1. On which of the railway route most of the steel factory are located?
(a) Delhi-Madras via Bhopal
(b) Bombay-Howrah via Raipur
(c) Bombay-Howrah via Jabalpur
(d) Delhi-Ernakulam via Gudur Renigunta
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (b) Bombay-Howrah via Raipur
- The steel plants in Durg and Bhilai are situated on the railway line connecting Mumbai and Howrah via Raipur.
- Therefore, option (b) is the accurate answer.
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2. At which of the following places, the zonal office of the railway is situated?
(a) Katni
(b) Gwalior
(c) Bilaspur
(d) Indore
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (c) Bilaspur
- Bilaspur is the main office for the South-East Central railway zone.
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3. What is the revised number of the National Highways connecting Indore to Jaipur?
(a) 52
(b) 47
(c) 03
(d) 46
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (a) 52
- Indore and Jaipur are now connected by 52 National Highways.
- NH52 is a very long highway, stretching 2,317 km from north to south India.
- It passes through many cities such as Hisar, Tonk, Kota, Fatehpur, Jaipur, Dewas, Indore, Sendhwa, Beed, Salabur.
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4. Out of the following which National Highway does not pass through the State of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) NH-3
(b) NH-12
(c) NH-7
(d) NH-8
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (*)
- On 5 March 2010, the Indian government changed the numbering system of National Highways for better identification.
- For example, NH-3 goes through Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
- NH-7 through Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand.
- NH-8 through Assam and Tripura.
- NH-12 through West Bengal.
- None of these highways go through Madhya Pradesh.
- If the question was based on the old NH numbers, then option (d) would be correct, and MPPSC marked it as correct.
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5. The approximate length of the rail network in M.P. in km is–
(a) 5,750
(b) 6,760
(c) 5,980
(d) 6,850
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (*)
- This question is not relevant to the current state of United Madhya Pradesh.
- According to data as of March 31, 2019, the total railway network (for all types of railways) is 67415.12 km.
- Of this, 4899 km. is in Madhya Pradesh.
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6. Malwa Express runs –
(a) Indore-Calcutta
(b) Indore-Mumbai
(c) Indore-Delhi
(d) Indore-Madras
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
Ans. (c) Indore-Delhi
- The Malwa Express is a daily, fast train service in India that goes from Indore to Delhi.
- Currently, it goes from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar to Sh. MATA V Devi Katra.
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