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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Explanation
The correct answer is 272 km at Rs 43,780 crore. 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. Every other pair mixes up figures that belong elsewhere in the same account. In option B, 119 km is the combined length of the 36 tunnels on the alignment rather than the route itself, and Rs 6,808 crore is the cost of the Zojila road tunnel. In option C, 216 km is the proposed third rail line between Jalandhar Cantt and Jammu Tawi, while Rs 2,700 crore is what the Sonamarg tunnel cost. In option D, 190 km is the planned new line from Jammu or Reasi to Poonch, and Rs 1,677 crore is the approved expansion of the civil enclave at Srinagar airport.
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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 →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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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.
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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