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

Question. Which is the fastest means of transport?
a. Airways
b. Railways
Iii Waterways
d. None

Question. Name two terminals of the orient express.
a. Paris
b. Istambul
c. Both
d. None

Question. Which is the busiest sea route of the world?
a. North atlantic
b. Pacific route
Iii Indian ocean
d. Panama route

Question. Name the terminal points of Suez canal.
a. Port suez
b. port said
c. Both
d. None

Question. Which is the busiest inland waterway of the world?
a. Danube
b. Volga
c. St. Laurence
d. Rhine

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

Question. Name the longest railway route of the world.
a. Trans Siberian railway
b. Trans Canadian railway
c. Trans Australian railway
d. None

Question. Which country is the largest consumer of internet?
a. USA
b. China
Iii Japan
d. Germany

Question. Which mode provides door to door service?
a. Rail
b. Road
c. Airways
d. Pipelines

Question. When was the first public railway line opened?
a. 1815
b. 1825
c. 1830
d. 1835

Question. Which is the longest highway in the world?
a. Pan America
b. Trans Canadian
c. Grand Trunk
d. Great Deccan

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.

Question. The Big Inch pipeline transports:
a. Milk
b. Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
c. Water
d. Petroleum

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

Question. How many zones has the Indian railway system been divided into?
a. 12
b. 14
c. 16
d. 18

Question. In which year was the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) operationalised?
a. 1880
b. 1885
c. 1990
d. 1995

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)

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

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

Question. In which year was the Inland Waterways Authority set up?
a. 1880
b. 1986
c. 1996
d. 2006

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

Question. Which mode is suited for carrying a large volume of bulky materials?
a. Reads
b. Railways
c. Airways
d. Pipelines

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

Question. In which continent is the reindeer used as a pack animal?
a. Africa
b. Eurasia
c. Australia
d. South America 

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

Question. Reindeer is a pack animal in:
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. Siberia
d. South America

Question. When was the Suez canal constructed?
a. 1849
b. 1859
c. 1869
d. 1879

Question. In which continent is the reindeer used as a pack animal ?
a. Africa
b. Eurasia
c. Australia
d. South America

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

Question. Which two stations does the Channel Tunnel link up?
a. Paris – London
b. London – Berlin
c. Berlin – Paris
d. None of these

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

Question. In which year was the Indian Broadcasting System changed to All India Radio?
a. 1920
b. 1930
c. 1936
d. 1956

Question. When did the air transport in India make a beginning?
a. 1911
b. 1900
c. 1929
d. 1919

Question. Identify the country with the highest density of railway network.
a. USA
b. Germany
c. Brazil
d. Thailand

Question. Which mode carries high-value light goods?
a. Railways
b. Roads
c. Airways
d. Waterways

Question. In which year the television services were started for the National Capital?
a. 1959
b. 1985
c. 1972
d. 1943

Question. What is the length of India’s coastline, including islands?
a. 7000 km
b. 7500 km
c. 7501 km
d. 7517 km

Question. Which element is not sent through communication?
a. Views
b. Ideas
c. Messages
d. Passengers

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

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

Question. In which year was the Indian Broadcasting System changed to All India Radio?
a. 1920
b. 1930
c. 1936
d. 1956

Question. What is the length of India’s coastline, including islands?
a. 7000 km
b. 7500 km
c. 7501 km
d. 7517 km

Question. Where is National Remote Sensing Centre >IRSC) located?
a. Hyderabad
b. Pune
c. Jaipur
d. Bengaluru

Question. How many Rail zones are there in India?
a. 9
b. 12
c. 14
d. 17

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

Question. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
a. NH-1
b. NH-7
c. NH-5
d. NH-3

Question.Which is the longest railway in the world?
a. Union Pacific
b. Canadian National
c. Trans Siberian
d. Trans Andean

Question. Which of the following rulers built the Grand Trunk road?
a. Humayun
b. Shah Jahan
c. Sher Shah Suri
d. Akbar