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GeographyEasyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GAT

Bharatmala Project is related to

  1. A.Improving road connectivity
  2. B.Interlinking ports and railways
  3. C.Interlinking of rivers
  4. D.Interlinking major cities with gas pipelines

Correct answer

A. Improving road connectivity

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Improving road connectivity. Bharatmala Pariyojana is the Union government's highway development programme for building and upgrading national highways, economic corridors and border and coastal roads.

Bharatmala was approved in 2017 under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and is carried out mainly by the National Highways Authority of India. Its first phase planned about 34,800 km of roads, with the aim of improving the movement of freight and people across the country. It focuses on economic corridors, inter-corridor and feeder roads, national corridor efficiency, border and international connectivity roads, coastal and port connectivity roads, and expressways. It took in the older National Highways Development Project.

B is wrong because linking ports with railways and roads is the aim of the Sagarmala programme, the sister scheme for port-led development. C is wrong because river interlinking is handled by the National Water Development Agency under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. D is wrong because gas pipeline networks, such as the National Gas Grid, are a separate programme of the petroleum ministry.

Exam tip: Bharatmala is roads; Sagarmala is ports and coastal development.

Practice Questions

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Q2.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Himalayan rivers have their origin in the snow-covered areas, hence are dry in winter season. 2. Rivers of the Peninsular Plateau have reached maturity. 3. Himalayan rivers depict all the three stages of normal cycle of erosion. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.2 only
  2. B.1 and 3 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 2 and 3 only

Himalayan rivers are perennial, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct. Himalayan rivers such as the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra rise from glaciers and snowfields and also get monsoon rain, so they flow all year round, including in winter.

Q3.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following statements related to latitude are true? 1. Rainfall, temperature and vegetation vary with latitude. 2. The difference between the longest day and the shortest day increases with latitude. 3. Indira Point is located approximately at 6°45' N latitude. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.1 and 3 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

All three statements about latitude are true. Latitude decides how directly the Sun's rays strike a place, so temperature, rainfall and the type of vegetation change from the equator towards the poles, from hot, wet rainforests to cold tundra.

Q4.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following lakes is/are situated in Ladakh? 1. Tso Kar 2. Pangong Tso 3. Tsomgo 4. Tso Moriri Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1, 2 and 4
  4. D.2 and 4 only
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Correct answer: C. 1, 2 and 4

Tso Kar, Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri are high-altitude lakes of Ladakh, while Tsomgo lies in Sikkim. Pangong Tso, at about 4,350 metres, is a long, narrow lake that stretches from Ladakh into Tibet, and most of its length lies on the Chinese side.