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India's road network aggregates to about:Read the answer and worked solution →The Golden Quadrilateral super highways link Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and:Read the answer and worked solution →The North-South corridor links Srinagar with:Read the answer and worked solution →The super highway projects are implemented by the:Read the answer and worked solution →The historical Sher-Shah Suri Marg between Delhi and Amritsar is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Border Roads Organisation was established in:Read the answer and worked solution →India's first train ran from Mumbai to Thane in:Read the answer and worked solution →The first train from Mumbai to Thane covered:Read the answer and worked solution →Indian Railways is now reorganised into how many zones?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian Railway network extends over about:Read the answer and worked solution →Broad gauge track width is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Konkan railway runs along which coast?Read the answer and worked solution →The cheapest means of transport, suited to heavy and bulky goods, is:Read the answer and worked solution →India's inland navigation waterways total:Read the answer and worked solution →National Waterway No.2 on the Brahmaputra runs between Sadiya and:Read the answer and worked solution →What share of India's trade by volume moves by sea?Read the answer and worked solution →India's coastline is about:Read the answer and worked solution →Kandla, also called Deendayal Port, was developed after Independence to offset the loss of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which port is India's premier iron ore exporter, handling about half of such exports?Read the answer and worked solution →New Mangalore port exports iron ore concentrates from which mines?Read the answer and worked solution →Which port is an inland riverine port requiring constant dredging of the Hooghly?Read the answer and worked solution →Air transport in India was nationalised in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the major portsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the road wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the transport yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the transport wordsRead the answer and worked solution →West coast or east coastRead the answer and worked solution →Sort road, rail and waterRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Lifelines bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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India's road network aggregates to about:

  1. 56 lakh km
  2. 16 lakh km
  3. 5 lakh km
  4. 100 lakh km
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Correct answer: A. 56 lakh km

1. It is one of the largest in the world. 2. The network is about 56 lakh km. 3. Roads preceded railways in India. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 7, Lifelines of National Economy._

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The Golden Quadrilateral super highways link Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and:

  1. Ahmedabad
  2. Mumbai
  3. Bengaluru
  4. Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. Mumbai

1. They are six-lane highways. 2. The fourth city is Mumbai. 3. NHAI implements the project. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 7, Lifelines of National Economy._

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The North-South corridor links Srinagar with:

  1. Kanniyakumari
  2. Chennai city
  3. Kochi port
  4. Madurai town
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Correct answer: A. Kanniyakumari

1. The East-West corridor links Silchar and Porbandar. 2. The North-South corridor ends at Kanniyakumari. 3. Both aim to cut time between mega cities. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 7, Lifelines of National Economy._

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