. Even though the Railways are the most pervasive mode of
transport of India, it is the road transport which received
the maximum impetus in most of the post-independence period.
Which of the following are the reasons for this?
1. Railways are cheap to operate but the associated capital
costs are very high.
2. Given the geographic spread of the human settlements, it
is unrealistic that the railways alone can serve the needs
of transport.
3. The per unit (tonne/km) cost of transport is cheaper in
road compared to rail transport.
4. Given the indivisible nature of the Railways, it is not
always convenient for the population to avail of it with the
same ease as private cars, buses or two-wheelers.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
North India receives rain in winter because of: (a) Retreating monsoon (b) North East monsoon (c) South West monsoon (d) Western disturbances
An example of Indirect Tax is (1) Excise Duty (2) Estate Duty (3) Income Tax (4) Wealth Tax
The annual average percentage growth rate envisaged in the Sixth Plan is: (1) 7.6 (2) 5.2 (3) 4.4 (4) 2.5
The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is (a) Kiel Canal (b) Suez Canal (c) Panama Canal (d) None of these
Government of Indian has taken a decision to disinvest some of the Public Sector undertakings recently, so that a target of disinvesting Rs.10,000 crore can be achieved. Which of the following units will be disinvested to the tune of 75 per cent? 1 Hindustan Latex Ltd 2 Madras Fertilisers 3 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 4 Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd
Who among the following presided over the meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 9th December 1946? 1 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 2 Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad 3 Dr.Rajendr Prasad 4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
The formation of an Interim government set up on September 2, 1946 was first envisaged by (a) Cripps Mission (b) Wavell Plan (c) Cabinet Mission Plan (d) None of these
The Vedic deity Indra was the God of : (a) wind (b) light (c) thunder (d) seas
The foreigners to have been awarded ?Bharat Ratna?, India?s highest award? (a) Perezde Cuellar, Dr. Janas Salk (b) Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat (c) Ghaffar Khan, Nelson Mandela (d) Dr. Jonas Salk, Aung San Suu Kyi
The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Sirajuddaulah and East India Company was that 1 The British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaulah 2 The British misued the trade concessions 3 The British attacaked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal 4 The Incident of Black hole had occured
Which state has the longest coastal line? 1 West Bengal 2 Gujarat 3 Andhra Pradesh 4 Orissa
Which of the following countries won the tri-nation Coca-Cola Cup cricket trophy held in October, 1999 at Sharjah? 1 India 2 Pakistan 3 Sri Lanka 4 Australia