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32 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Transport & Infrastructure Geography (Geography). Spanning from 1995 to 2025. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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Based on 32 questions across 17 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Transport & Infrastructure Geography within the broader Geography syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Transport & Infrastructure Geography. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: भारत, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय उत्तर-दक्षिण परिवहन कॉरिडोर (INSTC), जो एक बहु-राष्ट्रीय परिवहन गलियारा है, के सदस्य राज्यों में से एक है। यह कॉरिडोर किन्हें जोड़ता है?
Q: Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Sumed pipeline is a strategic route for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas shipments to Europe. Statement-II: Sumed pipeline connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Q: निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार कीजिए : बंदरगाह (पोर्ट) : जिस रूप में सुविख्यात है 1. कामराजर पोर्ट : भारत में एक कम्पनी के रूप में पंजीकृत सबसे पहला प्रमुख पत्तन 2. मुंद्रा पोर्ट : भारत में निजी स्वामित्व वाला सबसे बड़ा पत्तन 3. विशाखापत्तनम पोर्ट : भारत में सबसे बड़ा कंटेनर पत्तन (कंटेनर पोर्ट) उपर्युक्त में से कितने युग्म सही सुमेलित हैं?
Q: Consider the following pairs: Port — Well known as 1. Kamarajar Port : First major port in India registered as a company 2. Mundra Port : Largest privately owned port in India 3. Visakhapatnam Port : Largest container port in India How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Q: भारत की कनेक्टिविटी परियोजनाओं के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. पूर्व-पश्चिम कॉरिडोर डिब्रूगढ़ और सूरत को जोड़ता है। 2. स्वर्णिम चतुर्भुज गलियारा अहमदाबाद तथा विशाखापत्तनम से होकर गुजरता है। 3. ईस्ट कोस्ट इकोनॉमिक कॉरिडोर भारत का पहला तटीय आर्थिक कॉरिडोर होगा। उपर्युक्त में से कितने कथन सही हैं?
Q: If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?
Q: Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
Q: Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following? 1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia. 2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports. Which one of the following is a non-major port?
Q: The Stilwell Road, built in the 1940s, which has recently been in news, connects which of the following?
Q: Which of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa?
Q: Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: Consider the following statements among the Indian States: 1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline. 2. Gujarat has the highest number of airports. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which among the following National Highway routes is the longest?
Q: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? Unit of Indian Railway — Location
Q: With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the following statements: 1. Indian railways system is the largest in the world. 2. National Highways cater to 45 per cent of the total road transport demand. 3. Among the states, Kerala has the highest density of surface road. 4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest in the country. Which of these statements are correct?
Q: Which one of the following is known as the “Coffee port” of the world?
Q: Match the locations of ports labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of those ports and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the ports: Names of Ports: 1. Kakinada 2. Karwar 3. Mangalore 4. Tuticorin 5. Veraval Codes:
Q: Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?
Q: Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with their respective names and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list of ports: List (Ports of Pondicherry): 1. Karaikal 2. Mahe 3. Pondicherry 4. Yanam Codes:
Q: Which one of the following statements is not true of the Konkan Railway?
Q: What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending order of their length of surface roads per 100 km² of their area? I. Haryana II. Maharashtra III. Punjab IV. Tamil Nadu Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: The four railway junctions shown by numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the rough outline map of Gujarat are respectively
Q: Which one of the following sets of states stands to benefit the most from the Konkan Railway?
Q: Match the following research institutes A, B, C and D with their respective locations labelled as 1 to 6 in the given rough outline map: A. Central Drug Research Institute B. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation C. National Institute of Ocean Technology D. Temperate Forest Research Centre Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Which one of the following pairs of cities has recently been connected through a 6-lane express way?
Q: Which one of the following ports shown on the rough outline map of India is a riverine port?
Q: One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II I. European transcontinental railway A) Paris to Istanbul II. Trans Andean railway B) Leningrad to Vladivostok III. Trans-Siberian railway C) Leningrad to Volgograd IV. Orient Express D) Buenos Aires to Valparaiso E) Paris to Warsaw
Q: Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the map, the one indicating a tidal port is
Q: 86. The national highway from Delhi to Calcutta via Mathura and Varanasi is numbered
UPSC has asked 32 questions on Transport & Infrastructure Geography in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2025. This sub-topic falls under Geography.
Questions on Transport & Infrastructure Geography have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2017, 2016, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995. The topic has appeared in 17 out of 31 years.
Among 32 questions on Transport & Infrastructure Geography: 9 are easy, 22 are moderate, and 1 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
