Transport System in India

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110. Which organization implemented the FASTag annual pass programme?

[RRB Group D, 29 December 2025]

(A) National Digital Toll Technology Trust

(B) Ministry of Rural Bridges

(C) Indian Road Development Corporation

(D) National Highways Authority of India

Answer: (D) National Highways Authority of India

Explanation: The National Highways Authority of India implemented the specified FASTag annual pass arrangement. FASTag facilitates electronic toll collection through radio-frequency identification, reducing manual payment delays. The scheme’s precise eligibility and conditions depend on notified government rules.

109. Which Indian airport ranked among leading Asia-Pacific hubs in the cited 2024 connectivity assessment?

[RRB NTPC Undergraduate, 22 August 2025]

(A) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport, Mumbai

(B) Chennai International Airport

(C) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

(D) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

Answer: (D) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

Explanation: Indira Gandhi International Airport serves the National Capital Region and is a major international aviation hub. Its domestic and international networks give it strong connectivity. Aviation rankings must be interpreted using the metric and reporting year stated in the question.

108. What was the principal legislative purpose of the Railways (Amendment) Bill discussed in 2024–25?

[RRB NTPC Graduate, 10 June 2025]

(A) Introduce only bullet trains

(B) Create a separate railway ministry

(C) Privatize all railway stations

(D) Incorporate Railway Board provisions of the 1905 Act into the 1989 Act

Answer: (D) Incorporate Railway Board provisions of the 1905 Act into the 1989 Act

Explanation: The amendment sought to combine the legal framework governing the Railway Board with the Railways Act, 1989. It was an institutional legislative change rather than a proposal to privatize the system or establish new train categories.

107. In which year was Delhi Metro Rail Corporation established?

[RRB NTPC Undergraduate, 28 August 2025]

(A) 1992

(B) 1995

(C) 1999

(D) 1997

Answer: (B) 1995

Explanation: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was incorporated in 1995 to plan and implement the capital’s metro system. Passenger operations started later. The distinction between the founding of the organization and the opening of the first line is central to this question.

106. The Haldia–Prayagraj inland waterway corridor is designated which National Waterway?

[RRB NTPC Undergraduate, 21 August 2025]

(A) NW1

(B) NW3

(C) NW4

(D) NW2

Answer: (A) NW1

Explanation: National Waterway 1 links Haldia in West Bengal with Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on the Ganga–Bhagirathi–Hooghly system. This extensive inland route promotes waterborne transport and links river terminals with other forms of freight movement.

105. How many National Waterways were declared under the National Waterways Act, 2016?

[RRB NTPC Graduate, 21 June 2025]

(A) 122

(B) 111

(C) 100

(D) 150

Answer: (B) 111

Explanation: The National Waterways Act, 2016, provided for a total of 111 declared National Waterways across India. Declaration is a legal classification; it does not automatically mean every designated stretch is fully navigable or commercially developed.

104. National Waterway 10 is associated with which river?

[RRB NTPC Undergraduate, 8 August 2025]

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Amba

(C) Chambal

(D) Yamuna

Answer: (B) Amba

Explanation: National Waterway 10 follows the Amba River in Maharashtra. Many shorter rivers and creek systems also have numbered waterway designations, not just the Ganga and Brahmaputra. The number–river match is the key geographic fact.

103. Who introduced the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in Parliament?

[RRB NTPC Undergraduate, 22 August 2025]

(A) Ashwini Vaishnaw

(B) Kiren Rijiju

(C) Sarbananda Sonowal

(D) Hardeep Singh Puri

Answer: (A) Ashwini Vaishnaw

Explanation: Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced the Railways (Amendment) Bill while serving as the Union railway minister. Its purpose was to reorganize statutory provisions concerning railway administration. Other ministers listed held portfolios outside the railway ministry in that period.

102. Which metropolitan region was the Eastern Peripheral Expressway intended to decongest?

[RRB NTPC Graduate, 16 June 2025]

(A) Chennai

(B) Mumbai

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Delhi

Answer: (D) Delhi

Explanation: The Eastern Peripheral Expressway skirts the National Capital Territory and channels through traffic away from Delhi. It is part of a broader ring of high-speed road connections. Bypasses reduce the need for freight vehicles to cross congested urban centres.

101. How many greenfield expressways were included in the cited national highway development plan?

[RRB NTPC Graduate, 6 June 2025]

(A) 15

(B) 22

(C) 30

(D) 10

Answer: (B) 22

Explanation: The plan cited in the examination referred to 22 greenfield expressways. Greenfield corridors are laid out on new alignments rather than simply widening existing roads, potentially reducing congestion and shortening intercity travel distances.

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