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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 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 $\displaystyle 68,442$ $\displaystyle 94,735$ $\displaystyle 1,23,236$
($\displaystyle 3.1$) 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
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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