1. Assertion (A): The North Atlantic sea route is the busiest sea route in the world.
Reason (R): It connects two major industrial zones of the world.
In the context of the above statements which of the following is correct?
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(a) (A) and (R) both are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(b) (A) and (R) both are true, and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (a) (A) and (R) both are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
- The North Atlantic Sea route links two important industrial areas in Europe and North America, and it is the most used Sea route on the planet.
- Both of these statements (A and R) are correct, and R explains A.
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2. Which of the following is the busiest sea route in the world?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) North Atlantic Ocean
(c) South Atlantic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]
Ans. (b) North Atlantic Ocean
- The North Atlantic Ocean Route is the most used ocean path.
- It includes big ports in Western Europe like London, Liverpool, Hamburg, Amsterdam.
- Big ports in North America, such as Quebec, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, etc. come under the North Atlantic Ocean Route.
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3. Which one of the following is the busiest ocean trade route?
(a) Cape of Good Hope
(b) Panama Canal
(c) Suez Canal
(d) North Atlantic
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
Ans. (d) North Atlantic
- The North Atlantic Ocean Route is the most used sea path.
- Important ports in Europe, such as London, Liverpool, Hamburg, and Amsterdam, as well as North American ports like Quebec, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia all are part of the North Atlantic Ocean Route.
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4. During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo, the following are the landing airports:
1. Hongkong
2. Hanoi
3. Taipei
4. Bangkok.
The correct sequence of landing at these airports during an onward journey is :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 2, 1, 3
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 4, 1, 2, 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (b) 4, 2, 1, 3
- The plane taking off from Delhi will make stops in Bangkok (Thailand), Hanoi (Vietnam), Hong Kong (China), and Taipei (Taiwan) during the flight to Tokyo.
- Therefore, option (b) has the right sequence.
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5. The shortest air route from Perth to London is:
(a) Perth, Bombay, Rome, London
(b) Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
(c) Perth, Aden, Paris, London
(d) Perth, Mombasa, Rome. London
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (a) Perth, Bombay, Rome, London
- After looking at different paths, it is obvious that choice (a) is the quickest way to get from Perth to London by air.
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6. The given map shows the locations of airports labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. What are the correct sequences of the airports in which the hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC-814 landed after its initial take off from Kathmandu in December 1999?
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 5, 4, 2, 3
(d) 5, 1, 3, 2
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (c) 5, 4, 2, 3
- In December 1999, a plane belonging to Indian Airlines was hijacked shortly after taking off from Kathmandu.
- Its journey took it to Amritsar (marked “5” on the map), then Lahore (marked “4”), then Dubai (marked “2”), before finally landing at Kandahar airport (marked “3” on the map).
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7. To which country the airlines ‘Lufthansa’ belongs to?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Yugoslavia
(d) Spain
[M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) Germany
- Lufthansa is a German airline and it has the fourth biggest collection of planes for passenger travel in the entire world.
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8. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| List- I |
List II |
| (A) European transcontinental railway |
(1) Paris to Istanbul |
| (B) Trans-Andean railway |
(2) Leningrad to Vladivostok |
| (C) Trans-Siberian railway |
(3) Leningrad to Volgograd |
| (D) Orient Express |
(4) Buenos Aires to Valparaiso |
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(5) Paris to Warsaw |
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A B C D
(a) 5 4 2 1
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 5 1 2 3
(d) 1 2 3 4
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1995, 47th B.P.S.C (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (a) 5 4 2 1
| List-I |
List-II |
| European transcontinental railway |
Paris to Warsaw |
| Trans-Andean railway |
Buenos Aires to Valparaiso |
| Trans-Siberian railway |
Leningrad to Vladivostok |
| Orient Express |
Paris to Istanbul |
- In Europe, there is a railway that goes from Paris to Warsaw.
- The most important railway route in South America runs from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires in Argentina.
- The Trans-Siberian railway is the longest in the world, with a length of approximately 9300 kilometers, connecting Moscow and Vladivostok.
- The Orient Express is the most important railway route in Europe, crossing eight countries and linking Paris and Le Harare to Istanbul.
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9. Which one of the following cities is not located on the Trans-Siberian rail route?
(a) Kazan
(b) Omsk
(c) Sochi
(d) Chita
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (c) Sochi
- The Trans-Siberian rail route from west to east goes through St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Angarak, Chita, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.
- The city on the trans-Siberian rail route is Sochi.
- Therefore, the correct answer is (c).
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10. The correct sequence in descending order of the given countries in terms of railway length in the world is
(a) India, U.S.A., Germany, Canada
(b) Canada, Germany, U.S.A., India
(c) U.S.A., Canada, India, Germany
(d) Germany, U.S.A., Canada, India
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (*)
- The countries listed in order from longest railway length to shortest is USA, India, Canada, Germany.
- None of the given choices is correct.
| (Countries) |
(Railway Length, in Kms.) |
| USA |
150462 (2018) |
| Russia |
85494 (2019) |
| China |
68141 (2019) |
| India |
68155 (2019) |
| Canada |
47687 (2018) |
| Australia |
8829 (2011) |
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11. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs between –
(a) Edmonton and Halifax
(b) Montreal and Vancouver
(c) Ottawa and Prince Rupert
(d) Halifax and Vancouver
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) Montreal and Vancouver
- The Canadian Pacific Railway links Montreal to Vancouver.
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12. Euro tunnel for fast-running trains joins :
(a) Holland – England
(b) England- France
(c) Belgium – Holland
(d) France -Luxembourg
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (b) England- France
- The Euro tunnel links England and France and is also called the Channel tunnel.
- It opened up on the 13th of August, 1986.
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13. The longest rock tunnel in the world is located in
(a) Finland
(b) Greenland
(c) Japan
(d) Sweden
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (*)
- The Delaware Aqueduct is the newest aqueduct in New York City.
- It moves water from the Rondout Reservoir, the West Branch Reservoir, the Chelsea Pump Station, and the Kensico Reservoir to the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers.
- It was built between 1939 and 1945 and carries around 1.3 billion US gallons of water every day.
- At 85 miles long and 13.5 feet wide, it is the world’s longest tunnel.
- The Paijanne Water Tunnel in Finland is the world’s second longest tunnel.
- It is 120 kilometres long and runs between 30 and 100 meters under the ground.
- It supplies fresh water for people in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Hyvinkää, Jarvenpaa, Kerava, Kauniainen, Kirkkonummi, Sipoo, and Tuusula.
- The Bolmen Water Tunnel in Sweden is 82 km long and provides drinking water for around 700,000 people.
- It is 8 m wide, has a diameter of almost 3 m, and can carry up to 6 mñ/s of water.
- The Seikan Tunnel in Japan is 53.85 km long and runs under the sea.
- The track is 100 metres below the seabed and 240 m below sea level.
- Therefore, the right answer is New York City which is not listed as one of the choices.
- The commission has decided that the correct answer is (a).
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14. The world’s longest Railroad tunnel Seikan is in :
(a) China
(b) South Korea
(c) Japan
(d) Malaysia
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]
Ans. (c) Japan
- Seikan, the world’s longest rail tunnel, is located in Japan.
- It is 53.85 kilometres long.
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15. Which country has the world’s longest network of bullet trains?
(a) Russia
(b) Japan
(c) U.S.A.
(d) China
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) China
- By September 2016, 2000 km of China’s high-speed rail network had been completed.
- This made it the biggest high-speed rail network in the world.
- On 5 January 2017, China started its longest bullet train, the ‘Shangri-la of the World’, which connects Kunming (the capital of Yunnan Province in south-west China) and Beijing (2760 km).
- It takes around 13 hours to complete the journey and the maximum speed is 330 km/h.
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