MCQs For NCERT Class 12 Geography Chapter 8 Transport and Communication

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Transport and Communication Class 12 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Question. Transportation is an __________service industry created to satisfy the basic needs of society.
(A) organised
(B) unorganised
(C) scattered
(D) controlled

Question. Roads laid along international boundaries are called :
(A) border roads
(B) national highways
(C) international highways
(D) expressways

Question. With the invention of ……… road transport became an important form of transportation across the world.
(A) wheels
(B) internal combustion engine
(C) concrete
(D) steam engine

Question. The__________is a vast network that connects computers all over the world.
(A) Internet
(B) Satellite
(C) Communication
(D) None of the Above

Question. Air transport is the _________ means of transportation.
(A) easiest
(B) fastest
(C) slowest
(D) cheapest

Question. The Union and Pacific Railways connects which of these two cities?
(A) New York to Los Angeles
(B) New York to San Francisco
(C) New York to Chicago
(D) Chicago to San Francisco

Question. Highways are ___________ roads.
(A) kaccha
(B) unmetalled
(C) metaled
(D) cemented

Question. ____________ is a powerful medium of collecting information from the computer.
(A) Satellite
(B) Internet
(C) Television
(D) Laptop

Question. The length of Australian rail network is about ……… km.
(A) 6000
(B) 50,000
(C) 40,000
(D) 120,000

Question. Aryabhatt was launched on :
(A) 19 April 1977
(B) 19 April 1978
(C) 19 April 1979
(D) 19 April 1980

Question. The process of converting text, pictures or sound into a digital form that can be processed by the computer is known as :
(A) Cyber processing
(B) Computerization
(C) Digitisation
(D) Demonetization

Question. The invention of the internal __________engine revolutionised road transport in terms of road quality and vehicles plying over them.
(A) Combustion
(B) Composition
(C) Carbonation
(D) All of the Above

Question. _______ carry materials like petroleum, natural gas, and ores in liquefied form.
(A) trucks
(B) pipelines
(C) railways
(D) airlines

Question. Roads and railways form part of _______________ transport. 
(A) Water
(B) Pipeline
(C) Land
(D) Air

Question. The first public railway line was opened in _______ between Stockton and Darlington in northern England. 
(A) 1815
(B) 1825
(C) 1835
(D) 1845

Question. _________ is an information system where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators, which may be interlinked by hyper links, and are accessible over the Internet.
(A) World wide wed
(B) World wide web
(C) World wide world
(D) World wide watch

Question. Among the newer developments in land transportation are: 
(A) pipelines
(B) ropeways
(C ) cableways
(D) All of the Above

Question. One of the great advantages of water transportation is that it does not require :
(A) route construction
(B) road construction
(C) rail construction
(D) dam construction

Question. Arrange the countries from the highest to the lowest on total road network :
(i) United States of America
(ii) India
(iii) China
(iv) Brazil
Options:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) iv, ii, iii, i
(C) iii, iv, i, ii
(D) i, iii, ii, iv

Question. A fiber- optic cable is also known as an: 
(A) lined cable
(B) optical- fiber cable
(C) Think fiber cable
(D) All of the Above

Question. Arrange the countries from the highest to the lowest on total railway network: 
(i) India
(ii) Russia
(iii) China
(iv) United States of America
Options:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) iv, iii, ii, i
(C) iii, ii, iv, i
(D) iv, iii, i, ii

Question. Arrange the canals from the longest to the smallest. R
(i) Grand canal, China
(ii) Qaraqum canal, Russia
(iii) Saimaa canal, Russia
(iv) Eurasia canal, Russia
Options:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, i, iii, iv
(C) iv, iii, i, ii
(D) i, iv, ii, iii

Question. Arrange the following stations of Trans-Australian railways starting from East to West.
I. Post Augusta II. Perth III. Sydney IV. Forrest
(A) III, I, IV, II
(B) II, I, III, IV
(C) IV, II, III, I
(D) III, IV, II, I

Question. Which airport is the world’s busiest airport?
(A) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ,China
(B) Chennai International Airport, Chennai
(C) Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta
(D) None of the Above

Question. ___________is the world of electronic computerised space.
(A) Cyberspace
(B) Cyber crime
(C) Cyber cell
(D) None of the Above

Question. The American Telegraph and Telephone Company was established in ______ . 
(A) 1885
(B) 1895
(C) 1875
(D) 1865

Question. The principal modes of world transportation are _____, water, air and pipelines.
(A) land
(B) animals
(C) vehicles
(D) all of the above

Question. With the invention of the ______ the use of carts and wagons became important. 
(A) Wheel
(B) Carts
(C) Stone
(D) Carriage

Question. Consider the following statements.
I. Golden quadrilateral connects four big metro cities of India.
II. It comprises of high density traffic corridors.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) None of these

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Question. Assertion (A): Human beings have used different methods long-distance communications of which the telegraph and the telephone were important.
Reason (R): The telephone became a critical factor in the urbanisation of America. 

Question. Assertion (A): Transportation is an organised service industry.
Reason (R): It is created to satisfy the basic needs of society. 

Question. Assertion (A): One of the great advantages of water transportation is that it does not require route construction.
Reason (R): The oceans are linked with each other and are negotiable with ships of various sizes.

Question. Assertion (A): The quality of the roads varies greatly between developed and developing countries.
Reason (R): The road construction and maintenance require heavy expenditure.

Question. Assertion (A): Railways are a mode of land transport for bulky goods and passengers over long distances.
Reason (R): The railway gauges are same in all the countries. 

Question. Assertion (A): Trans – continental railways connect two ends of a continent.
Reason (R): They are essential for transportation of not only passengers but mainly of freight.

Question. Assertion (A): The industrial regions exhibit some of the highest densities in the world.
Reason (R): Europe has one of the most dense rail networks in the world. 

Question. Assertion (A): Transport is a service or facility for the carriage of persons and goods from one place to the other using humans, animals and different kinds of vehicles.
Reason (R): Such movements take place over land,water and air. 

Question. Assertion (A): Russia has a large number of developed waterways. 
Reason (R): The Volga is one of the most important waterways of Russia.

Question. Assertion (A): Most of the movement of goods and services takes place over land.
Reason (R): In the densely populated districts of India and China, overland transport still takes place by human porters or carts drawn or pushed by humans.

Question. Assertion (A): Air transport has brought about a connectivity revolution in the world.
Reason (R): Valuable cargo can be moved rapidly on a world-wide scale. It is often the only means to reach inaccessible areas.

Question. Assertion (A): Highways are metalled roads connecting distant places.
Reason (R): In developed countries, every city and port town is linked through highways.