This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which year did the first train ran? A) 1990. B) 2001. C) 1853. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1853. 2. The stretch of road between Kolkata and Kanpur is known as A) NH91. B) NH2. C) NH1. D) NH7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NH2. 3. Who invented aero plane A) Thomas Newcomen. B) Wright brothers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wright brothers. 4. Which type of cell attachment is described as 'like rivets that hold metal together'? A) Plasmodesmata. B) Gap junctions. C) Tight junctions. D) Desmosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desmosomes. 5. Which communication device is commonly used for long-distance communication through wires? A) Radio. B) Television. C) Telephone. D) Computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telephone. 6. Which transport network helps in national integration? A) Roadways only. B) Railways only. C) Airways only. D) All modes of transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All modes of transport. 7. Which country has the highest road density? A) Japan. B) France. C) China. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan. 8. The construction of ..... canal and ..... canal have reduced travel time A) Panama and Suez canal. B) Volga-Don-canal and Suez canal. C) Panama and Welland Canal. D) Suez and Kiel canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panama and Suez canal. 9. Which of the following trains are also called freight trains? A) Metro Trains. B) Local Trains. C) Passenger Trains. D) Goods Carrier Trains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goods Carrier Trains. 10. The journey time from London to Istanbul by ..... is now reduced to 96 hours as against 10 days by the sea-route? A) Trans Canadian Railways. B) Trans-Siberian Railways. C) Trans Australian Railways. D) The Orient Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Orient Express. 11. What is the first satellite launched by India? A) Aryabhata. B) Sputnik. C) Insat 1A. D) Rohini. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhata. 12. Which of these is a function of a bank? A) Repairing bicycles. B) Teaching mathematics. C) Providing safe deposit lockers. D) Cooking meals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing safe deposit lockers. 13. Since which year has the number of foreign tourists in India increased rapidly? A) 2005. B) 2000. C) 2015. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2010. 14. Which of the following is NOT a major means of transportation mentioned? A) Space. B) Road. C) Rail. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Space. 15. South America has only one trans continental rail route which passes through A) Uspallatta Pass. B) Bolan Pass. C) Bomdila Pass. D) Shipki La Pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uspallatta Pass. 16. What nerve helps calm you down when it is activated? A) Vagus nerve. B) Spinal nerve. C) Sciatic nerve. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagus nerve. 17. Settlements are classified into ..... types based on the patterns of settlement. A) 2. B) 4. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 18. Bhaskar I was launched in: A) 1980. B) 1978. C) 1977. D) 1979. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1978. 19. What is the another name of metaled road A) Kutcha road. B) Mud road. C) Pucca road. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pucca road. 20. Bronze is an alloy made by mixing A) Copper and tin. B) Copper and iron. C) Copper and brass. D) Iron and carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copper and tin. 21. The river which rises in Black forest Mountains of Germany A) Taurus. B) Tigris. C) Danube. D) Rhine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Danube. 22. Talking or writing to someone is known as communication. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. The Union and Pacific Railway connects:- A) Pacific and Indian Ocean. B) Pacific and Arctic Ocean. C) Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. D) Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. 24. Airways is most ..... and ..... means of transport. A) Expensive, fastest. B) Expensive, slowest. C) Slowest, reasonable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expensive, fastest. 25. What is the process called when substances move across membranes without assistance? A) Active transport. B) Osmosis. C) Passive diffusion. D) Facilitated diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passive diffusion. 26. Why do we need to manage the garbage / waste we producei)To improve the health and quality of life ii)For preventing environmental pollution iii) To produce more biodegradable plasticsiv) To reduce the strain on natural resources A) I and iv. B) Iii and ii. C) I, ii and iii. D) I, ii and iv. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, ii and iv. 27. Volga-Moscow Canal connects Volga waterway with:- A) Superior Lake. B) Moscow Region. C) Black Sea. D) Caspian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moscow Region. 28. What type of water transport carries oil, petroleum and gas to distant places? A) Cargo ship. B) Tanker. C) Passenger ship. D) Submarine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tanker. 29. Which of the following is an example of positive feedback to indirectly maintain homeostasis? A) The chemical reactions involved in blood clotting. B) Your blood vessels dilate and you begin to sweat in response to elevated body temperature. C) Your blood vessels constrict and you begin to shiver in response to low body temperature. D) Your coach compliments you on your performance in practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The chemical reactions involved in blood clotting. 30. Trains that carry goods or things are called as ..... A) Trains. B) Engine. C) Freight Trains. D) Aeroplanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freight Trains. 31. Which of the following is not a means of road transport? A) Car. B) Scooter. C) Helicopter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helicopter. 32. What are the "bricks" of the cell membrane? A) Steroid Hormones. B) Phospholipids. C) Proteins. D) Sugars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phospholipids. 33. Who invented Airways? A) Thomas Edison. B) Albert. C) Wright Brothers. D) Nuton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wright Brothers. 34. What is the purpose of a GPS system in vehicles? A) To water plants. B) To provide navigation and location information. C) To play music. D) To cook food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide navigation and location information. 35. Newspaper, radio and television are called means of mass communication. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. The active transport of a vesicle out of the cell in order to move energy to another cell. A) Simple diffusion. B) Endocytosis. C) Exocytosis. D) Facilitated Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exocytosis. 37. Name one type of water transport. A) Boat. B) Train. C) Car. D) Airplane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boat. 38. Which of the following statement is correct about trans-Siberian railways? A) Route of Russia. B) Runs from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast. C) The longest (9, 332 km) double-tracked and electrified trans-continental railway in the world. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 39. Which of the following is characterized by a cell releasing a signal molecule into the environment, followed by a number of cells in the immediate vicinity responding? A) Endocrine signaling. B) Paracrine signaling. C) Hormonal signaling. D) Long distance signaling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paracrine signaling. 40. The ..... express is the fastest operational train in India A) Rajdhani. B) Gatiman. C) Shatabdi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatiman. 41. The Golden Quadrilateral project is related to: A) Air transport. B) Rail transport. C) Water transport. D) Road transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Road transport. 42. ..... is a means of land transport. A) Ship. B) Boat. C) Helicopter. D) Bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bus. 43. Sai went to Kolkata for a vacation. He went there by flight and reached within 2 hours. What does it imply ..... A) Flight is the slowest means of transport. B) Aeroplane is the safest means of transport. C) Flight is the fastest mode of transport. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flight is the fastest mode of transport. 44. The first serious attempt to develop road transport in India was made in 1943. It is better known as: A) The Gorakhpur Plan. B) The Delhi Plan. C) The Nagpur Plan. D) The Kanpur Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Nagpur Plan. 45. SMS, E Mail and letters are a means of ..... communication A) Personal. B) Mass. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 46. .... is one of the most important inventions of human history. A) Aeroplane. B) Cycle. C) Ship. D) Wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wheel. 47. The invention of ..... revolutionised road transport in terms of road quality and vehicles (motor cars and trucks) plying over them A) Invention of railways. B) The internal combustion engine. C) Invention of internet. D) The invention of the steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The internal combustion engine. 48. The ..... canal cuts through the isthmus that connects North and South America. A) Suez. B) Red. C) Panama. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panama. 49. Which of the following is a means of transport that moves on rails? A) Bicycle. B) Train. C) Car. D) Boat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Train. 50. Why means of communication important for us? A) To learn more about outer world. B) To understand each other better. C) To bring people closer. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 51. What are the Internet, newspapers, radio, television, etc. collectively called? A) Digital Gods. B) Mass media. C) Software. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass media. 52. A type of endocytosis where a large food molecule enters the cell. A) Osmosis. B) Phagocytosis. C) Facilitated Diffusion. D) Pinocytosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phagocytosis. 53. Which is the most important inland waterway of India? A) River Narmada. B) River Ganga. C) River Krishna. D) River Godavari. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) River Ganga. 54. What is the main advantage of using airplanes for transportation? A) Affordability. B) Comfort. C) Speed. D) Eco-friendliness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speed. 55. Which is the world's first car which can travel on land and water also? A) TQuba. B) Sonet. C) Seltos. D) SQuba. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SQuba. 56. Early Humans were: A) Nomads. B) Animals. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomads. 57. How many types of trains are there? A) 4. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 58. What does the word "export" mean? A) To bring goods into a country. B) To store goods in a warehouse. C) To carry goods within a country. D) To send goods to another country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To send goods to another country. 59. Which road network is the biggest one in the world. A) Russia. B) United States. C) China. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States. 60. Highest road density and highest number of registered vehicles are found in A) North America. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North America. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 3Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 5Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 8Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Transport And Communication Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books