Lifelines of Indian Exonomy

How long is roadway system

56L km

Highway linking delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai is called

Golden quadrilateral super highway

Objective of super highway

reduce time and distance between mega city

super ighway implemented by

NHAI

National highway is laid and maintained by

CPWD

What is NH1

Sher Shah Suri Marg

State highway is maintained by

State PWD in state and UT

District road is maintained by

Zilla parishad

Special impetus from PMGSY is for which road

Other roads

Border roads are constructed and maintained

BRO

BRO full from

Border Roads Organisation

When was BRO established

1960

Why was BRO established

for development of stategic importance in the northern and northern eastern areas

Which roads are all weather?

Cement, Concrete, Bitumen coal

Which roads are screwed in the rainy season

unmetalled roads

Railway is principle mode for

Freight and people

Waht all does railway allow

Sightseeing, pilgrimige, business and transport

What all does railway bing

Eco life, development in agriculture and industries

Largest public undertaking in India

Indian Railways

First train?

Mumbai to Thane

How long was the first train

34 km

When did the first train leave

1853

How many zones are the railwyas divided into

16

Not in rajasthan due to

Sandy plains of the west

Not in gujurat due to

Swamps

Not in JK, Orissa, MP, Chhatissgarh due to

Forests

Strech of where pasess along gaps and passes

Sahyadri

Which railway track was beneficial for economy

Konokan Railway along West Ghats

Total km of gauge ops in india

67,956km

What was pipeline used for previosuly

Water to cities

What are pipelines used for now

Crude oil, petrol products and natural gas to refineries

Which are the far inland refineries?

Barauni, Mathura and Panipat

Problem with pipeline?

Initial laying cost is very high

1st important pipeline network

From oil field in upper assam to Kanpur. Via Guwahati, Barauni and Allahabad. It jas branches from Baraumi to Haldia, via Rajbandh, Rajbandh to Marigram and Guwhatti to Siliguri

2nd important pipeline network

Salaya to Jalandhar via Viramgam, Mathura, Delhi, Sonipat. Branches connecting KOyali, Chakshu and other spots

3rd important pipeline network

Gas pipeline from Hazira to Jagdishpur via Vijaipur. Branches to Kota, Shahajanpur, Barala

Cheapest transport

Waterway

Why is waterway cheapest transport

Fuel efficient and eco friendly

Length of india's inland waterways

14500km

How much of india's inland waterways are navigable

5685km

NW1

Ganga river between Allahbad and Haldia

NW2

Brahmaputra river between Sadiya and Dhubri

How long is NW 1

1620km

How long is NW 2

891km

How long is NW 3

205km

How long is NW 4

205km

NW 5 length is

588km

What is NW 3

West coast canal in Kerala, Kottapurma-Kollam, Udyogamandal and Champakkara Canal

What is NW 4

Gadvri and Krishan along Kakindada Puducherry canals

What is NW 5

Bramani river along with Matai river, delta channel of Mahani and Brahmai rivers and East coast canal

Other places where significant transport takes place via water ways

Mandavi, Zuari, Cumberjua, Sunderban, Barak, Kerala

How much of the trade is moved by sea

95% of the trade, which is 65% in value is moved by sea

How many major ports

12

How many non-major ports

200 notified

How long is India's coastline

7516.6km

How much of the total trade is handled by major ports

95%

First port after independence?

Kandla in Kuchchh

Why was Kandla in Kuchchh port built?

To ease volume trade in Mumbai port because Karachi port was lost

What is Kandal port also called

Deendayal Port

What port is Kandla port

Tidal port catering to handling the export and import of highly productive granary and industrial belt

Which is the biggest port with big natural and sheltered harbour

Mumbai

Which port was made to decongest Mumbai port and serve as hub port there

Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Which is the premier iron ore exporting port and how much iron does it export

Marmagao in Goa, 50%

Which port caters to export of iron ore concentrate from Kundremukh mine

New Mangalore Port

Which port is extremely south west and at an entrance form a lagoon

Kochchi

Which port is extremely Southern Eastern and has natural labour and rich hinterland and large cargo to ship to Sri Lanka and Maldives

Tutricorin

Which is the 2nd most busy port and deepest landlocked and well protected

Vishakhapatnam

Which port originally expertied in Iron ore export

Paradip port

Which port requires inland riverine port which has large hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin and dredging of Hoogly?

Kolkata port

Which port got developed to relive pressure on Kolkata

Haldia port

When was Air India nationalised

1953

Which company gives helicopter service to Oil and Gas corp in offshore ops

Pawanhans Helicopters Ltd

Where does Pawanhans Helicopters Ltd take u

Terrain like North East states and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand

Which are first class mail and are airlifted

Cards and envelopes

Which is the biggest postal network

Indian Postal Network

What is second class mail

Book packets, registered newspaper, periodicals

What are the 6 mails channels

Rajdhani Metro, Green, Business, Bulk mail, Periodical channel

How many villages are covered with STD

2/3

How is commucation development possible

Space Technology with Communication Technology

What all is included in mass communication

radio, tv, newspaper, magazine, books, films

Which channel broadcasts programmes in national regional and local language

All India Radio (Akashwani)

Which is one of the largest terrestrial networks in the world

National Television Channel of Inida(Doordarshan)

What all does NTCI broadcast

Everything from news to sports to education to entertainment

Give ranks to language of newspaper printed

Hindi, English, Urdu

Which country has the greatest number of feature films

India

Which board certifies both Indian and foreign films

Central Board of Film Certification

What all does india export

gems, jewellery, chemicals, agriculture and allied products

What all does India import

petroleum crude and products, gems and jewellery, chemicals, base metal, electronics, machinery, agriculture and allied products.

How many people are directly engages in tourism

15million

What all does Tourism promote

National integration, support for locals, cultural pursuits

Why do foreigners visit India

For eco, adventure, cultural, medical, business tourism