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Social Science · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 3 · Set 3 · Q3
Read the following table and answer the questions that follow: The Indian Railway network (3.1) Which gauge covers maximum of track length in hilly…
Read the following table and answer the questions that follow : The Indian Railway network
($\displaystyle 3.1$) Which gauge covers maximum of track length in hilly areas in India ? ($\displaystyle 3.2$) Which gauge has the highest length in India ?
| Gauge in metres | Route (km) | Running Track (km) | Total Track (km) |
| Broad Gauge ($\displaystyle 1.676$) | $\displaystyle 63{,}491$ | $\displaystyle 89{,}521$ | $\displaystyle 1{,}17{,}560$ |
| Metre Gauge ($\displaystyle 1.000$) | $\displaystyle 3{,}200$ | $\displaystyle 3{,}462$ | $\displaystyle 3{,}775$ |
| Narrow Gauge ($\displaystyle 0.762$ and $\displaystyle 0.610$) | $\displaystyle 1{,}751$ | $\displaystyle 1{,}752$ | $\displaystyle 1{,}901$ |
| Total | $\displaystyle 68{,}442$ | $\displaystyle 94{,}735$ | $\displaystyle 1{,}23{,}236$ |
Marking-scheme solution
$\displaystyle 5.1$ Which gauge covers maximum of track length in hill areas in India? Narrow Gauge
$\displaystyle 5.2$ Which gauge has the highest length in India? Broad Gauge(track length $\displaystyle 1{,}17{,}560$)
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