Indian transport system - MCQs with answers - Part II

ANSWER: c) September 18, 1992

From September 18, 1992 the status of SCI was changed from a private limited company to public limited with Govt. holding 80.12% of the share capital.

ANSWER: b) October 27, 1986

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence on October 27, 1986 for development and ordinance of inland waterways for shipping and navigation. The Authority mainly undertakes projects for development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from Ministry of Shipping. The head office of the Authority is at Noida. The Authority also has its regional offices at Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati and Kochi and sub-offices at Allahabad, Varanasi, Bhaglapur, Farakka and Kollam.

ANSWER: a) Mumbai

The Mumbai Port is located in the mainland of west Mumbai on the West coast of India with natural deep-water harbor. Mumbai Port is the largest port in India and deals mass cargo traffic with its four jetties for handling Liquid chemicals, Crude and petroleum products.

ANSWER: b) February 1977

The history of Kolkata port has been a continuous story of struggle and success – it's a saga of uninterrupted development, improvement and achievements.

There was wide agreement among experts that port facilities require improvement. Hence the construction of a new dock system at Haldia, midway between the sea and Calcutta Port, was formed. It chiefly manages coal, petroleum products and dry cargo.

ANSWER: c) 1974

In 1974 New Mangalore on the west coast was declared as a major port. For the export of Kudremukh iron ore, facilities have been formulated at this port.

Fertilisers, petroleum products, granite stones and dry cargo are handled at this port.

ANSWER: b) 1974

In 1974 Tuticorin on the east coast was declared as a major port. It handles mainly salt, coal, edible oils, food grains, fertilisers, petroleum products and dry cargo.

ANSWER: a) Leh airport

Leh airport is the highest airport in India. It is the highest commercial airport in the world. Leh airport is situated at an altitude of about 3000 meter. The airport has been renamed after Koshak Bakola, a spiritual leader of the Ladakh region.

ANSWER: b) Indira Gandhi International airport

The airport is the busiest airport of India and is locted in Palam, 16km from New Delhi city centre.

ANSWER: a) Santa Cruz

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport is the unique airport that serves Mumbai, but this airport was created by the fusion of two old airports and some people of Mumbai refer to it as two separate airports. The Domestic Terminal or Terminal 1 was Santa Cruz Airport, and the International Terminal or Terminal 2 was Sahar Airport.

ANSWER: b) Bori Bunder

It was from here that first train journey of the subcontinent chugged off to Thane in 1853.