Transport and Communication Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Multiple Choice Questions:
Question 1.
Between which of the following terminals does the Trans-continental Stuart Highway runs?
(a) Chengdu and Lhasa
(b) Vancouver and St. John’s City
(c) Edmonton and Anchorage
(d) Darwin and Port Augusta
Answer
Answer: (d) Darwin and Port Augusta
Question 2.
Identify the country with the highest density of railway network.
(a) USA
(b) Germany
(c) Brazil
(d) Thailand
Answer
Answer: (a) USA
Question 3.
Through which of the following oceans does the Big Trunk route runs?
(a) The Mediterranean-lndian Ocean
(b) North Atlantic Ocean
(c) South Atlantic Ocean
(d) South Pacific Ocean
Answer
Answer: (b) North Atlantic Ocean
Question 4.
Which two stations does the Channel Tunnel link up?
(a) Paris – London
(b) London – Berlin
(c) Berlin – Paris
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Paris – London
Question 5.
Which mode of transport provides door to door service?
(a) Roadways
(b) Railways
(c) Airways
(d) Pipelines
Answer
Answer: (a) Roadways
Question 6.
What does the Big Inch Pipeline transport?
(a) Water
(b) Liquified Petroleum Gas
(c) Petroleum
(d) Minerals
Answer
Answer: (c) Petroleum
Question 7.
Which mode carries high value perishable goods in a short time?
(a) Waterways
(b) Airways
(c) Railways
(d) Roadways
Answer
Answer: (b) Airways
Question 8.
Which of these is the longest National Highway in India?
(a) NH 5
(b) NH 6
(c) NH 7
(d) NH 8
Answer
Answer: (c) NH 7
Question 9.
In which continent is the reindeer used as a pack animal?
(a) Africa
(b) Eurasia
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Answer
Answer: (b) Eurasia
Question 10.
Which mode of transport is ideally suited to transport a large volume of bulky goods over long distances?
(a) Railways
(b) Roadways
(c) Waterways
(d) Pipelines
Answer
Answer: (a) Railways
Question 11.
In which year was the first public railway line opened?
(a) 1815
(b) 1825
(c) 1830
(d) 1835
Answer
Answer: (b) 1825
Question 12.
Which of these is not a conventional mode of transportation?
(a) Land
(b) Water
(c) Pipeline
(d) Air
Answer
Answer: (c) Pipeline
Question 13.
Which of these is the most popular mode of transporting goods to different continents?
(o) Land
(b) Sea routes
(c) Air
(d) Pipelines
Answer
Answer: (b) Sea routes
Question 14.
Which of these options is best suited for transportation of goods over long distances within a country?
(a) Roadways
(b) Seaways
(c) Airways
(d) Railways
Answer
Answer: (d) Railways
Question 15.
Which of the following is the longest double-tracked and electrified trans-continental railway in the world?
(a) Trans-Canadian Railways
(b) Union and Pacific Railway
(c) Trans-Siberian Railway
(d) Australian Trans-Continental Railway
Answer
Answer: (c) Trans-Siberian Railway
Question 16.
Name the trans-continental railway constructed in 1886 from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast.
(a) Panama Canal Railway
(b) Canadian Pacific Railway
(c) Union Pacific Railway
(d) Australian Trans-Continental Railway
Answer
Answer: (b) Canadian Pacific Railway
Question 17.
In which of the following countries do we find the ‘autobahns’?
(a) BeLgium
(b) Poland
(C) SwitzerLand
(d) Germany
Answer
Answer: (d) Germany
Question 18.
Complete the following table by writing appropriate names In the blank.
Answer
Answer: Border roads,Railways.
