. The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at
(a) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Kochi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
Ans: (D)
Notes: Mazagon Dock is situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India’s prime shipyard that manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy, and offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling. It also builds tankers, cargo bulk carriers, passenger ships and ferries.