UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Centre clears funds for semi high-speed rail project

Q1. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the constitutional status of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which approved the Ahmedabad–Dholera project?

  • A. It is an extra-constitutional body constituted under the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules framed under Article 77
  • B. It is a constitutional body established directly by Article 280 of the Constitution
  • C. It is a statutory body created by an Act of Parliament
  • D. It is a permanent body always composed of all Union Cabinet Ministers without exception

Q2. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is constituted under the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules of which year?

  • A. 1950
  • B. 1958
  • C. 1961
  • D. 1966

Q3. India's first semi high-speed rail project, the Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)–Dholera corridor, is planned to be built using which type of technology?

  • A. Indigenously developed technology
  • B. Japanese Shinkansen (E5) technology
  • C. French TGV technology
  • D. German ICE technology

Q4. Which one of the following is India's first-ever semi high-speed rail project cleared by the Centre?

  • A. Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)–Dholera
  • B. Mumbai–Ahmedabad
  • C. Delhi–Meerut (RRTS)
  • D. Chennai–Mysuru

Q5. Which one of the following correctly describes the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (bullet train) corridor?

  • A. A ~508 km corridor built with Japanese Shinkansen technology at an operational speed of about 320 km/h
  • B. A ~508 km corridor built with indigenous technology at about 220 km/h
  • C. A ~134 km corridor built with Japanese technology at about 200 km/h
  • D. A ~134 km corridor built with indigenous technology at about 320 km/h

Q6. Which one of the following is India's first true high-speed rail (bullet train) corridor?

  • A. Mumbai–Ahmedabad
  • B. Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)–Dholera
  • C. Delhi–Varanasi
  • D. Chennai–Bengaluru–Mysuru

Q7. The Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), in whose influence zone the Dholera SIR falls, is a joint initiative of the Government of India and which country?

  • A. Japan
  • B. Germany
  • C. South Korea
  • D. The United States

Q8. Of the total industrial nodes planned along the Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor, how many have been proposed for the State of Gujarat?

  • A. Four
  • B. Six
  • C. Eight
  • D. Twenty-four

Q9. The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, to which the Dholera rail project provides connectivity, is being developed in how many phases?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q10. With reference to Lothal and the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), consider the following statements: 1. Lothal was a prominent city of the Harappan civilisation. 2. Lothal is located in the State of Gujarat. 3. The NMHC is being developed by the Ministry of Culture. 4. Lothal has the world's oldest known artificial dock. Which of the above are correctly identified?

  1. Lothal was a prominent city of the Harappan civilisation.
  2. Lothal is located in the State of Gujarat.
  3. The NMHC is being developed by the Ministry of Culture.
  4. Lothal has the world's oldest known artificial dock.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q11. Under the Railway Ministry's push to redefine inter-city mobility, which of the following rail corridors is designed for the highest maximum operational speed?

  • A. Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail
  • B. Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)–Dholera semi high-speed line
  • C. Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
  • D. Vande Bharat Express services