* 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 SERVICECOUNTRY
*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
*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
*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
* 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)
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