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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

Match the following options correctly:

List 1

 List 2

(a) The East-West Corridor

(i) India's own launching vehicle.

(b) National Remote Sensing Centre

(ii) 3,640- km road length.

(c) The North-South corridor

(iii) Hyderabad

(d) PSLV

(iv) 4,076-km long road.

 

Options:

(a)- ii, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d)-iv

(a)- ii, (b)- iii, (c)- iv, (d)-i

(a)- iii, (b)- ii, (c)- iv, (d)-i

(a)- i, (b)- ii, (c)- iv, (d)-iii

Correct Answer:

(a)- ii, (b)- iii, (c)- iv, (d)-i

Explanation:

The North-South corridor aims at connecting Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu (including Kochchi-Salem Spur) with a 4,076-km long road.

The East-West Corridor has been planned to connect Silchar in Assam with the port town of Porbandar in Gujarat with 3,640- km of road length

The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) at Hyderabad provides facilities for the acquisition of data and its processing. These are very useful in the management of natural resources.

The IRS satellite system became operational with the launching of IRS-IA in March 1988 from Vaikanour in Russia. India has also developed her own Launching Vehicle PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle).

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