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The first serious road plan for India was drawn in 1943. What was it called?Read the answer and worked solution →National Highways are only 2 per cent of road length. What share of road traffic do they carry?Read the answer and worked solution →Which autonomous body, operational since 1995, builds and maintains National Highways?Read the answer and worked solution →The Golden Quadrilateral links four metro cities with a 5,846 km corridor. Which cities?Read the answer and worked solution →The North-South Corridor connects Srinagar with which southern tip?Read the answer and worked solution →The East-West Corridor joins Silchar in Assam with which port town?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of India's road length is classed as rural roads?Read the answer and worked solution →India's first railway line ran 34 km in 1853 between which two places?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the distance between rails in broad gauge?Read the answer and worked solution →The Konkan Railway, completed in 1998, links Roha in Maharashtra with which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Asia's largest railway tunnel, about 6.5 km long, lies on which route?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Inland Waterways Authority set up?Read the answer and worked solution →National Waterway 1 runs on the Ganga between which two points?Read the answer and worked solution →The Nehru Trophy Boat Race, Vallamkali, is held on the backwaters of which State?Read the answer and worked solution →How many major ports serve India's 7,517 km coastline?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of India's foreign trade by volume moves by sea?Read the answer and worked solution →Air transport in India began in 1911 with an airmail run of 10 km between which two places?Read the answer and worked solution →Which helicopter service works in hilly areas and serves the petroleum sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Asia's first cross country pipeline, 1,157 km long, ran from Naharkatiya in Assam to which refinery?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the QuadrilateralRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the waterwaysRead the answer and worked solution →Run the transport yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the road typesRead the answer and worked solution →Road or railRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Transport bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A trader says India's share of world trade by volume is small. Roughly how small?Read the answer and worked solution →India's external trade in 1950-51 was worth how much?Read the answer and worked solution →Over the years India's imports have compared to its exports how?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The first serious road plan for India was drawn in 1943. What was it called?

  1. Nagpur Plan
  2. Bombay Plan
  3. Delhi Plan
  4. Lucknow Plan
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Correct answer: A. Nagpur Plan

1. Modern road transport was limited before World War II. 2. The Nagpur Plan of 1943 was the first attempt. 3. It failed for lack of coordination among states. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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National Highways are only 2 per cent of road length. What share of road traffic do they carry?

  1. 80 per cent
  2. 40 per cent
  3. 10 per cent
  4. 2 per cent
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Correct answer: B. 40 per cent

1. National Highways are built by the Centre. 2. They are 2 per cent of road length. 3. They carry 40 per cent of road traffic. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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Which autonomous body, operational since 1995, builds and maintains National Highways?

  1. Indian Roads Congress body
  2. Central Road Fund board
  3. National Highways Authority
  4. Border Roads Organisation
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Correct answer: C. National Highways Authority

1. NHAI was operationalised in 1995. 2. It sits under the Ministry of Surface Transport. 3. It runs the Golden Quadrilateral. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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