Indian Transportation

• The process of moving items from one place to another, overcoming geographical barriers, is known as transport.
• Water transport is the most efficient for long distances.

Indian Transportation

• The Indian road network, the world's second largest, handles approximately 65% of freight transport.
• Indian Railways, the third largest globally, carries ~80% of passenger traffic.
• Air transport is a rapidly expanding sector in India.
• Maharashtra has the greatest road length in India.
• National Highways handle 40% of India's road traffic.
• National Highway 7 connects Fazilka with Mana.
• The East-West corridor of the Golden Quadrilateral connects Silchar and Porbandar.
• National Highway 52 links Indore to Jaipur.
• Jawahar Tunnel goes through Banihal.
• Lucknow is not located along the Grand Trunk Road.
• Jhansi is where the East-West and North-South Corridors intersect.
• The Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.
• Jhansi is the meeting point of the North-South and East-West Corridor Super-Highway.
• Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana is related to highway development.
• NH-8 does not pass through Madhya Pradesh.
• Atal Tunnel, the world's longest high-altitude road tunnel, connects Manali-Leh.
• Maharashtra has the highest number of National Highways.
• NH 966B is the shortest National Highway in India
• NH 77 runs entirely in Tamil Nadu.
• National Highway 6 passes through Meghalaya, Assam and Mizoram
• The northern end of NH16 lies in West Bengal
• Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana aims to improve road connectivity in villages.

Bharat Mala Project

• India's largest highways development project.
• It focuses on building expressways, border roads, and economic corridors and improving the efficiency of national corridors.
• Aims to complete roads under the National Highway Development Project.
• The North-South Corridor does not pass through Hyderabad.
• National Highways account for 45% of total transport demand.
• Railways in India first opened in 1853.
• The first railway line opened between Bombay and Thane in 1853.
• The broad gauge between two rails is 5 1/2 ft
• The East Central Railway Zone headquarters is located at Hajipur
• The headquarters of the Railway zone situated at the highest elevation from the see level is South Western Railway
• The headquarters of a Railway Zone is located at Hajipur
• North-Central Railway Zone headquarters is located in Allahabad.
• The first CNG train was launched on the Rewari-Rohtak rail section.
• Gujarat was the first state to have railway tracks made on the PPP model.
• Diesel locomotives are manufactured at Manduadih.
• Passenger rail coaches are widely manufactured in Punjab and Tamil Nadu
• The Railway Staff College is located in Vadodara.
• Rajdhani trains, Trivandrum Central covers the longest distance
• Konkan Railway Headquarters are located in Navi Mumbai
• Rail tunnels in descending order by length Pir Panjal, Nathuwadi, Berdewadi and Karbude,
• Train-18 is named Vande Bharat Express.
• The first train to run on public-private partnership is Tejas Express.
• The bullet train from Ahmedabad to Mumbai is being constructed with assistance from Japan
• Vande Bharat Express connects Delhi with Varanasi.
• The first Kisan rail operated from Devlali to Nashik.
• The National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) is located in Vadodara.
• Gorakhpur has the longest railway platform in India.
• The Railway Museum was dedicated to the nation in Hubhali in August 2020.
• The highest altitude railway station is situated in West Bengal.
• The Konkan Railway connects Kanyakumari and Mumbai
• The states most benefitted from the Konkan Railway are Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala
• The Konkan Railway is about 760 kms in length
• The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the Railways is coal
• The railway connecting Siliguri and Darjeeling is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Deccan Odyssey is a luxury train which travels through Maharashtra and Goa.
• The pair which is not correctly matched is the South Eastern Railway which has headquarters in Bhubaneshwar
• State Capital connected by Indian Railways is Aizawl
• Indrail pass is a travel pass for tourists
• The North Western Railway headquarters are not located at Jodhpur
• The headquarters of the North-Western Railway is located at Jodhpur.

Railways

• Fairy Queen is a train using the world's oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.
• The longest railway platform in India is in Gorakhpur.
• Cochin has the first international airport fully equipped with solar power.
• Dabolim Airport is located in Goa
• Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh has been granted International status on 24th June, 2020 by Union Cabinet of India
• Kochi port is associated with the Malabar Coast.
• The shortest sea route from Kolkata to Yangoon.
• Contrainership from Kolkata to Agartala was sent through Chattogram (Chittagong).
• As of July 2020, the first-ever containership from Kolkata Port to Agartala was sent through the Port of Chattogram.
• Tamil Nadu will be the location of the 13th major port in India.
• The major port incorporated as a company under the Indian Companies Act is Ennore
• Chennai is the artificial port of India.
• Gateway to India is Mumbai.
• Among the following, Mumbai is the biggest port
• Haldia a specific example of 'out port'?
• Nhava Sheva is constructed for decongestion of present Mumbai Sea port.
• The largest ship breaking yard in India is located in Gujarat at Alang
• The port that is not correctly matched is Mundra-Andhra Pradesh
• The state with the maximum number of minor ports in India is Maharashtra.
• Tamil Nadu has more than two major ports.
• Chennai is not a natural harbor.
• Marmugao sea port is situated in Goa.
• Kakinada is the port city of Andhra Pradesh
• The correct sequence of the Indian ports from North to South is Kandla-Haldia-Paradip-Kochi.
• The largest shipyard in India found in Kochi
• The port which is located on Gulf of Kutch is Kandla port
• Kandla is not located on the Eastern Coast of India
• Visakhapatnam has a natural harbour
• Inland Waterway Authority of India(IWAI) is situated in Noida
• The statements, Allahabad-Haldia stretch of river Ganga, the Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of river Brahmaputra and the Cherla-Rajamundry stretch of river Godavari are National Waterways in India
• Kerala Coastal Canal Waterways connects Kottapuram with Kollam
• The longest waterway in the country is Allahabad -Haldia.
• Dahej is a non-major port.
• Dharma is not a sea port.
• Paradip port is located on the delta of river Mahanadi
• Paradip port is developed for decongestion of Kolkata and Visakhapatnam ports.
• Malabar Coast is associated with Kochi Sea Port.
• Kolkata to Yangoon sea routes is the shortest from point to point
• The oil exploration in India is undertaken by Oil India Ltd
• HBJ pipeline transports natural gas from South Basin
• Hajira-Bijapur-Jagadishpur (HBJ) Gas pipeline has been constructed by Gas Authority of India Limited
• Ides are of great help in navigation and fishing, High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely and Kandla and Diamond harbour are tidal ports are all correct statements
• The Allahabad Haldia stretch of Ganga river, the Sadiya Dhubari stretch of Bramhaputra riveer
• Export of Kudremukh iron ore is done through New Mangalore Port and India's trade through shipping is 95% by volume