CIVIL AVIATION

* Father of Civil Aviation in India 
Ans : J.R.D Tata
* First air transport in India was started on 
Ans : February 18,1911
*World's first National Aviation Company 
Ans : Imperial Airways
*The National Airways company of Britain
Ans : Imperial Airways
*First domestic air route between Karachi and Delhi was operated by
Ans : Imperial Airways 
*First Airline Service to India 
Ans : Imperial Airways
*Airmail Service was started in India in 
Ans : 1911
*Regular Airmail Service between Karachi and Bombay was started by
Ans : Royal Air force (January 24,1920)
*Aero club of India was established in 
Ans : 1927
*First person in India who got a valid air licence 
Ans : J.R.D. Tata (1929)
*Tata Airlines was founded by
Ans : J.R.D. Tata (1932)
*First Service of Tata Airlines
Ans : Karachi -Bombay -Madras 
*The Pilot in the first service of Tata Airlines
Ans : J.R.D. Tata
*The Aircraft used by J.R.D Tata on his first service
Ans : Puss moth named single engine aircraft
*First Indian woman to get a pilot's licence
Ans : Urmila.K.Parikh (1932)
*First woman commercial pilot
Ans : Prem Mathur (1948, Decan Airways)
*First Indian woman to fly in a combat zone
Ans : Gunjan Saxena
*First woman pilot of Indian Airlines 
Ans : Durba Banerjee
*National Airlines of India
Ans : Indian Airlines, Air India
*Tata Airlines was renamed as Air India Limited in
Ans : 1946
*First Chairman of Air India Limited
Ans : J.R.D. Tata

MAJOR AIRPORTS

COUNTRY

*Mother Teresa Airport Albenia
*George Bush Airport          Houston(USA)
*Cairo International Airport Egypt
*Galileo Galilei Airport            Pisa(Italy)
*Copernicus Airport Wroclaw(Poland)
*Christopher Columbus Airport Genova(Italy)
*Benazir Bhutto Airport Islamabad   (Pakistan)
*Jinnah Airport Karachi(Pakistan)
*Allama Iqbal International Airport  Lahore(Pakistan)
*Narita International Airport Tokyo (Japan)
*John.F. Kennedy Airport New York
*Tribhuvan Airport Kathmandu(Nepal)
*Kandahar Airport Afganisthan
*Leonardo da Vinci Airport Rome
*Marco Polo Airport Venice(Italy)
*Amerigo Vespucci Airport Florence (Italy)
*King Khalid International  Airport Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
*King Fahd International  Airport                 Dammam(Saudi Arabia)
*King Abdul Aziz International Airport Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
*Queen Alia International Airport Amman (Jordan)
*John Paul II International International Airport Krakow (Poland) 
*Alexander the Great Airport Skopje (Macedonia)
*Hartsfield International Airport Atlanta
*Air India International Limited was established on
Ans : March 8,1948
*First International Service conducted by Air India International Limited 
Ans : Bombay - London (March 8,1948)
*The name of aircraft of India which conducted first International service 
Ans : Malabar Princess 
*The pilot who conducted India's first International Service
Ans : Capt.K.R Guzdar
*Nationalisation of Civil Aviation in India was in the year
Ans : August 1,1953 
*Indian Airlines was established on 
Ans : August 1,1953
The Act leads to the establishment of Indian Airlines
Ans : Air Corporation's Act 1953 
*India's first Jet Air Service was started by Air India on
Ans : February 21,1960
*First Jet Air service was between
Ans : India - America
*The name of Indian Airlines changed into Indian in
Ans : December 7,2005
*Headquarters of Air India
Ans : New Delhi
*Headquarters of Air India Express
Ans : Kochi
*The largest private sector airline in India
Ans : Indigo
*Private sector cargo airline company
Ans : Blue Dart Aviation
* Air India and Indian Airlines merged to form National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) on 
Ans : August 1,2007 
*The brand name of NACIL 
Ans : Air India
*First service of NACIL
Ans : Mumbai - Newyork 
*Logo of NACIL
Ans : A red coloured flying swan with the Konark Chakra in Orange
*Mascot of Air India 
Ans : Maharaja
*Registered office of NACIL 
Ans : New Delhi
*Corporate Head of NACIL
Ans : Mumbai
*First private aviation company Which I conducted its service on national basis East West Airlines 
Ans :  East West Airlines 
*East was established in 
Ans : 1990
*The Aviation company formed on the basis of Govt, of India's open Sky Policy of 1990
Ans : East West Airlines
*India's first budget Airlines
Ans : Air Deccan
*Air India's budget Airlines
Ans : Air India Express
*Founder of Air Deccan
Ans : Captain G.R Gopinath 
* Air Deccan was founded on 
Ans : August 25,2003 
*First Service of Air Deccan was between
Ans : Bangalore - Mangalapuram 
*Deccan Airways was established in 
Ans :1945
* Deccan Airways was founded jointly by
Ans : Hyderabad Nizam and Tata Airlines
*First ISO 9001:2008 certified Indian Aviation Company
Ans : Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited
*Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited was founded in
Ans : 1935 (New Delhi)

GREEN FIELD AIRPORTS

*India's first green field Airport
Ans : Rajeev Gandhi Airport (Hyderabad, March 14 2008)
*India's first green field Airport in private sector
Ans : Durgapur (West Bengal)
*First green field airport in North Eastern India
Ans : Pakyong Airport (Sikkim) 



*Busiest Airport in India
Ans : Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi)
*Busiest Airport in South India
Ans : Kempegowda International Airport
*Indian state having the most number of airports
Ans : Gujarat (12)
*States having the most number of International Airports
Ans : Kerala and Tamil Nadu
*The airport with largest runway in India
Ans : Indira Gandhi International Airport (4430m)
*Airport with longest runway in the world
Ans : Qamdo Bamda
*The country with most number of International Airports in the world
Ans : America
*Asian country with most International Airports
Ans : Indonesia
*First International Airport in the world
Ans : Croydon Airport; London
*The largest airport in the world
Ans : King Fahd International Airport (Saudi Arabia)
*The highest commercial airport inIndia
Ans : Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
*World's highest Civilian Airport
Ans : Daocheng yading Airport
*The Navigation system developed by ISRO and Airport Authority of India
Ans : GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation System)
*Asia's only Naval Aviation Museum is located in
Ans : Goa
*First International airport in India was developed under public private partnership
Ans : Nedumbassery Airport
*The only Airport in India which is not under the control of Airports Authority of India
Ans : Kochi Airport
*Airport in Kerala comes under the control of Ministry of Defence
Ans : Kochi Airport
*New name of Amritsar Airport
Ans : Raja Sansi Airport
*New name of Port Blair Airport
Ans : Veer Savarkar Airport
*The controlling authority of airports in India
Ans : Airport Authority of India
*Airport Authority of India is located at
Ans : Rajeev Gandhi Bhavan,New Delhi
*Mumbai Airport (Santa Cruz) is presently known as
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru International Airport  
*Dumdum Airport is presently known as
Ans : Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport 
*Palam airport (Delhi) is presently known as
Ans : Indira Gandhi International Airport

TRAINING INSTITUTE COMES UNDER AIRPORTS  AUTHORITY OF INDIA

 *National Institute of Aviation Management and Research 
Ans : Delhi (NIAMAR)
*Civil Aviation Training College 
Ans : Allahabad 
*Fire Training Centres are located in 
Ans : New Delhi and Kolkata



*Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) came into being on
Ans : May 12, 2009
*The largest Aerospace Institution in India
Ans : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
*Headquarters of HAL 
Ans : Bengaluru
*Second largest Aerospace Institute in India
Ans : National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) 
*Headquarters of NAL 
Ans : Bengaluru
*National flying training institute private limited is located at
Ans : Gondia (Maharastra)
*International agency which allots code to Airport
Ans : IATA
*Airport Council International (ACI) was formed in
Ans : 1991
*Headquarters of ACI
Ans : Montreal, Canada
* Air India sky - Your palace in the sky
*Air India Express - Simply Priceless
*Air Asia fly - Now Everyone can
* Indian - Fly smart fly
* Go Air - Fly smart
* Air Deccan - Simply fly
* Jet Airways - The Joy of flying 
* Spice Jet - Flying for Everyone
* Indigo - Go Indigo
*Indian Airport which won 2015 Airport Service Quality award given by ACI
Ans : Indira Gandhi International Airport
*Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academi located at
Ans : Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)
*Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram
*Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is located at
Ans : New Delhi

CIVIL AVIATION IN KERALA

*First Airline service to Kerala
Ans : Bombay to Thiruvananthapuram Airmail Service by Tata Sons Company
*First Airline service from Kerala
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram to Mumbai
*First passenger service to Trivandrum was in
Ans : 1964
*International Airports in Kerala 
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram, Nedumbassery and Kozhikode
*Passport Office in Kerala
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram Kochi and Kozhikode
*The only International Airport which does not come under Airport Authority of India
Ans : Kochi Airport
* The only Airport in Kerala which Is under the Ministry of Defence 
Ans : Kochi Airport

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

*First International Airport in Kerala 
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram 
*Fifth International Airport in India 
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram 
*Second Airport in South India which got ISO certification
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram 
*Thiruvananthapuram airport became an International airport on
Ans : January 1,1991

CIAL

*First airport in India developed by public and private partnership (PPP) 
Ans : Nedumbassery Airport 
*Nedumbassery airport became international airport in 
Ans : 1999
*Cochin International Airport limited (CIAL) is popularly known as
Ans : Nedumbassery Airport
*Chairman of CIAL
Ans : Kerala Chief Minister 
*First Airport in the country fully functioning in solar energy
Ans : Nedumbassery

KOZHIKODE AIRPORT (MIADS)

*Kozhikode Airport is located at 
Ans : Karipur (Malappuram)
*Kozhikode Airport was inaugurated in 
Ans : 1998
*First foreign company which started a service to Karipur airport 
Ans : Srilankan Airlines
*Kozhikode airport became an International Airport in 
Ans : 2006 MIADS
*Malabar International Airport Development Society

KANNUR AIRPORT (KIAL)

*Kannur International Airport came into being in
Ans : 2009
*The construction of KIAL is being conducted by 
Ans : KINFRA
*Fourth International airport of Kerala works
Ans : KIAL
*Kannur International Airport is situated at
Ans : Moorkhanparambu near Mattanur
*Foundation stone of Kannur International Airport was laid by
Ans : V.S. Achuthanandan (2010)
*Kerala's first seaplane service was inaugurated at Ashtamudi lake on 
Ans : June 2, 2013
* Sea plane service in Kerala was started by
Ans : Kairali Aviation

FLIGHT SERVICE COUNTRY

*Biman                     Bangladesh
*Garuda                     Indonesia
*Druke Air                     Bhutan
*Air Mandalay            Myanmar
*R.N.A.C                    Nepal
*J.A.L                   Japan
*S.A.S                   Sweden
*T.W.I                   Turkey
*United Air America
*Gulf Air                   Bahrain
*Emirates                   UAE
*Etihad Airways           UAE
*Ariana                   Afghanistan
*Air Astana               Kazakhstan
*Cathay Pacific         Hong Kong
*Air Baltie                    Latvia
*Fly Lai                    Lithuania
*Virgin Atlantic           Britain
*Copa Airlines          Panama
*Jat Airways         Serbia 
*Aeroflot                 Russia
*Maya Island Air          Belize
*Lufthansa                Germany
*Malev Air                Hungary
*Asiana Airlines South Korea
*Iberia Airlines Spain
*Afriqiyah Airways Libya
*Pluna Airlines Uruguay
*Olympic Airlines Greece
*Qantas Airways Australia
*Kushok bakula Rimpoche Airport 
Ans : Leh (Jammu Kashmir)
*Swami Vivekananda Airport 
Ans : Raipur (Chattisgarh)
*Indira Gandhi International Airport 
Ans : New Delhi
*Rajiv Gandht International Airport 
Ans : Hyderabad
*Jawaharlal Nehru Airport 
Ans : Mumbai
*Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport 
Ans : Mumbai
*Choudhari Charansingh Airport 
Ans : Lucknow (UP)
*Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport
Ans : Ahmedabad
*Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Ans : Guwahati
*Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport 
Ans : Kolkata
*Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar International Airport
Ans : Nagpur
*Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport 
Ans : Indore 
*Zero Airport
Ans : Arunachal Pradesh 
*Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan Airport 
Ans : Patna
*Guru Ramdas international Airport 
Ans : Amritsar 
*Sri Satyasai Airport 
Ans : Puttaparthi 
*Thulihal Airport
Ans : Imphal
*Dabolim Airport
Ans : Goa
*Umroi Airport
Ans : Shillong
*Birsa Munda Airport
Ans : Ranchi
*Maha Rana Pratap Airport
Ans : Udaipur
*Lai Bahadur Sastri International Airport
Ans : Varanasi
*Jolly Grant Airport
Ans : Dehradun
*OP Jindal Airport
Ans : Raigarh

ROAD TRANSPORT

*The country having largest road transport network in the world 
Ans : USA
*The country which provides the second largest road transport network in the world 
Ans : India
*Grand trunk road in India was built by 
Ans : SherShahSuri
*During the British period, Grand Trunk Road was known as 
Ans : Long Walk
*Grand trunk road connects 
Ans : Kolkata - Amritsar 
*The road which is considered the first National High Way of India 
Ans : Grand Trunk Road

INDIAN ROAD TRANSPORT 

*The Committee which studied issues on road transportation in India in 1927
Ans : Jayakar Committee
*Central Road Research Institute is located at
Ans : New Delhi
*2% of total road network in India is occupied by
Ans : National Highways
*National permit scheme for vehicles came ’ into force in
Ans : 1975
*National Highway Authority came into being in
Ans : 1995
*Central govt, revised the names of National highways in
Ans : 2011
*Largest road network in India
Ans : Village roads
*Largest road transporting state in India
Ans : Maharashtra
*The Indian State through which most number of National Highways pass through
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*Least number of National Highways pass through
Ans : Sikkim
*State having the longest National Highway in South India
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*Longest National Highway in India
Ans : NH 44 (Varanasi - Kanyakumari)
* Shortest National Highway in India
Ans : NH 966 B (Kundannoor- Wellington).
*Union Territory with longest National Highway system
Ans : Andaman and Nicobar 
*Union Territory which have the least number of national highways  
Ans : Chandigarh

UNION TERRITORIES HAVING NO NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

 
*Dadra and Nagar Haveii 
*Daman and Diu  
*Lakshadweep
*National highway in India which does not have any connection with any other national highways
Ans : Great Andaman Trunk Road (NH 4/ NH- 223)
*Great Andaman connects
Ans : Maya Sunder and Port Blair
*Golden quadrilateral connects 
Ans : Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai
*The length of Golden quadrilateral 
Ans : 5846km
*Golden quadrilateral project was started by
Ans : Atal Bihari Vajpayee 
*The National highway development Project (NHDP) which connects Silchar of Assam and Porbandar of Gujarat 
Ans : East West Corridor 
* The NHDP project which connects Sri Nagar and Kanyakumari
Ans : North South Corridor
*The place where North South corridor and East West Corridor meets
Ans : Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)

BHARATMALA HIGHWAY PROJECT

*Road which connects Gujarat and Mizoram 
Ans : Bharatmala Highway Project
*The largest road development project in India
Ans : Bharatmala Highway Project 
*Bharatmala Highway is an ambitious road and highway project of 
Ans : Narendra Modi
*Bharatmala Highway Project was established on
Ans : July 31, 2015

BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION (B.R.O)

*Organisation which develops and maintains road networks in India's border areas
Ans : Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
*Headquarters
Ans : New Delhi
*Organisation involved in the construction of Rohtang pass
Ans : BRO
*BRO was formed in
Ans : 1960

EXPRESS HIGHWAY

*Number of Express highways in India 
Ans : 22
*Longest Express highway in India
Ans : Yamuna Express Highway (UP) 
*Yamuna Express highway connects 
Ans : Greater Noida - Agra (165 km)
*India's first four lane express highway
Ans : Ahmedabad - Vadodara (National express)
*India's first six lane express highway
Ans : Mumbai - Pune
* Longest express highway in South India 
Ans : Chennai
*Road which connects Rashtrapati Bhavan and Central stadium
Ans : Raj Path
*Road known as Queen's way
Ans : Janpath (New Delhi)
*Queen's way was designed by
Ans : Edwin Lutyens
*Old name of A.P.J Abdul Kalam road
Ans : Aurangazeb road (Delhi)
*'C shaped Six Jane road connecting Nariman point and Malabar Hill in Mumbai
Ans : Subhash Chandra Bose road
*The road known as Queen's necklace
Ans : Subhash Chandra Bose road

ROADS IN KERALA

*The Emperor who set up roads for the first time in Kerala
Ans : Tipu Sultan
*Public works came into being in Kerala for the first time in
Ans : 1860
*First State in India which connects all Grama Panchayats with roads
Ans : Kerala
*Major roads in Kerala are
Ans : Panchayat Roads
*Number of National highways in Kerala
Ans : 9
*Number of state highways in Kerala
Ans : 72
*First National highway in Kerala 
Ans : NH 544 (NH 47)
*An institution set up for research and development covering all means of transportation
Ans : NATPAC
*NATPAC was established in 
Ans : 1976
*Kerala highway research institute (KHRI) is located at
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram (Karyavattom)
*District in Kerala through which most number of National highways pass through
Ans : Ernakulam
*Least number of highways in Kerala is in 
Ans : Wayanad
*District having the longest road network in Kerala
Ans : Kottayam
*District having the least road network in Kerala
Ans : Wayanad
*Most number of vehicles are registered in Kerala in
Ans : Ernakulam
*Least number of vehicles are registered in Kerala in
Ans : Wayanad
*District having the most number of PWD roads in Kerala
Ans : Ernakulam
*Transport bus service started in Kerala for the first time in
Ans : Travancore (February 20,1938) 
*First rubberised road in Kerala 
Ans : Kottayam-Kumili

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS PASSING THROUGH KERALA

OLD

NEW     CONNECTS

NH 17 NH 66 Panavel - Kanyakumari
NH 49 NH 85 Kochi - Tondi point
NH 47 NH 544 Salem - Ernakulam
NH 212 NH 766 Kozhikode- Mysore
NH 220 NH 183 Dindugal - Kottarakkara
NH 208 NH 744 Thirumangalam- Kollam
NH 213 NH 966 Faroke - Palakkad 
NH47C NH966A Kalamassery - Valarpadam
NH 47A NH 966B Kundannoor  - Wellington

LONGEST & SHORTEST

*Longest National highway in Kerala
Ans: NH 66
*Shortest National highway in Kerala
Ans: NH 966B
*NH 544 enters Kerala through
Ans: Valayar (Salem - Ernakulam)

M.C ROAD (S.H.1)

*Longest state highway's Kerala
Ans: Main Central road (M.C Road) 
*Length
Ans: 240.6 km (149.5 mile)
*Connects
Ans: Kesavadasapuram - Angamali 
*Built by
Ans: Raja Kesavadas
*Kerala state transport project was established in
Ans: 2006

K.S.R.T.C

*The predecessor of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Ans : Travancore State Transport Department
*Travancore Road Transport Department was established during the period of 
Ans : Sri Chithira Thirunal 
*Travancore road transport was established
Ans : 1938
*K.S.R.T.C was formed in 
Ans : 1965
*Headquarters
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram
*KURTC

WATER TRANSPORT

*Total length of India's inland water transportation
Ans : 14500 km
*Total length of Kerala's inland water transportation
Ans : 1687 km
*Organisation responsible for the development and regulation of inland waterways
Ans : Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)

VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS OF MAJOR PLACES IN KERALA

*K.L.1 - Thiruvanathapuram
*K.L.2 - Kollam
*K.L.3 - Pathanamthitta
*K.L.4 - Alappuzha
*K.L.5 - Kottayam
*K.L.6 - Idukki
*K.L.7 - Ernakulam
*K.L.8 - Thrissur
*K.L.9 - Palakkad
*K.L.10 - Malappuram
*K.L 11 - Kozhikode
*K.L 12 - Wayanad
*K.L 13 - Kannur
*K.L 14 - Kasargod
*K.L 15 - KSRTC
*K.L 16 - Attingal
*K.L 17 - Muvattupuzha
*K.L 18 - Vadakara
*K.L 19 - Parasala
*K.L 20 - Neyyattinkara
*K.L 21 - Nedumangadu
*K.L 22 - Kazhakkoottam
*K.L23 - Karungappally
*K.L 24 - Kottarakkara
*K.L 25 - Punalur
*K.L26 - Adoor
*K.L 27 - Thiruvalla
*K.L28 - Mallappally
*K.L29 - Kayamkulam
*K.L 30 - Chengannur
*K.L31 - Mavelikkara
*K.L 32 - Cherthala
*K.L33 - Changanasserry
*K.L34 - Kanjirappally
*K.L 35 - Pala
*K.L36 - Vykom
*K.L 37 -Vandiperiyar
*K.L 38 -Thodupuzha
*K.L 39 -Thrippunithura
*K.L 40 -Perumbavur
*K.L41 -Aluva
*K.L 42 -North Paravur
*K.L 43 -Mattancherry
*K.L 44 -Kothamangalam
*K.L 45 -Irinjalakkuda
*K.L46 -Guruvayur
*K.L 47 -Kodungallur
*K.L 48 - Vadakkencherry
*K.L 49 - Alathur
*K.L50 -Mannarkadu
*K.L 51 -  Ottappalam
*K.L 52 -Pattambi
*K.L 53       -Perinthalmanna 
*K.L 54      - Ponnani
*K.L 55 -Tirur
*K.L 56 -Koyliandi 
*K.L 57 -Koduvalli
*K.L 58 -Thalasseri
*K.L  59 -Thaliparambu
*K.L 60 -Kanhangad
*K.L61 -Kunnathur
*K.L62 -Ranni
*K.L 63 -Angamali
*K.L64 -Chalakkudy
*K.L65 - Thirurangadi
*K.L66        - Kuttanad
*K.L 67 - Uzhavur
*K.L 68 -Devikulam
*K.L69 - Udumbanchola
*K.L 70 -Chittur
*K.L71 -Nilambur
*K.L72 -Mananthavadi
*K.L73 -Sulthan Batheri
*IWAI came into being on 
Ans : October 27,1986 
*The act leads to the formation of IWAI 
Ans : Inland Waterways Authority of India Act 1985 
*First canal waterway in British India 
Ans : Buckingham Canal 
*Place in Kerala which depends 90% on water transportation 
Ans : Kuttanad

HEADQUARTERS

*Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd
Ans : Kolkata (1967)
*Kerala State Water Transport Department 
Ans : Alappuzha (1968)
*Inland Waterways Authority of India 
Ans : Noida (1986)
*National Inland Navigation Institutse(NINI) 
Ans : Gulzarbagh (Patna, 2004) 

NATIONAL WATERWAYS

*Total number of National Waterways in India
Ans : 6

NATIONAL WATERWAY-1(NW 1)

* First National Waterway in India 
Ans : NW 1  
*Total length
Ans : 1620 km
* Declared as National Waterways-1 in 
Ans : 1986
* NW-1 connects
Ans : Allahabad - Haldia 
* NW-1 passing through
Ans : Ganga, Bhageerathi, Hooghly

NATIONAL WATERWAY -2(NW 2)

*Total length 
Ans : 891 km
*Declared as National Waterway -2 in
Ans : 1988
*NW-2 connects
Ans : Sadiya - Dhubri (Assam)
*NW-2 passing through
Ans : Brahmaputra

NATIONAL WATERWAY - 3(NW 3)

*National Waterway-3 is otherwise known as
Ans : West-coast canal
*Only National waterway passing through Kerala
Ans : NW-3
*Total length
Ans : 205 km
*Declared as National Waterway - 3 in
Ans : 1993
*NW -3 connects
Ans : Kollam - Kottappuram

NATIONAL WATERWAY - 4(NW4)

*Total length
Ans : 1095 km
*Declared as National Waterway - 4 in
Ans : 2008
*NW 4 connects
Ans : Kakinada - Puducherry
*NW-4 passes through
Ans : Godavari, Krishna

NATIONAL WATERWAY - 5(NW 5)

*National Waterway -5 is otherwise known as
Ans : East - Coast canal
*Total length 
Ans : 623 km
*Established in 
Ans : 2008
*NW - 5 connects
Ans : Talcher - Damra 
*NW - 5 passes through
Ans : Brahmani River, Mahanadi, Matai river

NATIONALWATERWAY-6(NW6)

*Total length
Ans : 121 km
*Established in
Ans : 2013
*NW-6 connects
Ans : Lakhipur to Bhanga
*NW-6 passes through
Ans : Barak River

MAJOR PORTS

*Total length of India's coastal area
Ans : 7516.6 km
*Total number of major ports in India
Ans : 13
*Number of major ports in public sector
Ans : 12
*Number of major port in Co operative sector
Ans : 1(Ennore)
*Security and responsibility of the major ports in India is vested in
Ans : CISF
*The controlling authority of ports in India
Ans : Port Trust of India 
*Port Trust of India came into being in 
Ans : 1980
*The part of a port where maintenance works of ships are being carried out 
Ans : Dock

MAJOR PORTS

*Western coast Eastern coast
*Kandla (Gujarat) * Haldia (West  Bengal )
*Mumbai (Maharashtra) * Paradip (Odisha) 
*Jawaharlal Nehru Port * Vishakhapatanam 
*Nhava Sheva(Maharashtra) (Andhra Pradesh)
*Ennore(Tamil Nadu)
*Mormugao (Goa) *Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 
*New Mangalore *Tuticorin 
  (Karnataka)
*Cochin (Kerala) *Pott Blair (Andaman)



* The Gateway of Karnataka
Ans : New Mangalore Port 
* Port known as pearl harbour of India 
Ans : Tuticorin
* Gateway to South India 
Ans : Chennai Port 
* Gateway to Eastern India 
Ans : Kolkata Port 
* Port known as Child of Partition
Ans : Kandla
* Port known as brightest jewel among the Indian Ports
Ans : Vishakhapatanam

WESTERN PORTS KANDLA PORT

*The only major port in Gujarat
Ans : Kandla
*Kandla port is located at
Ans : Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat
*The port constructed to overcome the loss of Karachi Port after the partition of India
Ans : Kandla
*First port built after independence
Ans : Kandla
*Kandla port is declared as Asia's first special Economic Zone (SEZ) in
Ans : 1965
*The largest tidal port in India
Ans : Kandla
*India's first free trade port in India
Ans : Kandla
* Largest Port in India by volume of cargo handled
Ans : Kandla

ALANG

*The graveyard-of ships
Ans : Alang
*World's biggest ship breaking yard near Kandla Port
Ans : Alang

MUMBAI PORT

*Largest port in India
Ans : Mumbai Port
*Largest natural port in India
Ans : Mumbai
*Mazagaon dock is situated in
Ans : Mumbai
*The port known as the Cotton port of India
Ans : Mumbai
*Biggest hinterland port in India
Ans : Mumbai
*Largest port In Western coast 
Ans : Mumbai Port 
*Largest port in Eastern coast 
Ans : Chennai Port

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT (JNPCT)

*Old name of Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Ans : Nhava Sheva Port
*Port made for importing foodgrains
Ans : Nhava Sheva
*Busiest port in India
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru Port
*The largest container port in India
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru Port
*India's largest artificial port
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru Port
*India's first Privatised container port
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru Port
*Nodal agency of JNPCT
Ans : Dubai Port World

MORMUGAO PORT

* Only major port in Goa 
Ans : Mormugao
* Mormugao Port is located at
Ans : The joining point of the rivers Zuari and Mandovi (Goa)
* Major iron ore exporting port in India 
Ans : Mormugao
*The construction of Mormugao Port was started in 
Ans : 1882
*Mormugao port came under the control of Central Government on 
Ans : December 19,1961
*Mormugao Port became major port in 
Ans : 1964

VIZHINJAM PORT

*Vizhinjam Port was built by 
Ans : Umminithampi Diwan
*New International Port In Kerala under construction
Ans : Vizhinjam Port
*Implementing agency of 
Ans : Vizhinjam Port Adani Ports
*Vizhinjam Port development contract was signed on
Ans : August 17,2015 (Chingam 1)
*MoU was signed by 
Ans : Santhosh Mahapatra (CEO, Adani Port), James Varghese (Secretary, Department of Port
*Foundation stone for Vizhinjam port was laid on
Ans : December 5,2015
*Chief Minister at the time of stone laying of Vizhinjam Port
Ans : Oommen Chandi

NEW MANGALORE PORT

*Only major port in Karnataka
Ans : New Mangalore Port
*Old name of New Mangalore Port
Ans : Panambur Port
*Gateway of Karnataka
Ans : New Mangalore Port

COCHIN PORT

*Only major port in Kerala 
Ans : Cochin Port
*Headquarters of Southern Naval Command
Ans : Kochi
*India's largest lake port 
Ans : Cochin Port
*Cochin Port is located in the lake of 
Ans : Vembanad lake
*Cochin Port was inaugurated on 
Ans : May 26,1928
*Cochin Port became major Port in 
Ans : 1936
*Cochin Port Trust was established in 
Ans : 1964
*First Chairman of Cochin Port Trust 
Ans : P.R. Subrahmanian
*Cochin port was modified into a modern port by
Ans : The British
*Architect of modern Cochin Port
Ans : Robert Bristo
*Technical study on Cochin Port was conducted by
Ans : Sir John World Wolfe Barry and Partners
*First port which got e-port status
Ans : Cochin Port

VALLARPADAM PROJECT

*International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) is located at 
Ans : Vallarpadam 
*ICTT was inaugurated by
Ans : Dr. Manmohan Singh 
*First Terminal which is operated under Special Economic Zone (SEZ) 
Ans : Vallarpadam
*Vallarpadam Terminal is operated for thirty years by
Ans : Dubai Ports World (DPW)
*After 30 years, the Vallarpadam Terminal will be operated by
Ans : Cochin Port Trust 
*Opening of ICTT was on 
Ans : February 11,2011
*The port in which the Cochin Shipyard and Vallarpadam Terminal are located 
Ans : Cochin Port
*First container ship was anchored in India at 
Ans : Cochin Port
*First container ship which was anchored at Cochin Port
Ans : President Taylor

EASTERN COASTAL PORTS TUTICORIN PORT

*New name of Tuticorin port
Ans : V.O. Chidambaranar Port 
*Southern most port in India 
Ans : Tuticorin
*Major exporting item of Tuticorin
Ans : Port Salt
*Tuticorin Port was captured by the Portuguese in
Ans : 1548
*Tuticorin Port was captured by the Dutch in
Ans : 1658
*Tuticorin Port was captured by the British in
Ans : 1825

CHENNAI PORT

*Second largest Port in India
Ans : Chennai Port
*Oldest port in India
Ans : Chennai Port
*Old name of Chennai Port
Ans : Madras Port
*Largest artificial harbour port in India
Ans : Chennai Port
*Largest port, among the Indian ports, situated in Bay of Bengal
Ans : Chennai Port
*Chennai Port will be operated for 30 years with effect from 2001 by
Ans : Dubai Port World
*The only port which was attacked during the World Wars
Ans : Chennai Port
*Major exporting commodities
Ans : Fertilisers, Petroleum products
*Major docks situated in Chennai port are
Ans : Bharati Dock, Ambedkar Dock

ENNORE PORT

*Ennore Port is otherwise known as 
Ans : Kamarajar Port 
*First Corporate port in India 
Ans : Ennore
*Eco friendly port in India 
Ans : Ennore
*Major lignite exporting port in India
Ans : Ennore
*'Asia's energy port
Ans : Ennore
*The port which was started as a satellite port to handle the coals in Chennai port
Ans : Ennore

VISAKHAPATANAM PORT

  
*Only major port in Andhra Pradesh
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*Visakhapatanam Port was inaugurated in
Ans : 1933
*Visakhapatanam port was inaugurated by
Ans : Lord Wellington
*Only landlocked major port in India
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*Submarine manufacturing centre in India
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*South Asia's submarine museum is located at
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*Hindustan Shipyard located is at
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*The entry channel to the Visakhapatanam port is protected by
Ans : Dolphin Nose and Rose Hill
*National Ship Design and Research Centre is situated at
Ans : Visakhapatanam
*Deepest major port in India 
Ans : Visakhapatanam (17m) 
*Deepest port in India
Ans : Gangavaram (21m) (Andhra Pradesh)

PARADIP PORT

*Only major port in Odisha 
Ans : Paradip
*Paradip is situated in the district of 
Ans : Jagatsinghpur
*Paradip port was started functioning on
 Ans : March 12,1966
*Paradip port got status as major port on 
Ans : April 18,1966
*The Port situated on artificial lagoons 
Ans : Paradip
*First port on East cost of India after
independence 
Ans : Paradip
*Major iron ore exporting port on East cost 
of India
Ans : Paradip

KOLKATA - HALDIA PORT

*River in which Kolkata port is located 
Ans : Hooghly
*Haldiya port is located at 
Ans : Bay of Bengal 
*Indian coast guard base 
Ans : Kolkata port
*South Asia's biggest terminal port 
Ans : Kolkata
*Biggest International port in India 
Ans : Kolkata
*Only riverine port in India 
Ans : Haldia port 
*The port which was constructed to avoid the crowding of Kolkata Port 
Ans : Haldia Port

PORT BLAIR PORT

*13th major port in India
Ans : Port Blair
*Port Blair was established as a major port on 
Ans : 1 July 2010
*The Indian Port which is situated away from the Indian Subcontinent 
Ans : Port Blair
*The Indian port which is situated on the shipping channel of Saudi Arabia and Singapore
Ans : Port Blair

OTHER PORTS IN INDIA

*First port in private sector 
Ans : Pipavav (Gujarat)
*Pipavav was established in 
Ans : 1996
*Biggest port in private sector 
Ans : Mundra Port
*Private port in Andhra Pradesh 
Ans : Krishnapatanam
*Krishnapatanam Port was inaugurated by 
Ans : Sonia Gandhi
*The Krishnapatanam is owned by 
Ans : Navayuga Group

SHIPYARDS

*The country which helped in the construction of Cochin shipyard 
Ans : Japan
*The company which gave the technical assistance to the Cochin shipyard 
Ans : Mitsubishi heavy industries 
*Biggest Greenfield shipyard in India 
Ans : Cochin shipyard 
*Shipyard of the Millennium 
Ans : Cochin Shipyard
*Foundation stone of Cochin shipyard was laid on
Ans : April 29,1972
*Construction work of Cochin shipyard was completed in 
Ans : 1983
*Largest shipyard in India 
Ans : Cochin Shipyard 
*Hindustan Shipyard was earlier known as 
Ans : Sindhya Shipyard 
*First ISO 9001 certified shipyard in India
Ans : Hindustan Shipyard 
*Biggest Shipyard in private sector 
Ans : A.B.G Shipyard, Gujarat 
*First ship indigenously built in India 
Ans : Jal Usha(1948, Hindustan Shipyard) 
*Ship built by Hindustan Shipyard for ONGC 
Ans : Sagar Bhushan 
*INS Tharangini was built by 
Ans : Goa Shipyard
*Central Institute of Fisheries Technology
Ans : Kochi
*Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Ans : Kochi
*Marine Engineering Arid Research Institute (MERI)
Ans : Kolkata
*Indian Institute,of Maritime Studies (IIMS)
Ans : Mumbai
*Lal Bahadur Sastri College Of Advanced Maritime Studies And Research  
Ans : Mumbai
*Indian Institute Of Port Management (IIPM) 
Ans : Kolkata 
*National Institute Of Port Management (NIPM)
Ans : Chennai
*National Ship Design And Research Centre
Ans : Visakhapatanam

TRANSPORTATION

 
*First warship manufactured at Mazagaon Dock 
Ans : INS Nilgiri
*First nuclear submarine indigenously built in India
Ans : INS Arihant(Visakhapatanam)

NIRDESH

*India's first warship manufacturing centre 
Ans : NIRDESH 
*NIRDESH
Ans : National Institute for Research and Development in Ship Building
*NIRDESH was started at
Ans : Chaliyam (Kozhikode)
*NIRDESH was started on 
Ans : January 4, 2011
*Foundation stone for NIRDESH was laid by 
Ans : A.K.Antony
*India assists which country to built the port Chabahar 
Ans : Iran
*The country which helps Srilanka to built the port Hambantota 
Ans : China
*The country which helps Pakistan to built the port Gwadar
Ans : China

INDIAN RAILWAY

*Father of Indian railway 
Ans : Lord Dalhousie
*The first railway service in India was started on
Ans : April 16, 1853 
*First Railway line in India 
Ans : Bombay - Thane
*First railway service in South India was started on
Ans : July 1,1856
*Nationalisation of Indian railway was in 
Ans : 1951
*The biggest public sector undertaking and the largest single employer in India 
Ans : Indian Railway
*The position of Indian railway network in the world
Ans : 4th place
*The position of Indian railway network in Asia
Ans : 2nd place
*Mascot of Indian railway 
Ans : Bholu
*Highest railway station in India
Ans : Ghum, Darjeeling
*Fastest train in India
Ans : Gatiman Express (New Delhi - Agra 160 km/hr)
*First super fast train in India
Ans : Delhi - Howrah Rajadhani (1969)
*Fastest train in India on trial phase
Ans : Talgo Express (180 km/hr)
*Trial route of Talgo Express
Ans : Delhi - Mumbai
*Second fastest train in India
Ans : Shatabdi Express (New Delhi -Bhopal)
*Slowest train in India
Ans : Nilgiri Mountain train (10.42km/hr)
*First elevated Railway
Ans : Chennai Beach - Chepauk (1995)
*First fully air conditioned train
Ans : Rajadhani Express (1990; Mumbai - Delhi)
*Railway known as 'Toy train'
Ans : Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 
*Longest railway platform
Ans : Gorakhpur (UP 1366.33m) 
*Second longest railway platform 
Ans : Kollam
*Third longest railway platform 
Ans : Kharakpur (Bengal)
*First narrow gauge railway in India
Ans : Baroda State Railway (1862)
*First railway bridge in India
Ans : Thane creek (1854)
*First railway Minister
Ans : John Mathai (From Kerala)
*Second Malayalee Railway Minister 
Ans : Panambill Govindamenon 

RAILWAY ZONE

     

HEADQUARTERS

     

YEAR

*Central                       Mumbai CST                   1951  
*Southern                 Chennai                            1951
*Western  gate          Mumbai Church                  1951
*North -East                 Maligaon                        1951
*Frontier                  (Guwahati)
*North eastern          Gorakhpur                          1952
*Northern                  New Delhi                         1952
*Eastern                  Kolkata                             1955
*South Eastern      Kolkata                                 1966
*South Central      Secunderabad                        2002
*East Central        Hajipur                                  2002
*Northwestern       Jaipur                                   2003
*East Coast         Bhubaneswar                          2003
*North Central    Allahabad                                 2003
*Southwestern    Hubli                                       2003
*West Central      Jabalpur                                  2003
*South East        Bilaspur                                   2003
Central
Kolkata Metro      Kolkata                                   2010

INTERNATIONAL TRAIN SERVICES THAR EXPRESS

*From Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to
Karachi (Pakistan)
*Thar Express stopped its service in
1965
*Thar Express resumed its service on
February 18, 2006 SAMJHOTA EXPRESS
*From Attari (India) to
Waga (Pakistan)
MYTRIEXPRESS
*From Kolkata (India) to
Dhaka (Bangladesh)

TOURIST TRAINS IN INDIA FAIRY OUEEN

*World's oldest train in regular operation 
Ans : Fairy Queen
*Fairy Queen is running between 
Ans : New Delhi - Alwa 
* Luxury tourist train in Rajasthan 
Ans : Palace on wheels
*Train connects tourist places of Maharashtra and Goa
Ans : Deccan Odyssey
*Train connects tourist places of Karnataka
Ans : Golden Chariot
*Train connects tourist centres of Gujarat and Rajasthan
Ans : Royal Orient Train 
*Train that conducts service to Buddhist monasteries
Ans : Mahaparinirvan special train 
*Train which connects places of historical and educational importance
Ans : Janambhumi Gaurav Express 
* The tourist train operated through the joint venture of Rajasthan tourism department and the Indian Railway  
Ans : Heritage on wheels 
*First double decker train
Ans : Flying Rani
(Mumbai Central - Surat, 2005)
*First electrified railway line in India
Ans : Bombay - Kurla (1925)
*First electric train started in
Ans : 1925
*First woman Loco pilot in India
Ans : Surekha Bhonsle (1990)
*First woman Station Master
Ans : Rinku Sinha Roy.
*India's longest railway tunnel
Ans : Pirpanjal tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
*Train connects state capitals with other cities
Ans : Rajya Rani express
*Non stop super fast train started in 2009
Ans : Duronto Express
*Indian Railway Museum
Ans : Chanakyapuri (1977; New Delhi)

MANUFACTURING UNITS

*Diesel locomotive Works
Ans : Varanasi (UP)
*Chittaranjan locomotive Works
Ans : Bengal
*Integral Coach Factory
Ans : Perambur (Tamilnadu)
*Rail Coach Factory
Ans : Kapurthala (Punjab)
*Wheel and Axle factory
Ans : Yelahanka (Karnataka)
*Diesel - Loco modernisation Works
Ans : Patiala (Punjab)
*The Train which covers the longest distance in a state
Ans : Maharastra Express (Kolhapur—Gondiya 1347Km) 
*The Train which covers the longest distance in India
Ans : Vivek Express (Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari)
*The Indian state in which Railway service was introduced lastly
Ans : Meghalaya (2014)
*The foundation stone for construction of a new railway line from Rangpo to Sevoke was laid down in 2009. It is in the state of 
Ans : Sikkim
*Train passing through most number of states in India
Ans : Navyug Express
*The train service started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Ans : Vivek Express 
*Oldest railway station in India 
Ans : Mumbai CST
*The Train started in memory of Rabindranath Tagore
Ans : Kavi Guru Express 
*Drinking water supply program by Indian railway
Ans : Rail Neer
*Special train jointly introduced by Ministry of Railway and the Ministry of Science and Technology
Ans : Vijnan Train
*Rail credit card was started in 
Ans : 1999
*World's first hospital train 
Ans : Life line Express
*AIDS/HIV awareness campaign train 
Ans : Red ribbon express
*Computer Reservation System of Railway was started at
Ans : New Delhi (1986)
*Internet train reservation was started in
Ans : 2002
*Another name of Bengaluru metro
Ans : Namma Metro (October 20,2011)
*Kolkata metro was started in
Ans : October 24,1984

KONKAN RAILWAY

*Konkan railway connects
Ans : Roha (Maharastra)-Thokur (Karnataka)
*The length of Konkan Railway
Ans : 760 km
*Konkan railway corporation was started on
Ans : July 19,1990
*First Chairman of Konkan Railway Corporation
Ans : E. Sreedharan
*Konkan railway was inaugurated by 
Ans : A.B. Vajpayee
*Konkan railway was opened on 
Ans : January 26,1998
*The first train on the completed track of Konkan was flagged off on 
Ans : January 26,1998 
*Headquarters of Konkan railway
Ans : Belapur Bhavan (Navi Mumbai)
*Tourism train runs through Konkan
Ans : Deccan Odyssey
*Longest tunnel in Konkan Railway
Ans : Karbude Tunnel

SREEDHARAN

*Chief Architect of Konkan Railway 
*Principal Advisor of Kochi Rail Corporation 
*Chief Architect of Delhi Metro Project 
*Metro man of India 
*Supervisor of the reconstruction of Pamban Bridge
*Appointed the member of United Nations Highlevel Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport
*Northern most railway station of India
Ans : Baramulla (Jammu&Kashmir)
*Southern most railway station of India
Ans : Kanyakumari (Tamilnadu)  
*Western  most railway Station of India 
Ans : Naliya (Gujarat)
*Eastern most railway station of India 
Ans : Ledo (Assam)