Geography · Chapter 16 of 29

Transport: BPSC Prelims PYQs

30 previous-year questions on Transport, asked 1992–2025. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 71st BPSC Prelims 2025

   Which state had the highest constructed road length under Bharatmala Pariyojana as of 31st October 2024?

   1. ARajasthan
   2. BUttar Pradesh
   3. CMaharashtra
   4. DMore than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

   The Bharatmala Project is related to which infrastructure sector of India?

   1. ATelecom sector
   2. BRailways
   3. CRoad infrastructure
   4. DPort sector
   5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

   How many National Highways are there in India and approximately what is their total length?

   1. A34 and 16,000 kms
   2. B44 and 24,000 kms
   3. C54 and 32,000 kms
   4. D64 and 40,000 kms
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

   What is the Golden Quadrilateral?

   1. ARail lines joining metros
   2. BMajor Air Routes
   3. CNational Highway Project
   4. DCold Trade Routes
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

   Which of the following two extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor?

   1. AMumbai and Nagpur
   2. BMumbai and Kolkata
   3. CSilchar and Porbandar
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

   ........ carries 40 percent of road traffic of India –

   1. ANational Highways
   2. BState roads
   3. CDistrict roads
   4. DVillage roads
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

   The railways in India was first opened in –

   1. A1853
   2. B1854
   3. C1855
   4. D1859
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 38th BPSC Prelims 1992

   The width between two rails of Broad gauge is –

   1. A6 1/2 ft
   2. B5 1/2 ft
   3. C5 ft
   4. D4 1/2 ft
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

   The Railway Zone Headquarter Hajipur is located in –

   1. AChhattisgarh
   2. BUttar Pradesh
   3. CJharkhand
   4. DBihar
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

    Which one of the following numbered Rajdhani trains covers the longest distance?

    1. A12429 Bangalore City Junction
    2. B12431 Thiruvananthapuram Central
    3. C12433 Chennai Central
    4. D12435 Dibrugarh Town
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

    Konkan Railway passes through which states?

    1. AMaharashtra–Goa–Karnataka
    2. BMaharashtra–Karnataka–Kerala
    3. CMaharashtra–Goa–Kerala
    4. DMaharashtra–Goa–Karnataka–Kerala
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 66th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

    ‘Rupsi Airport’ is located in which state of India?

    1. AArunachal Pradesh
    2. BAssam
    3. CGoa
    4. DPort Blair
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

    Paradip is located in the state of –

    1. AKerala
    2. BMaharashtra
    3. COdisha
    4. DAndhra Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. 40th BPSC Prelims 1995

    Marmugao seaport is situated in –

    1. AOdisha
    2. BTamil Nadu
    3. CGoa
    4. DKerala
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

    India’s 13th major port is going to be set up in which state?

    1. AKerala
    2. BGujarat
    3. CMaharashtra
    4. DTamil Nadu
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. 63rd BPSC Prelims 2017

    National Waterway-1 connects -

    1. AKottapuram to Kollam
    2. BSadiya to Dhubri
    3. CHaldia to Allahabad
    4. DHaldia to Kolkata
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. 66th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

    Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located in the State of:

    1. AGoa
    2. BGujarat
    3. CAndhra Pradesh
    4. DMaharashtra
    5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. 70th BPSC Prelims 2024

    Which of the following ports is an artificial port?

    1. AMormugao
    2. BMumbai
    3. CKochi
    4. DChennai
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

    The renamed name of Kandla Port is—

    1. ADeendayal Port, Gujarat
    2. BHaldia Port, Kolkata
    3. CJawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai
    4. DKamarajar Port, Chennai
    5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. BPSC TRE-1 (Aug 2023)

    Arrange the following ports of India from north to south: 1. Kakinada 2. Machilipatnam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Visakhapatnam Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

    1. A1, 2, 3, 4
    2. B4, 1, 2, 3
    3. C1, 3, 2, 4
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. 64th BPSC Prelims 2018

    The Pass, which is situated at the highest elevation, is

    1. AZoji La
    2. BRohtang
    3. CNathu La
    4. DKhyber
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

    Telephone in India was introduced in –

    1. A1951
    2. B1981
    3. C1851
    4. D1861
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

    When was ‘Speed Post Service’ launched by the Indian Postal Department in competition to the ‘Courier service’?

    1. A1988
    2. B1987
    3. C1989
    4. D1986
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

    Topographical map of India is prepared by which organization?

    1. AThe Geological Survey of India
    2. BThe Survey of India
    3. CThe Zoological Survey of India
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2022

    In which of the following countries is the city of Hyderabad located?

    1. AAfghanistan
    2. BIndia
    3. CPakistan
    4. DTurkmenistan
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

    The Black Revolution is related to the

    1. AFish production
    2. BCoal production
    3. CCrude oil production
    4. DMustard production
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024

    The Grey Revolution is related to which of the following?

    1. AFisheries
    2. BFertilizer
    3. COilseeds
    4. DPotato
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

    Which place is called the Silicon Valley of India?

    1. AHyderabad
    2. BMumbai
    3. CBangalore
    4. DChennai
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. 38th BPSC Prelims 1992

    The language spoken by the second largest number of speakers in India after Hindi is—

    1. AMarathi
    2. BTamil
    3. CTelugu
    4. DUrdu
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. 70th BPSC Prelims 2024

    Which of the following is a technopolis?

    1. ASilicon Valley
    2. BLondon
    3. CParis
    4. DMoscow
    Answer and explanation →