This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Geography > Lifelines Of National Economy > Class 10 Geography Chapter 7 Lifelines Of National Economy – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 7 Lifelines Of National Economy Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Port which exports iron ore from Kudremukh mines A) Tuticorin Port. B) Marmagao Port. C) Kochchi port. D) New Manglore Port. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Manglore Port. 2. Which is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port? This port was, originally, conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports. A) NEW MANGALORE PORT. B) MARMAGAO PORT. C) TUTICORIN PORT. D) Visakhapatnam port. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visakhapatnam port. 3. What is the purpose of the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) gas pipeline? A) To transport crude oil. B) To connect major cities. C) To supply gas to fertilizer and power plants. D) To link oil fields with refineries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To supply gas to fertilizer and power plants. 4. ..... is called golden fiber A) Silk. B) Cotton. C) Wool. D) Jute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jute. 5. National Highway No 1between Delhi and Amritsar is also known as- A) Nagarhauli Marg. B) Sher Shah Suri Marg. C) Rohtang Marg. D) Aurangzeb Marg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sher Shah Suri Marg. 6. Which of the following state has the lowest density of roads? A) Assam. B) Jammu and Kashmir. C) Goa. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir. 7. The distribution pattern of the railway network in the country has been largely influenced by ..... factors. A) Physiographic. B) Economic. C) Administrative. D) Physiographic, Economic and Administrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physiographic, Economic and Administrative. 8. National Waterways-1 is connecting Allahabad to ..... A) Puducherry. B) Kanpur. C) Dhubri. D) Haldia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kanpur. 9. Which one of the following state is not connected with H.V.J. pipeline? A) Uttar pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Gujarat. D) Madhya pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharashtra. 10. Raja sansi International airport is situated in ..... A) Bangalore. B) Amritsar. C) Vishakhapatnam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amritsar. 11. Kandla port is also known as ..... A) Dendayal port. B) DEVENDRAN PORT. C) GUJARAT PORT. D) Crisp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendayal port. 12. WHAT DOES THE KANDLA PORT CATER TO? A) Convenient handling of exports and imports. B) Handles highly productive granary and industrial belt. C) Trade of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Delhi and Mumbai are connected by A) N.H.-1. B) N.H.-15. C) N.H.-8. D) N.H.-7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N.H.-8. 14. Railways in India bind the economic life of the country as well as accelerate the development of the industry and agriculture A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The full form of NHAI is A) National Highway Authority of India. B) Northern Highway Authority of India. C) New Highway Authority of India. D) National Highway Academy of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Highway Authority of India. 16. India has inland navigation waterways of ..... km in length? A) 14500. B) 14800. C) 14200. D) 14000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14500. 17. The total network of India's roadways is about A) 2.3 million km. B) 5.5 million km. C) 4.5 million km. D) 3.5 million km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2.3 million km. 18. Which south-eastern port has a natural harbour and rich hinterland? A) Tuticorin Port. B) Kochi Port. C) Madras Port. D) Thiruvananthapuram port. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuticorin Port. 19. Assertion (A):Transport and communication are called lifelines of our economy.Reason (R):Transport and communication do not help in easy movement of goods and materials between countries. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true and R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true and R is false. 20. ..... is the most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport. A) Pipeline. B) Railways. C) Airways. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Airways. 21. Over ..... millian foreign tourists visit India every year. A) 2.4. B) 3.7. C) 2.6. D) 2.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.6. 22. Which waterway is declared as National Waterway No. 1? A) Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia. B) Fines pervert And Sadiya's per memba vom Dhubrah. C) West-Coast Canal in Kerala. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia. 23. Industries which uses bauxite as a raw material A) Iron and steel. B) Cement. C) Aluminium. D) Sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aluminium. 24. THE FIRST PORT DEVELOPED SOON AFTER INDEPENDENCE IS ..... A) Excit. B) Paradip. C) KANYAKUMARI. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excit. 25. The National Highway No.1 is also known as A) Mahatma Gandhi Marg. B) Golden Quadrilateral. C) Jawaharlal Nehru Road. D) Sher Shah Suri Marg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sher Shah Suri Marg. 26. Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor? A) Mumbai & Silchar. B) Mumbai and Kolkata. C) Porbandar and silchar. D) Porbandar & Siligudi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Porbandar and silchar. 27. Which one of the following is not an advantage of pipeline transportation? A) Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high. B) Pipelines rule out trans-shipment losses or delays. C) Pipelines are used for transporting crude oil and gas from fields to refineries. D) Solids can be transported in slurry form through pipelines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high. 28. Pipelines rules out trans-shipment losses or delays. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. National Highways are constructed and maintained by ..... A) State Public Works Department (SPWD). B) Central Public Works Department (CPWD). C) PMGSY. D) Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Public Works Department (CPWD). 30. Roads provides door-to-door service, thus the cost of loading and unloading is much lower. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. The Golden Quadrilateral is for trading of Gold only. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Unmetalled roads may be made of cement, concrete or even bitumen of coal. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 33. Name the Port that is located in Karnataka? A) MARMAGAO PORT. B) Commanded port. C) NEW MANGALORE PORT. D) KOCHI PORT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NEW MANGALORE PORT. 34. Which two of the followingextreme locations are connected by the East-West corridor? A) Mumbai and Nagpur. B) Mumbai and Kolkata. C) Silchar and Porbandar. D) Nagpur and Silgudi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silchar and Porbandar. 35. ..... is the Premier iron ore exporting port of the country. A) Excit. B) Marmagao. C) Kochi. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marmagao. 36. Port was developed as a subsidiary port in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port. A) Excit. B) Haldia. C) Vishakhapatnam. D) Kochi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haldia. 37. The roads that connects all the metro cities in India is known as- A) State Highways. B) National Highways. C) Super Highways. D) Golden Quadrilateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golden Quadrilateral. 38. Railways are the principal mode of transportation for ..... A) Gold and Silver. B) Freight and passengers. C) Vegetables and Fruit. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freight and passengers. 39. Which one of the following is an inland riverine port? A) Excit. B) Tucticin. C) Kolkata. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kolkata. 40. The first cement plant was in ..... A) Bastar. B) Mumbai. C) Chennai. D) Alwar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chennai. 41. Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as A) State highways. B) National highways. C) District roads. D) Other roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State highways. 42. ..... is an example of an inland riverine port in India A) Mumbai. B) Kolkata. C) Marmagao. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kolkata. 43. How many major seaports are there in India? A) 14. B) 11. C) 13. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 44. Which one is incorrect about roadways:- A) (a) construction cost of roads is much lower than that of railway lines. B) Roads can't traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography. C) Roads can negotiate higher gradients of slopes and as such can traverse mountains such as the Himalayas,. D) It is also used as a feeder to other modes of transport such as they provide a link between railway stations, air and sea ports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roads can't traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography. 45. A):Railways are the most important mode of transport in India.R):Railway make it possible to conduct multifarious activities along with goods transportation over long distances. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 46. Pawanhans Helicopters Limited provides helicopter services to ..... in its offshore operations A) ONGC. B) NTPC. C) GAIL. D) TATA STEEL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ONGC. 47. Which of the following regions is suitable to construct railway lines? A) Gill, Khan and Jan are the highestllss of Hollas. B) Rajasthan desert. C) Himalaya mountains. D) The Northern Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Northern Plains. 48. Railways are the principal mode of transportation for ..... and passengers in India? A) Time saving. B) Comfort levels. C) Traveling. D) Freight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freight. 49. ..... , via Viramgam, Mathura, Delhi and Sonipat.It has Branchs to Connect Koyli (Near Vadodara, Gujarat) Chakshu and other places. A) From Salaya in Gujarat and Jalandhar in Punjab. B) From Hazira in Gujarat connects Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh. C) From oil field in upper Assam to Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From Salaya in Gujarat and Jalandhar in Punjab. 50. The other village roads received special inputs under ..... A) Navigate. B) Zilla Parrished. C) The Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana. D) Public works department. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana. 51. World has become a global village due to which of the following? A) Transport and communication. B) International Trade. C) Engineering Industry. D) Electronic Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transport and communication. 52. Which port of India is a tidal port? A) Jawaharlal Nehru port, Mumbai. B) Nkanda Port. C) Marmagao port (Goa). D) New Mangalore port. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nkanda Port. 53. What is the name given to the International Airport at Kolkata? A) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Rajiv Gandhi. D) Goat-bakkam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 54. The width of the broad gauge railway track is A) 1. B) 1.87m. C) 1.97m. D) 1.76 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 55. Which of the following is the headquarter of South-Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway zones? A) Bhubaneshwar. B) Khargpur. C) Mumbai. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kolkata. 56. Narrow Gauge railway line is found in A) The Northern Plains. B) The hilly areas of Darjeeling, Shillong and Ooty. C) Deserts of Rajasthan. D) The Central Highlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hilly areas of Darjeeling, Shillong and Ooty. 57. Sea port which is setup just after independence A) Mumbai port. B) Haldia Port. C) Khead Port. D) Jawaharlal Nehru port. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khead Port. 58. Which one of the following ports is a tidal port? A) Excit. B) New Mangalore port. C) Mumbai. D) Vishakhapatnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excit. 59. Which one of the following is the oldest artificial port of the country? A) Vishakhapatnam. B) Chennai. C) Mumbai. D) Tucticin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chennai. 60. The highway projects in India are being implemented by which organisation? A) GAIL. B) NHAI. C) Ndddb. D) NTPC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NHAI. Next →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 10 QuizzesClass 10 Geography Chapter 7 Lifelines Of National Economy Quiz 2Class 10 Geography Chapter 7 Lifelines Of National Economy Quiz 3Class 10 Geography Chapter 7 Lifelines Of National Economy Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books