Transport and Communication Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Multiple Choice Questions:
Question 1.
How many zones has the Indian railway system been divided into?
(a) 12
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 18
Answer
Answer: (c) 16
Question 2.
In which year was the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) operationalised?
(a) 1880
(b) 1885
(c) 1990
(d) 1995
Answer
Answer: (d) 1995
Question 3.
Which of the following stretch of rivers form the National Waterway No. 1?
(a) Sadiya-Dhubri stretch
(b) Prayagraj-Haldia stretch
(c) Kottapuram-Kollam stretch
(d) Specified stretches of Godavari and Krishna rivers along with Kakinada- Puducherry stretch of canals
Answer
Answer: (b) Prayagraj-Haldia stretch
Question 4.
In which year was the Indian Broadcasting System changed to All India Radio?
(a) 1920
(b) 1930
(c) 1936
(d) 1956
Answer
Answer: (c) 1936
Question 5.
When did the air transport in India make a beginning?
(a) 1911
(b) 1900
(c) 1929
(d) 1919
Answer
Answer: (a) 1911
Question 6.
Which agency works unde£ the; administrative set up orthe Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
(a) National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
(b) Airports Authority of India (AAI)
(c) Oil India Limited (OIL)
(d) Inland Waterways Authority (IWA)
Answer
Answer: (c) Oil India Limited (OIL)
Question 7.
Which body started radio broadcasting in India in 1923?
(a) Doordarshan
(b) Radio Club of Bombay
(c) Indian Broadcasting System
(d) Common National Programmes
Answer
Answer: (b) Radio Club of Bombay
Question 8.
In which year the television services were started for the National Capital?
(a) 1959
(b) 1985
(c) 1972
(d) 1943
Answer
Answer: (a) 1959
Question 9.
Which of the following is not a purpose of the INSAT?
(a) Telecommunication
(b) Meteorological
(c) Observation for various data and programmes
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 10.
Where is National Remote Sensing Centre >IRSC) located?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Pune
(c) Jaipur
(d) Bengaluru
Answer
Answer: (a) Hyderabad
Question 11.
In which year was the Inland Waterways Authority set up?
(a) 1880
(b) 1986
(c) 1996
(d) 2006
Answer
Answer: (b) 1986
Question 12.
What is the length of India’s coastline, including islands?
(a) 7000 km
(b) 7500 km
(c) 7501 km
(d) 7517 km
Answer
Answer: (d) 7517 km
Question 13.
Which of the following metro cities are connected by Golden Quadrilateral?
(a) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
(b) Delhi-Mumbai-Jaipur-Kolkata
(c) Delhi-Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Kolkata
(d) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Hyderabad
Answer
Answer: (a) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
Question 14.
Which of the following rulers built the Grand Trunk road?
(a) Humayun
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Akbar
Answer
Answer: (c) Sher Shah Suri
Question 15.
When was air transport nationalised in India?
(a) 1920
(c) 1940
(b) 1933
(d) 1953
Answer
Answer: (d) 1953
Question 16.
Complete the following table by writing appropriate names in the blank.
Answer
Answer: Railway,pipeline
