Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Unit 1: Overview of construction sector

1. _______ is second largest in employment and contribution to economic activity after
agriculture
a) Automobile industry
b) Manufacturing industry
c) Construction industry
d) Services industry
Answer: c) Construction industry

2. GDP stands for

a) Gross Domestic Product
b) Goods Development Process
c) Ground Deep Penetration
d) All of above
Answer: a)Gross Domestic Product

3. Role of construction industry in national development

a) Optimize job creation opportunities in the construction of infrastructure and housing
b) Encourage the creation and sustainability of small-scale enterprises
c) strive towards fulfilling the country’s projected construction needs
d) All of above
Answer: d) All of above

4. Indian real estate sector contains which sub sector/s

a) Housing and Retail
b) Hospitality and Commercial
c) None of above
d) All of above
Answer:d) All of above

5. Construction sector adds about _________ of country’s GDP

a) 5-10%
b) 20-30 %
c) 50-60 %
d) 100 %
Answer:a) 5-10%

6. Real estate sector contains

a) Residential
b) Commercial

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d) All of above
Answer:d) All of above

7. Infrastructure sector contains

a) Energy
b) Railways, Roads and Bridges
c) Shipping and Ports
d) All of above
Answer:d) All of above

8. Energy sector contains

a) Conventional Energy
b) Non-Conventional Energy
c) All of above
d) None of above
Answer:c) All of above

9. Indian Railways operated by __________

a) Ministry of Railways
b) Ministry of Transportation
c) Ministry of highways
d) Ministry of Human Resource
Answer:a) Ministry of Railways

10. Indian Railways is the ______ largest railway network in the world by size.
a) Fourth
b) Third
c) First
d) Second
Answer:a) Fourth

11. Indian Railways is the Fourth largest railway network in the world by _____.
a) Length
b) Size
c) Kilometer
d) Revenue
Answer:b) Size

12. Indian Railways the track is mostly __________.

a) broad gauge
b) narrow gauge
c) meter gauge

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 d) All of above
Answer:a) broad gauge

13. In Indian Railways_____ of the tracks are double or multiple tracked.

a) 10 %
b) 37%
c) 50 %
d) 100 %
Answer:b) 37%

14. In India,___________is the second largest in the world.

a) road network
b) rail network
c) water network
d) road network
Answer:a) road network

15. In India,road network is the _______ largest in the world.

a) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth
Answer:b) second

16. India has the largest merchant shipping fleet among the developing countries and ranks ____
amongst the countries with the largest cargo carrying fleet
a) 10th
b) 20th
c) 30th
d) 40th
Answer:b) 20th

17. Approximately, ____ of the country's trade by volume (70 per cent in terms of value) is
moved by sea
a) 90 %
b) 50%
c) 20%
d) 10%
Answer:a) 90 %

18. Approximately, 90 % of the country's trade by volume i.e. ____ in terms of value is
moved by sea
e) 90 %

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 f) 70 %
g) 20%
h) 10%
Answer: b) 70 %

19. India having ______ major ports

a) 10
b) 20
c) 12
d) 30
Answer:c) 12

20. India has a _______ spanning 7516.6 kilometers, forming one of the biggest peninsulas
in the world.
a) Coastline
b) Waterline
c) Road line
d) Railway line
Answer:a) Coastline

21. India has a Coast line spanning _________ kilometers, forming one of the biggest
peninsulas in the world.
a) 8516
b) 7516.6
c) 3000
d) 2500
Answer:b) 7516.6

22. GOI will be spending Rs. 50,000 crore to develop ____ smart cities across country
a) 1000
b) 500
c) 100
d) 50
Answer:c) 100

23. The person who decides to start the work or any project
a) Owner
b) Civil Engineer
c) Architect
d) Contractor
Answer:a) Owner

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