Punjab - Study Mode

[#541] Find the correct pair from the following List-I List-II a. NW 98 River Ravi b. Bathinda International airport c. Gurdaspur Air Force Base Station d. NW45 Indira Gandhi Canal
Correct Answer

(D) d

Explanation

Solution: Three Inland National Waterways (NWs) flows through Punjab namely, NW17 on Beas river covering states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, NW 45 on Indira Gandhi Canal covering Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan and NW 98 on Sutlej river covering Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

[#542] Find the correct pair from the following List-I List-II a. Muktsar Largest railway junction in Punjab b. Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport Amritsar c. Amritsar - Nankana Sahib Pathankot railway line d. Sangrur India-Pakistan Border road
Correct Answer

(B) b

Explanation

Solution: Amritsar International airport is popularly known as the Raja Sansi International Airport. This airport is also known as Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

[#543] In Bharatmala Pariyojana, the State Government of Punjab has sought assistance from the central government for
Correct Answer

(A) 13 road projects

Explanation

Solution: The Punjab State Government has sought assistance from the Central Government for 13 road projects across the state in the 'Bharatmala Pariyojna' and declared 7 new road projects among these as National Highways. The Central Government is developing economic corridors, inter-corridors and feeder routes under its 'Bharatmala Pariyojana'. For Punjab, the economic corridor of Ajmer-Ludhiana, passing through Malerkotla-Sangrur-Sunam-Moonak, has been approved.

[#544] The Firozpur division of Northern railway serves a large number of industrial and important towns of which of the following districts of the Punjab? 1. Amritsar 2. Jalandhar 3. Ludhiana 4. Kapurthala Select the correct answer
Correct Answer

(D) All of these

Explanation

Solution: Firozpur Railway Division is headed by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). The first railway line of the area, from Amritsar to Atari, was opened in April, 1862. It connects important industrial cities and towns of unjab viz Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Kapurthala, Firozpur and Amritsar.

[#545] Consider the following about Civil Aviation in Punjab 1. 2 International airports 2. 4 Domestic airports 3. Aerodrome in Patiala Which of the above statements is/are true?
Correct Answer

(D) All of these

Explanation

Solution: Punjab has two international airports at Amritsar and Chandigarh and four domestic airports at Bathinda, Pathankot, Patiala and Ludhiana.