Transport and Communication MCQs Class 12 Geography
Please refer to Chapter 8 Transport and Communication MCQ Class 12 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 12 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 12 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Transport and Communication and then attempt the following objective questions.
MCQ Questions Class 12 Geography Chapter 8 Transport and Communication
The Transport and Communication Quaternary Activities MCQ Class 12 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.
Question. What are the modes of transport?
a. land.
b. Water
c. air
d. all
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D
Question. Which is the fastest means of transport?
a. Airways
b. Railways
Iii Waterways
d. None
Ans
A
Question. Name two terminals of the orient express.
a. Paris
b. Istambul
c. Both
d. None
Ans
C
Question. Which is the busiest sea route of the world?
a. North atlantic
b. Pacific route
Iii Indian ocean
d. Panama route
Ans
A
Question. Name the terminal points of Suez canal.
a. Port suez
b. port said
c. Both
d. None
Ans
C
Question. Which is the busiest inland waterway of the world?
a. Danube
b. Volga
c. St. Laurence
d. Rhine
Ans
D
Question. Which sea route is called the big trunk route?
a. North Atlantic sea route
b. Pacific sea route
c. South atlantic sea route
d. None
Ans
A
Question. Name the longest railway route of the world.
a. Trans Siberian railway
b. Trans Canadian railway
c. Trans Australian railway
d. None
Ans
A
Question. Which country is the largest consumer of internet?
a. USA
b. China
Iii Japan
d. Germany
Ans
A
Question. Which mode provides door to door service?
a. Rail
b. Road
c. Airways
d. Pipelines
Ans
B
Question. When was the first public railway line opened?
a. 1815
b. 1825
c. 1830
d. 1835
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B
Question. Which is the longest highway in the world?
a. Pan America
b. Trans Canadian
c. Grand Trunk
d. Great Deccan
Ans
A
Question. The Trans-Continental Stuart Highway runs between:
a. Darwin and Melbourne
b. Edmonton and Anchorage
c. Vancouver and St. John’s City
d. Chengdu and Lhasa.
Ans
A
Question. The Big Inch pipeline transports:
a. Milk
b. Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
c. Water
d. Petroleum
Ans
D
Question. What is the width of a standard gauge railway?
a. 1.5 m
b. 1.44 m
c. 1 m
d. O.75 m
Ans
C
Question. How many zones has the Indian railway system been divided into?
a. 12
b. 14
c. 16
d. 18
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3
Question. In which year was the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) operationalised?
a. 1880
b. 1885
c. 1990
d. 1995
Ans
D
Question. 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)
Ans
C
Question. 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
Ans
D
Question. 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
Ans
B
Question. In which year was the Inland Waterways Authority set up?
a. 1880
b. 1986
c. 1996
d. 2006
Ans
B
Question. 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
Ans
B
Question. Which mode is suited for carrying a large volume of bulky materials?
a. Reads
b. Railways
c. Airways
d. Pipelines
Ans
B
Question. Which, seas are joined by the Suez canal?
a. the Mediterranean and Red sea
b. Black and the Mediterranean
c. the North Sea and Baltic Sea
d. Baltic and White sea
Ans
A
Question. In which continent is the reindeer used as a pack animal?
a. Africa
b. Eurasia
c. Australia
d. South America
Ans
B
Question. 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
Ans
D
Question. Reindeer is a pack animal in:
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. Siberia
d. South America
Ans
C
Question. When was the Suez canal constructed?
a. 1849
b. 1859
c. 1869
d. 1879
Ans
C
Question. In which continent is the reindeer used as a pack animal ?
a. Africa
b. Eurasia
c. Australia
d. South America
Ans
B
Question. Which, seas are joined by the Suez canal ?
a. the Mediterranean and Red sea
b. Black and the Mediterranean
c. the North Sea and Baltic Sea
d. Baltic and White sea
Ans
A
Question. Which two stations does the Channel Tunnel link up?
a. Paris – London
b. London – Berlin
c. Berlin – Paris
d. None of these
Ans
A
Question. 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
Ans
B
Question. In which year was the Indian Broadcasting System changed to All India Radio?
a. 1920
b. 1930
c. 1936
d. 1956
Ans
C
Question. When did the air transport in India make a beginning?
a. 1911
b. 1900
c. 1929
d. 1919
Ans
A
Question. Identify the country with the highest density of railway network.
a. USA
b. Germany
c. Brazil
d. Thailand
Ans
A
Question. Which mode carries high-value light goods?
a. Railways
b. Roads
c. Airways
d. Waterways
Ans
C
Question. In which year the television services were started for the National Capital?
a. 1959
b. 1985
c. 1972
d. 1943
Ans
A
Question. What is the length of India’s coastline, including islands?
a. 7000 km
b. 7500 km
c. 7501 km
d. 7517 km
Ans
D
Question. Which element is not sent through communication?
a. Views
b. Ideas
c. Messages
d. Passengers
Ans
D
Question. Which body started radio broadcasting in India in 1923?
a. Doordarshan
b. Radio Club of Bombay
c. Indian Broadcasting System
d. Common National Programmes
Ans
B
Question. What is the length of inland waterways in India?
a. 14,000 km
b. 14,200 km
c. 14,300 km
d. 14,500 km
Ans
D
Question. In which year was the Indian Broadcasting System changed to All India Radio?
a. 1920
b. 1930
c. 1936
d. 1956
Ans
C
Question. What is the length of India’s coastline, including islands?
a. 7000 km
b. 7500 km
c. 7501 km
d. 7517 km
Ans
D
Question. Where is National Remote Sensing Centre >IRSC) located?
a. Hyderabad
b. Pune
c. Jaipur
d. Bengaluru
Ans
A
Question. How many Rail zones are there in India?
a. 9
b. 12
c. 14
d. 17
Ans
D
Question. Which body started radio broadcasting in India in 1923?
a. Doordarshan
b. Radio Club of Bombay
c. Indian Broadcasting System
d. Common National Programmes
Ans
B
Question. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
a. NH-1
b. NH-7
c. NH-5
d. NH-3
Ans
B
Question.Which is the longest railway in the world?
a. Union Pacific
b. Canadian National
c. Trans Siberian
d. Trans Andean
Ans
C
Question. Which of the following rulers built the Grand Trunk road?
a. Humayun
b. Shah Jahan
c. Sher Shah Suri
d. Akbar
Ans
C