Tunnel T50, India’s longest transport tunnel, links which two places?
- A.Baltal and Minamarg
- B.Khari and Sumber
- C.Udhampur and Ramban
- D.Srinagar and Sonamarg
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Explanation
The correct answer is Khari and Sumber. Tunnel T50 is a rail tunnel of 12.77 km driven under the USBRL project between those two points in Jammu and Kashmir, and it is India’s longest transport tunnel. It was inaugurated in 2024, cut by the New Austrian Tunnelling Method through water-bearing, landslide-prone and jointed volcanic rock, and it pairs a main tube with a parallel escape tunnel joined to it every 375 m for safety, with cameras watched from a central control room. Option A names the two ends of the Zojila tunnel on National Highway-1, which is a highway work and not a rail one. Option C is the stretch joined by the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel, the highway tunnel opened in 2017. Option D is the corridor served by the Sonamarg or Z-Morh tunnel, which carries road traffic towards Leh.
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Practice Questions
Which structure built under the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link is the world’s highest railway arch bridge?
- A.Anji Khad Bridge
- B.Chenab Rail Bridge
- C.Pamban Bridge
- D.Bogibeel Bridge
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It carries the USBRL across the Chenab river in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir and is the world’s highest railway arch bridge.
Read the full explanation →What are the route length and the cost of the USBRL project?
- A.272 km at Rs 43,780 crore
- B.119 km at Rs 6,808 crore
- C.216 km at Rs 2,700 crore
- D.190 km at Rs 1,677 crore
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That is the length and the cost of the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link, which was inaugurated in June 2025 and spreads over the districts of Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban, Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam and Baramulla.
Read the full explanation →How many stations of Jammu and Kashmir are among those identified for redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme?
- A.Two
- B.Four
- C.Eight
- D.Twelve
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Indian Railways has marked 1,340 stations across the country for redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, and four of them stand in Jammu and Kashmir: Budgam, Jammu Tawi, Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan at Udhampur, and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.
Read the full explanation →How many artisans have benefited from the Shilp Samagam Melas held since 2022?
- A.575
- B.775
- C.875
- D.975
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The correct answer is 975 artisans, who have taken part across the thirteen fairs organised since the Ministry began the series.
Read the full explanation →The Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 is being held at which venue?
- A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- B.Mysuru Dasara Exhibition Grounds, Karnataka
- C.Dilli Haat, New Delhi
- D.Surajkund, Haryana
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The correct answer is the Mysuru Dasara Exhibition Grounds in Karnataka, where the nine day fair began on the eleventh of October and will close on the nineteenth.
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