Industries & Transport in India Questions with Solutions

29 questions11 easy17 medium1 hard

This topic covers India's major industries (iron and steel, textiles, cement, sugar, automobiles and information technology) and their locations, along with the transport network: railways, roads and national highways, ports, airports and waterways. Common questions ask where a steel plant is located and which country helped build it (Bhilai with the Soviet Union, Rourkela with Germany and Durgapur with Britain), which city is called the 'Manchester of India', and facts about major ports, railway zones and national highways. Practise the industries and transport questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

  1. Q1.

    India's first nuclear power plant is:

    A. Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)B. Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)C. Narora (Uttar Pradesh)D. Tarapur (Maharashtra)
    easyAsked in Railway +1View solution ›
  2. Q2.

    The Atal Tunnel, one of the world's longest highway tunnels above 10,000 feet, connects Manali with:

    A. Lahaul-SpitiB. LehC. KulluD. Shimla
    easyAsked in Railway +1View solution ›
  3. Q3.

    India's first 'Vande Bharat Express' train ran between:

    A. New Delhi and VaranasiB. Chennai and MysuruC. Mumbai and GandhinagarD. New Delhi and Katra
    easyAsked in RailwayView solution ›
  4. Q4.

    India's first successful cotton mill was set up in:

    A. KolkataB. KanpurC. Mumbai (Bombay)D. Ahmedabad
    easyAsked in RailwayView solution ›
  5. Q5.

    India's first underwater metro train project was launched in:

    A. KochiB. ChennaiC. MumbaiD. Kolkata
    easyAsked in State PCSView solution ›
  6. Q6.

    Which Indian city is known as the 'Detroit of Asia' because of its automobile industry?

    A. GurugramB. ChennaiC. JamshedpurD. Pune
    easyAsked in RailwayView solution ›
  7. Q7.

    The Chenani-Nashri Tunnel (Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel) is located in:

    A. Arunachal PradeshB. UttarakhandC. Jammu and KashmirD. Himachal Pradesh
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  8. Q8.

    The Pakyong Airport, one of the highest airports in India, is located in:

    A. Arunachal PradeshB. LadakhC. Himachal PradeshD. Sikkim
    easyAsked in SSCView solution ›
  9. Q9.

    The Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva) is located near:

    A. ChennaiB. VisakhapatnamC. MumbaiD. Kolkata
    easyAsked in SSCView solution ›
  10. Q10.

    The Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport serves which city?

    A. JalandharB. AmritsarC. ChandigarhD. Ludhiana
    easyAsked in SSCView solution ›
  11. Q11.

    The Char Dham Highway Project (Char Dham Pariyojana), which connects Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri, belongs to:

    A. UttarakhandB. Himachal PradeshC. SikkimD. Jammu and Kashmir
    easyAsked in SSCView solution ›