CIVIL QUIZ

Elemination Round 1

• Simple round no negative no pass • Direct question +5 correct.

QUESTION 1

THIS a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world

This was seen as one of the reasons why Russia lost the war .The track was a single track and as such could only allow train travel in one direction. This caused strategic and supply nightmares for the Russians.

Name the railway network.

QUESTION 2

• This systems come in a variety of forms, such as dedicated bus ways with their own rights-of-way, bus services using HOV lanes, dedicated freeway lanes. This system of transportation was first introduced in Delhi.

• What system we are talking about.

QUESTION3

• The magnitude of this scale is a base-10 logarithmic scale obtained by calculating the logarithm of the amplitude of waves measured by a seismograph .

• Which instrument we are taking about.

QUESTION 4

• The goal of this project was to provide roads to all villages with a population of 1000 persons and above by 2003, with a population of 500 persons and above by 2007, in hill states, tribal and desert area villages with a population of 500 persons and above by 2003, and in hill states, tribal and desert area villages with a population of 250 persons and above by 2007.which project is this.

QUESTION 5

With a total number of over 2,000 bridges and 91 tunnels to be built through this mountainous terrain containing many rivers, the project was the biggest and perhaps most difficult railway undertaking during this century, at least in this part of the world.

QUESTION6

• This is one of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads.

• India, the major portion of the road – is known as NH 2 and NH 91 and that between Delhi and Wagah, at the border with Pakistan, is known as NH-1. From the Pakistan border (part of the N-5) continues north . It then enters Afghanistan through the Khyber pass and continues west and ends at Kabul.

• covers a distance of over 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi).• Which road we are talking about.

QUESTION 7

• This dam was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water eastwards to Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu).

• Recently this 116 years old dam was in news regarding some conflict in Kerala and Tamilnadu .name the dam

QUESTION8

• This, a gift to the United States from the people of France, depicting , the Roman goddess of freedom, upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an icon of freedom and of the United States.

• About what we are talking.

QUESTION9

• Named after one of the prime minister of india one of the biggest canal projects in India.

• T he canal has transformed the barren deserts of many rajathan district into rich and lush fields

QUESTION 10

• The company has entered into a strategic partnership with Holcim, the second largest cement manufacturer in the world.

• Located in Gujarat• Earlier name of this company contains Gujarat

itself.

QUESTION11

• Airport has become South Asia's largest and one of the most important aviation hub, with a current capacity of handling more than 46 million passengers and aimed at handling more than 100 million passengers by 2030.

QUESTION 12

• This as created in 1982 in new Delhi and was inaugurated by Mr Rajeev Gandhi in 1984..it was a multicrore brand and was shut a few years ago ,due to some construction project. Identify this symbolic representation of India