MCQ Class 10 Social Science Chapter 7 Lifelines of National Economy

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Question. Deepest landlocked port is located at
(a) Kochi.
(b) Vishakapatnam.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Chennai.

Question. Which one of the following pairs of public sector joint companies runs telephone network in India ?
(a) Airtel-Hutch
(b) Bharti Telecom-C-DEC
(c) MTNL-BSNL
(d) Reliance – Tata

Question. Indian tourism promotes
(a) national integration.
(b) rural backwardness.
(c) economic disparity.
(d) localization of industries.

Question. ___________ is the largest producer of feature films in the world.
(a) South Korea
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) England

Question. Which one of the following places is not covered by the gas pipeline in India ?
(a) Hazira
(b) Jugdishpur
(c) Kota
(d) Lucknow

Question. Which one of the following organizations constructs Border roads in India?
(a) PWD
(b) CPWD
(c) BRO
(d) NHAI

Question. The principal mode of transportation of freight and passengers in India are
(a) inland waterways.
(b) airways.
(c) railways.
(d) roadways.

Question. Another name for the National Highway No. 1 is
(a) Mahatma Gandhi Marg.
(b) Sher Shah Suri Marg.
(c) Golden Quadrilateral.
(d) Mall road.

Question. The National waterways between Allahabad and Haldia is located on
(a) Brahmaputra river.
(b) Ganga river.
(c) Damodar river.
(d) Komman river.

Question. Which one of the following is the cheapest mode of transport in India?
(a) Pipelines
(b) Waterways
(c) Railways
(d) Airways

Question. In India, the first steam engine traveled between ________ and ________ in 1853.
(a) Nagpur ; Pune
(b) Chittaranjan ; Jalpaigudi
(c) Mumbai ; Pune
(d) Mumbai ; Thane

Question. Which one of the following is the longest highway ?
(a) National Highway-1
(b) National Highway-2
(c) National Highway-7
(d) National Highway-8

Question. Tuticorin port is located in
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) goa
(d) pondicherry

Question. In which of the following fields India has emerged as a giant at the international arena?
(a) Engineering industry
(b) Software technology
(c) Heritage tourism
(d) Exchange of commodities

Question. Delhi to Chennai link is known by the name of
(a) Golden Quadrilateral.
(b) North-South corridor.
(c) East-West corridor.
(d) Sher Shah Suri Marg.

Question. The total route length of railways in India is:
(a) 83,589 km
(b) 63,221 km
(c) 60,371 km
(d) 1,08,486 km

Question. Which one of the following ports was developed just after the independence to compensate loss of Karachi?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Vishakapatnam
(c) Kandla
(d) Mazagaon

Question. World has become a global village due to:
(a) International trade
(b) Transport and communication
(c) Engineering Industry
(d) Electronic industry

Question. The major highway project in India are implemented by which one of the following?
(a) CPWD
(b) PWD
(c) NHAI
(d) NCR

Question. Which one of the following region in India is accessible favourably by air travel?
(a) Northern part of India
(b) Southern Hills
(c) North-Eastern States
(d) Central India

Question. Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor ?
(a) Mumbai and Nagpur
(b) Mumbai and Kolkata
(c) Silcher and Porbandar
(d) Nagpur and Siliguri

Question. Which one of the following is true about, Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana ?
(a) A scheme for development of National Highway
(b) A scheme for Border Roads
(c) A scheme for village road connection
(d) A scheme for mountain road

Question. Which one of the following is the largest public sector undertaking in the country?
(a) DDA
(b) NTPC
(c) Railways
(d) Roadways corporation

Question. Trade between two or more countries is said to be
(a) external trade.
(b) local trade.
(c) Internal trade.
(d) international trade.

Question. The Indian national highways are maintained by the department of
(a) National Highway Authority of India.
(b) State Public Works Department.
(c) Zila Parishad.
(d) Public Works Department.

Question. Which is the first expressway of India –
(a) Delhi – Kolkata
(b) Mumbai – Pune
(c) Pune – Chennai
(d) Delhi – Mumbai

Question. Which one of the following ports is a Tidal port in the West Coast ?
(a) Kandla
(b) Marmagao
(c) New Mangalore
(d) Kochi

Question. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ports from south to north ?
(a) C.D.B.A
(b) D.C.A.B
(c) B.A.D.C
(d) A.C.D.B

Question. Where is the national headquarters of Software Technology Parks of India ?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Pune.

Question. India’s highest television tower is located at :
(a) Arvi
(b) Doon
(c) Pune
(d) Pitampura

Question. Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east west corridor ?
(a) Mumbai and Nagpur
(b) Mumbai and Kolkata
(c) Silcher and Porbabdar
(d) Nagpur and Siliguri

Question. Which of the following ports is the deepest land – locked and well protected port along the east – cost?
(a) Chennai
(b) Tuticorin
(c) Paradip
(d) Visakhapatnam

Question. In which year Meteorlogical Department in india was set-up –
(a) 1874 year
(b) 1864 year
(c) 1974 year
(d) 1964 year

Question. In india after independence which major port was developed first
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port
(b) Kandla Port
(c) Vishakhapatnam Port
(d) Mumbai Port

Question. Which port was developed in the wake of loss of Karachi port?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Paradeep
(c) kandla
(d) Marmagoa

Question. The Helicopter service which was started to help the oil Region in sea and coastal areas of India is :
(a) Pavan Hans
(b) Vayu Sewa
(c) Air India
(d) Raj Hans

Question. Seaport of India is
(a) Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Amritsar

Question. National Highway -7 passes through how many states of India ?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 7

Question. Which one of the following is correctly matched of Column – I and Column – II ?
use the code given below :

Column-I	Column – II
A. Kolkatta	i. Biggest Port of India
B. Nhava Sheva	ii. Oldest Port of India
C. Mumbai	iii. Terminal Port of India
D. Chennai	iv. Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Code :
(a) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii
(b) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i
(c) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
(d) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv

Question. Silicon valley is located in :
(a) Banglore
(b) California
(c) Uganda
(d) Ahmedabad

Question. Which of the following cities is not connected with National Highway No.8?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Jaipur

Question. Gas transportation pipeline which passes through Kota in Rajasthan is
(a) Guwahati — Barauni — Allahabad — Kanpur
(b) Barauni — Rajbandh — Haldia
(c) Hazira – Vijaipur — Jagdishpur
(d) Salaya — Virarngam — Mathura — Delhi

Question. Which is the first expressway of India –
(a) Delhi – Kolkata
(b) Mumbai – Pune
(c) Pune – Chennai
(d) Delhi – Mumbai

Question. Indian railway was first started in 1853 in between:
(a) Mumbai and Pune
(b) Howrah and Sealdah
(c) Mumbai and Thane
(d) Channai and coimbatore

Question. National highway of India is the longest highway of India , it connects:
(a) Kolkata to Delhi
(b) Varanasi to Kanyakumari
(c) Delhi to Banglore
(d) Varanasi to Mangalore

Question. National Waterway No. 2 of India connects which two cities of India :
(a) Sadia – Dubri
(b) Allahabad – Haldia
(c) Kottapuram – Kollam
(d) Delhi – Kanpur

Question. Which one of the following is the Eastern terminal of East-West corridor?
(a) Shillong
(b) Silvassa
(c) Silchar
(d) Singrauli

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Question. _________ is the costliest means of transportation. 

Question. _________ is the longest National Highway. 

Question. _________ is considered as the economic barometer of the country. 

Question. _________ is the oldest artificial sea port of the country. 

Question. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport is situated in _________. 

TRUE / FALSE

Question. The length of roads per sq. km. of area is known as density of roads.

Question. Golden quardrilateral is a network of 4 lanes super highways linking Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai.

Question. 7516.6 km is the total length of the Indian coastline.

Question. CPWD constructs and maintains the NH.

Question. The first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853.

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