Golden Quadrilateral Project was initiated by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Its main objective is to connect major industrial areas (regions) of the country to assist smooth transportation and communication. It connects Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.
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The National Highway-1D connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ________ pass.
Zoji La is located in western section of Himalayan Mountain ranges and lies on National Highway-1D between Leh and Kashmir valley.
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If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ?
If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, it has to go by NH 2, NH 3 and NH 12.
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The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?
The Karakoram Highway connects China-Pakistan. The Karakorum Highway connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres (15,397 ft) above the sea level. The road is one of the scariest and hair raising jeep trip in the world.
The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is Coal. The Railways has achieved its highest-ever freight loading in fiscal 2018, supported largely by the additional transport of commodities such as coal, cement and containers. Transporting goods by train is cheaper.
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Which of the following sea Port is nearest to Rourkela Steel Plant?
Rourkela Steel Plant is located in Rourkela, Odisha. It is closer to Paradip port when compared with other ports. As iron is heavy and weighty, it is exported from nearby Pradip port, Odisha.
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Which ports are located on the Eastern coast of India?
Kandla & Kochi are located on the west coast of India. Kandla in Gujarat, Kochi in Kerala whereas Paradip is in Odisha & Haldia is in West Bengal on Eastern Coast.
Kandla was developed as an off spring port. As due to partition India lost important Karachi port to Pakistan so Mumbai port was over burdened with excess work. This effect was neutralised by diverting trade to Kandla port which situate in Kutch district Gujarat.
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What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order?
The correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order are Shimla-2,276 m, Kodaikanal-2,133 m, Darjeeling-2,042 m and Mahabaleshwar-1,353 m.
