Transport Management Course Materials

Monojit Banerjee
Asst. Professor, School of Management Studies, Techno India

Transport Management MCQ Question Bank

1) Means of land transport are provided by
a) bullock carts b) pack animals
c) motor vehicles d) all of these

Ans: (d) all of these

2) Besides arranging the transportation of goods, railways perform a variety of other

services such as
a) warehousing of goods b) express freight and delivery services
c) weighment and measurement of goods d) none of these

Ans: b) express freight and delivery services

3) help in reaching
a) Air transport b) Water transport
c) Road transport d) Rail transport

Ans: Choose any

4) Consignment note is also known as

a) forwarding note
b) payment note
c) consignment report
d) agreement between consignor and consignee

Ans: (d) agreement between consignor and consignee

5) R.R. is the abbreviation of

a) Railway Receipt b) Railways Risk
c) Road Receipt d) none of these

Ans: b) Railways Risk

6) O.R. is the abbreviation of

a) Owners Risk b) Operators Report
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these

Ans: (a) Owners Risk

7) If goods are sent at the railway authorities can be made liable for
any delay, loss, or damage in the respect of the goods except when it is
due to
natural causes which are beyond the control of railway.
a) R.R. b) O.R.
c) R/R d) none of these

Ans: (a) R.R.

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8) serves as a document of title to the goods and must be presented to
the railway office at the destination to take delivery.
a) Railway receipt b) Railway risk
c) Owners risk d) none of these

Ans: a) Railway receipt

9) If the consignee does not arrange to receive the goods on arrival, he is charged an
amount per day of delay, which is known as
a) leverage b) demurrage
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these

Ans: (b) demurrage

10) First largest port in India is

a) Mumbai port b) Kolkata port
c) Ennore port d) none of these

Ans: (a) Mumbai port

[Actually Jawahar Lal Nehru Port near Mumbai happens to be the largest, not the Mumbai
Port]

11) The longest National Highway in India is

a) NH3 b) NH7
c) NH44 d) NH32

Ans: (b) NH7

12) The fastest means of transport is

a) Railways b) Waterways
c) Roadways d) Airways

Ans: (d) Airways

13) The no. of major ports in India is

a) 12 b) 20
c) 16 d) 8

Ans: (a) 12

14) The UNCTAD stands for

a) United Nations Consumers Trade and Development
b) Urban National Congress for Tariff and Diversification
c) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
d) none of these

Ans: (c) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

15) Barge is a type of

a) Ship b) Motor Vehicle
c) Aeroplane d) Express Train

Ans: (a) Ship

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16) RDSO is an organ of
a) Ministry of Road Transport b) Indian Railways
c) Airport Authority of India d) Calcutta Port Trust

Ans: (b) Indian Railways

[Research Design & Standards Organisation]

17) Railways Risk Rate is an

a) Ordinary tariff rate for goods b) Salary to railway staff.
c) Cost of locomotives d) Passenger fare

Ans: a) Ordinary tariff rate for goods

18) A multimodal transport document contains

a) the name of the consignor b) the name of the consignee
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these

Ans: (c) both (a) and (b)

19) Air transport operations include

a) Domestic passengers carriage b) Cargo movement
c) International Air Traffic d) All of these

Ans: (d) All of these

20) A 3PL firm performs activities like

a) Transportation b) Product Development
c) Security d) HRD

Ans: (a) Transportation

21) Which of the following are termed as Aid to Navigation?

a) Radio Beacons b) Radio Transmitters
c) Radio Receivers d) TV stations

Ans: (a) Radio Beacons

22) Which of the following is the demand character of Transport Services?

a) Pure demand b) Auxiliary demand
c) Derived demand d) Mixed demand

Ans: (c) Derived demand

23) Where is the National Inland Navigation Institute (NINI) located?

a) Delhi b) Guwahati
c) Patna d) Kolkata

Ans: (c) Patna

24) Which of the following is the key factor for accelerated road development in India?
a) Low cost capital & Government management
b) Low cost capital & Private participation
c) Outsourcing
d) Participation of World Bank in road construction.

Ans: (b) Low cost capital & Private participation

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25) Which of the following is the major seaport in India?
a) Murmagao port b) Egmore port
c) Kankinara port d) Bansberia port

Ans: (a) Murmagao port

26) How many gauges are there in Indian Railway Track?

a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 4

Ans: (c) 3

27) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy

a) provides opportunity to trained pilots to achieve higher standards in flying &
ground training.
b) imparts training on operational areas like air traffic control, radars,
communications, etc.
c) imparts training in management & refresher courses
d) imparts training on fire fighting rescue operations

Ans: a) provides opportunity to trained pilots to achieve higher standards in flying &
ground training.

28) What is demurrage on Railway wagons?

a) Damage charge b) Detention charge of wagons
c) Insurance charge on wagon d) Ground rent charge

Ans: (b) Detention charge of wagons

29) Which of the following is called Rotable spare parts?

a) Insurance spares b) Capital spares
c) Reconditioned spares d) Original spares

Ans: (c) Reconditioned spares

30) Who of the following is responsible for creation of trained personnel for merchant
fleet of India?
a) DG Shipping
b) West Bengal University of Technology
c) IIT, Kanpur
d) Naval Headquarters, New Delhi

Ans: (a) DG Shipping

31) The first Indian railway train rolled on track in the year
a) 1835
b) 1858
c) 1853
d) 1855
Ans: a) 1835 or c) 1853 [ see explanation below]
On 16th April, 1853, the first train service was started from Bombay to Thane.
But this was first passenger service, even though this is credited with being the start
of Railways in India. The actual facts are quite surprising.

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A plan for a rail system in India was first put forward in 1832. The first rail line of
the Indian sub-continent came up near Chintadripet Bridge (presently in Chennai)
in Madras Presidency in 1836 as an experimental line.

32) Rail coach Factory is at

a) Varanasi
b) Chennai
c) Kapurthala
d) Bangalore
Ans: c) Kapurthala

33) Navigation through sea is known as

a) Indian water transport
b) river transport
c) ocean transport
d) none of these
Ans: c) ocean transport

34) AAI stands for

a) Airways Agreement of India
b) Airport Authority of India
c) Agreement on Airports of India
d) Airways Authority of India
Answer:
Ans: b) Airport Authority of India

35) How many airports in the country are managed by AAI?

a) 130
b) 128
c) 132
d) 162
Answer: c) 132

36) Tramps and Tankers are parts of

a) coastal shipping
b) overseas shipping
c) island waterways
d) none of these
Answer: b) overseas shipping

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37) The largest commodity carried through major ports is
a) Iron Ore
b) Coal
c) Fertilizers
d) POL
Ans: Actual Answer  Petroleoum crude [not included as a choice]
Next Best: a) Iron Ore

38) Railway tracks are of

a) three types
b) six types
c) four types
d) none of these
Ans: a) three types

39) In case of loss of Railway Receipt, the consignee can take the delivery of goods
by
a) Indemnity bond
b) Forwarding note
c) Consignment note
d) none of these
Ans: a) Indemnity bond

40) ………………….. transport help in reaching.

a) Air transport b) Water transport
c) Road transport d) Rail transport

Ans: all are correct options.

41) The longest National Highway in India is

a) NH 3 b) NH 7 c) NH 44 d) NH 32

Ans: (b)

42) The authorities responsible for the National Highways is

a) central government b) state government
c) local authorities d) rural authorities

Ans: (a)

43) The number of minor ports in India is

a) 220 b) 187 c) 167 d) 287

Ans: (b)

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44) Besides arranging the transportation of goods railways perform a variety of other
services such as
a) warehousing of goods
b) express freight and delivery services
c) weighment and measurement of goods
d) none of these

Ans: (b)

45) Which is the outland water transport?

a) River b) Canal c) Ocean/sea d) None of these

Ans: (c)

46) Air transport operations include

a) Domestic passengers carriage b) Cargo movement
c) International Air Traffic d) All of these

Ans: (d)

47) What is (are) the benefit(s) of outsourcing?

a) Improvement of productivity and HR b) Increase revenue and capability
c) Saving cost d) All of these

Ans: (d)

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