Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

Which of the following gauge is generally confined to hilly areas?

Options:

Semi-narrow Gauge

Broad Gauge

Narrow Gauge

Metre Gauge

Correct Answer:

Narrow Gauge

Explanation:

On the basis of the width of track of the Indian Railways, three categories have been made:

Broad gauge: The distance between rails in broad gauge is 1.676 metre. The total length of broad gauge lines was 60510 km in March 2016.

Metre gauge: The distance between rails is one metre. Its total length was 3880 km in March 2016.

Narrow gauge: The distance between the rails in this case is 0.762 metre or 0.610 metre. The total length of narrow guage was 2297 km in March 2016. It is generally confined to hilly areas.