Land Transport in India
Land Transport in India: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Transport, National Highways of India, Grand Trunk Road and Metro Railways etc.
Important Questions on Land Transport in India
A 6 lane highway connecting Delhi- Kolkata-Chennai and Mumbai is _____.

Roadways in India still have an edge over other means of transport. Why?

What is the contribution of the Indian Railway service towards the economy of the country?

What are the disadvantages of Road Transport?

Identify the road development project from the map given below and briefly describe it.

The Golden Quadrilateral superhighway connected with the following _____.

Which of the following regions is suitable for constructing railway lines?

Which cities are to be connected by Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways –
Name of Cities : (i) Delhi (ii) Mumbai (iii) Bengaluru (iv) Mysore (v) Chennai (vi) Kolkata
Select the correct answer from the following options :

Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor?

Read the following statements.
i. Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Mumbai cities are linked by six-lane highways.
ii. Srinagar to Kanyakumari linking North to South.
iii. Silchar and Porbander connects East to West.
iv. The major objective is to reduce the time and distance between the megacities.
The above statements refer to :

Which of the following is not a terminal city of the Golden Quadrilateral?

Identify the features of Konkan Railways.

Which city is not connected in the Golden Quadrilateral?

Which is the west most terminal of East-West corridor?

Which is the east most terminal of East-West corridor?

Which is the south most terminal of North-South corridor?

Which is the north most terminal of North-South corridor?

Which is not a type of road that comes under five types classified on the basis of capacity, construction and maintenance?

Which types of roads are common in rural areas?

What are the two types of roads on the basis of physical structure?
