Question

Arrange the following in chronological order.

(i) National Highways Authority of India
(ii) World's first air-mail service
(iii) Port Development Authority
(iv) First railway line in Karnataka

• A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
• B. (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
• C. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
• D. (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

Answer 1

The correct option is B (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

The first railway line in Karnataka was laid in 1864 between Madras and Bengaluru. The first air-mail service and civil aviation flight took off in 1911. The Port Development Authority was established in 1957. The National Highways Authority of India was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1988 to maintain the national highways.