The Transport

11. Which one of the following cities is not located on the Trans-Siberian rail route? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Kazan
(b) Omsk
(c) Sochi
(d) Chita

Correct Answer: (c) Sochi

Solution:

Main Cities located on the Trans-Siberian rail route from west to east are St. Petersburg, Moscow, Perm, Kazan, Yekaterin- burg, Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok. Note- The main track of Trans-Siberian Railway extends from Vladivostok to Moscow. By using a connecting service it can be travelled to Saint Petersburg in west. The city not on trans-Siberian rail route is Sochi. So, the correct answer is option (c).

12. Which country has the world's longest network of bullet train? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Russia
(b) Japan
(c) U.S.A.
(d) China

Correct Answer: (d) China

Solution:The total length of China's operating high operating rail tracks reached 45000 km by the end of 2023. China has the largest high-speed rail network in the world. China has started its longest Bullet train. 'Shangri-la of the World' on 5 January, 2017 connecting Kunming, capital of South-west China's Yunnan Province to Beijing (2760 km) covering the distance in approx 13 hours with the maximum speed of 330 km/h).

13. The correct sequence in descending order of the given countries in terms of railway length in the world is [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]

(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
(e) None of the above

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:The correct sequence in descending order of the given countries in terms of railway length in the world are USA , India, Canada, Germany which is not given in the option. Thus, none of the options is correct.

Country	Railway Length (in Kms.) (2021)
USA	148,553
China	109,767
Russia	85,544
India	68,103
Canada	48,150

14. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs between- [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Edmonton and Halifax
(b) Montreal and Vancouver
(c) Ottawa and Prince Rupert
(d) Halifax and Vancouver

Correct Answer: (b) Montreal and Vancouver

Solution:The Canadian Pacific Railway connects Montreal to Vancouver.

15. Euro tunnel for fast running trains joins : [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) Holland - England
(b) England-France
(c) Belgium - Holland
(d) France-Luxembourg

Correct Answer: (b) England-France

Solution:Euro tunnel connects England (U.K.) and France. It is also known as the Channel tunnel.

16. The longest rock tunnel of the world is located in [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:The Delaware Aqueduct is the newest of aqueducts in New York City. It takes water from the Rondout Reservoir through the Chelsea Pump Station, the West Branch Reservoir, and the Kensico Reservoir, ending at the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, New York.

The Paijanne Water Tunnel located in Southern Finland, is the world's second longest tunnel (after the Delaware Aqueduct in the USA). It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) long and runs 30-100 meters under the surface in bedrock. The purpose of the tunnel is to provide fresh water for the millions of people in Southern Finland in the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Hyvinkaa, Jarvenpaa, Kerava, Kauniainen, Kirkkonummi, Sipoo, and Tuusula.

Hence, the correct answer is New York city which is not in options. According to commission the correct answer is (a).

17. The world's longest Rail-road tunnel Seikan is in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) China
(b) South Korea
(c) Japan
(d) Malaysia

Correct Answer: (c) Japan