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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Geography of Nepal · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Which is the longest highway of Nepal?
- A) Prithvi Highway
- B) Mahendra (East–West) Highway ✔
- C) Araniko Highway
- D) Tribhuvan Rajpath
Why: The Mahendra (East–West) Highway, about 1,028 km long from Mechi to Mahakali, is Nepal's longest highway.
The East–West Highway runs from:
- A) Mechi to Mahakali ✔
- B) Kathmandu to Pokhara
- C) Kathmandu to Kodari
- D) Pokhara to Butwal
Why: It runs across the Terai from Kakarbhitta (Mechi, east) to Gaddachauki (Mahakali, west).
Tribhuvan Rajpath was built with help from:
- A) China
- B) India ✔
- C) Japan
- D) USA
Why: Tribhuvan Rajpath (Kathmandu–Hetauda/Bhainse), Nepal's first motorable highway, was built with Indian help and opened in 2013 BS.
The Araniko Highway connects Kathmandu with:
- A) Kodari ✔
- B) Pokhara
- C) Birgunj
- D) Bardibas
Why: The Araniko Highway runs from Kathmandu to Kodari on the Tibet (China) border.
The Araniko Highway was built with help from:
- A) India
- B) China ✔
- C) Japan
- D) UK
Why: China helped build the Araniko Highway, completed in the 1960s.
The Prithvi Highway connects Kathmandu with:
- A) Pokhara ✔
- B) Birgunj
- C) Dhulikhel
- D) Hetauda
Why: The Prithvi Highway runs from Naubise near Kathmandu to Pokhara, and was built with Chinese help.
The Siddhartha Highway was built with help from:
- A) India ✔
- B) China
- C) Japan
- D) Germany
Why: India helped build the Siddhartha Highway, which links Pokhara with Sunauli (Bhairahawa).
The B. P. Highway was built with help from:
- A) Japan ✔
- B) China
- C) India
- D) Korea
Why: Japan helped build the B. P. Koirala Highway, a shorter route from Kathmandu Valley to the eastern Terai.
The B. P. Highway connects Dhulikhel/Banepa with:
- A) Bardibas ✔
- B) Birgunj
- C) Butwal
- D) Biratnagar
Why: The B. P. Highway links Banepa/Dhulikhel with Bardibas (Mahottari), passing through Sindhuli.
The Kathmandu–Terai Fast Track is being built by:
- A) Nepal Army ✔
- B) A Chinese company only
- C) Department of Railways
- D) Kathmandu Metropolitan City
Why: The Nepal Army is building the Kathmandu–Terai (Nijgadh) Fast Track, which will cut travel time to the Terai.
Gautam Buddha International Airport is in:
- A) Bhairahawa ✔
- B) Pokhara
- C) Nepalgunj
- D) Biratnagar
Why: Gautam Buddha International Airport is in Bhairahawa (Rupandehi), near Lumbini. It opened in 2022.
Pokhara Regional International Airport opened in:
- A) 2020
- B) 2022
- C) 2023 ✔
- D) 2025
Why: Pokhara Regional International Airport opened on 1 January 2023, built with a Chinese loan.
Who regulates civil aviation in Nepal?
- A) CAAN ✔
- B) Nepal Airlines
- C) Department of Roads
- D) Ministry of Tourism
Why: CAAN (Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal) regulates civil aviation and runs most airports.
Nepal's first railway ran between:
- A) Raxaul and Amlekhganj ✔
- B) Janakpur and Jaynagar
- C) Kathmandu and Hetauda
- D) Biratnagar and Jogbani
Why: Nepal's first railway ran between Raxaul (India) and Amlekhganj, opened in 1984 BS (1927 AD) during Rana rule. It is now closed.
The Janakpur–Jaynagar railway resumed passenger service in:
- A) 2015
- B) 2019
- C) 2022 ✔
- D) 2025
Why: After upgrading to broad gauge, the Janakpur–Jaynagar railway resumed passenger service in 2022.
The Manakamana cable car is in which district?
- A) Gorkha ✔
- B) Chitwan
- C) Tanahun
- D) Dhading
Why: The Manakamana cable car, Nepal's first passenger cable car (1998), is in Gorkha district, carrying pilgrims to Manakamana temple.
Which Indian port is mainly used by Nepal for sea trade?
- A) Kolkata–Haldia ✔
- B) Mumbai
- C) Chennai
- D) Kochi
Why: Nepal mainly uses the Kolkata–Haldia port in India for sea trade, about 900 km from Birgunj.
The Sirsiya dry port is near:
- A) Birgunj ✔
- B) Biratnagar
- C) Bhairahawa
- D) Nepalgunj
Why: The Sirsiya Inland Container Depot (dry port) is near Birgunj and is linked to India by rail.
Which is a main border point with China?
- A) Rasuwagadhi ✔
- B) Kakarbhitta
- C) Nepalgunj
- D) Bhairahawa
Why: Rasuwagadhi (Rasuwa) is the main trading point with China, connecting to Kerung (Gyirong) in Tibet.
Which department builds and maintains roads?
- A) Department of Roads ✔
- B) Department of Mines
- C) Department of Customs
- D) Department of Transport only
Why: The Department of Roads, under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, builds and maintains national roads.
Tribhuvan Rajpath links Kathmandu (Thankot) with:
- A) Bhainse/Hetauda ✔
- B) Pokhara
- C) Kodari
- D) Birgunj only via Mugling
Why: Tribhuvan Rajpath links Thankot (Kathmandu) with Bhainse/Hetauda through Daman.
The East–West Highway is also called:
- A) Mahendra Highway ✔
- B) Tribhuvan Rajpath
- C) Prithvi Highway
- D) Araniko Highway
Why: The East–West Highway is called the Mahendra Highway after King Mahendra, who started it.
The East–West Highway length is about:
- A) 1,028 km ✔
- B) 500 km
- C) 1,776 km
- D) 885 km
Why: Its length is about 1,028 km.
The Mid-Hill Highway is also called:
- A) Pushpalal Highway ✔
- B) Hulaki Highway
- C) Mahendra Highway
- D) Koshi Highway
Why: The Mid-Hill Highway is called the Pushpalal Highway, after communist leader Pushpalal Shrestha. It runs across the middle hills.
The Postal Highway is also called:
- A) Hulaki Rajmarga ✔
- B) Mid-Hill
- C) BP Highway
- D) Karnali Highway
Why: The Postal Highway is the Hulaki Rajmarga, an old route across the southern Terai being upgraded.
The Karnali Highway links Surkhet with:
- A) Jumla ✔
- B) Dolpa
- C) Humla
- D) Mugu
Why: The Karnali Highway links Surkhet with Jumla in Karnali Province.
The Prithvi Highway links Kathmandu with:
- A) Pokhara ✔
- B) Hetauda
- C) Kodari
- D) Dhulikhel
Why: The Prithvi Highway links Kathmandu with Pokhara.
The Siddhartha Highway links Pokhara with:
- A) Sunauli (Bhairahawa) ✔
- B) Birgunj
- C) Kakarbhitta
- D) Nepalgunj
Why: The Siddhartha Highway links Pokhara with Sunauli (Bhairahawa) on the Indian border.
The Kathmandu Ring Road was built with help from:
- A) China ✔
- B) India
- C) Japan
- D) USA
Why: China helped build the Kathmandu Ring Road (about 27 km) in the 1970s, and helped widen it later.
The Kathmandu–Terai Fast Track is being built by:
- A) Nepal Army ✔
- B) Indian company
- C) Chinese company
- D) World Bank
Why: The Nepal Army is building the Fast Track.
The Manakamana cable car is in:
- A) Gorkha ✔
- B) Chitwan
- C) Tanahun
- D) Dhading
Why: It is in Gorkha district.
The old Kathmandu–Hetauda ropeway was built with help from:
- A) USA ✔
- B) China
- C) India
- D) Japan
Why: The cargo ropeway from Hetauda to Kathmandu was built with US help in the 1960s. It is no longer in use.
Nepal's national flag carrier is:
- A) Nepal Airlines ✔
- B) Buddha Air
- C) Yeti Airlines
- D) Shree Airlines
Why: Nepal Airlines Corporation (formerly Royal Nepal Airlines) is the state-owned national flag carrier.
CAAN stands for:
- A) Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal ✔
- B) Central Airport Authority of Nepal
- C) Civil Air Agency of Nepal
- D) Commercial Aviation Association Nepal
Why: CAAN is the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
Driving licences are issued by the:
- A) Department of Transport Management ✔
- B) Department of Roads
- C) CAAN
- D) Home Ministry
Why: The Department of Transport Management and its offices issue driving licences and register vehicles.
Roads are built and maintained by the:
- A) Department of Roads ✔
- B) DoTM
- C) NEA
- D) CAAN
Why: The Department of Roads builds and maintains strategic national roads.
Nepal's first railway was built during the:
- A) Rana period ✔
- B) Panchayat
- C) Shah expansion
- D) Republic
Why: Nepal's first railway (Raxaul–Amlekhganj, 1927 AD) was built during the Rana period, under Chandra Shumsher.
The Janakpur–Jaynagar railway connects Nepal with:
- A) India (Bihar) ✔
- B) China
- C) Bangladesh
- D) Bhutan
Why: It connects Janakpur in Nepal with Jaynagar in Bihar, India.
The proposed Kerung–Kathmandu railway would connect Nepal with:
- A) China ✔
- B) India
- C) Bangladesh
- D) Pakistan
Why: The proposed Kerung–Kathmandu railway would connect Nepal with China's railway network in Tibet.
Visakhapatnam port was opened for Nepal's trade in:
- A) 2016 ✔
- B) 1990
- C) 2005
- D) 2022
Why: India opened Visakhapatnam port for Nepal's trade in 2016, as an alternative to Kolkata–Haldia.
The Birgunj Integrated Check Post (ICP) faces:
- A) Raxaul ✔
- B) Jogbani
- C) Sonauli
- D) Panitanki
Why: The Birgunj ICP faces Raxaul in India and is Nepal's busiest trade point.
Rasuwagadhi border connects with:
- A) Kerung (Gyirong) ✔
- B) Khasa
- C) Lhasa
- D) Shigatse
Why: Rasuwagadhi connects with Kerung (Gyirong) in Tibet, China.
The first aeroplane landed in Kathmandu in:
- A) 1949 AD (2006 BS) ✔
- B) 1960
- C) 1958
- D) 1975
Why: The first aeroplane landed in Kathmandu in 1949 AD (2006 BS) at Gauchar, where Tribhuvan Airport now stands.
Tribhuvan Airport was earlier called:
- A) Gauchar Airport ✔
- B) Simara Airport
- C) Biratnagar Airport
- D) Lukla
Why: Tribhuvan International Airport was earlier called Gauchar Airport, from the grazing land (gauchar) where it was built.
The BP Highway runs through which district famous for Sindhuli Gadhi?
- A) Sindhuli ✔
- B) Dolakha
- C) Udayapur
- D) Ramechhap
Why: The BP Highway passes through Sindhuli, where Nepali forces defeated the British Kinloch expedition at Sindhuli Gadhi in 1767.
The Koshi Highway connects Biratnagar with:
- A) Kimathanka (Sankhuwasabha) ✔
- B) Kodari
- C) Jumla
- D) Pokhara
Why: The Koshi Highway runs from Biratnagar north to Kimathanka on the China border in Sankhuwasabha.
Which is the main mode of transport in Nepal?
- A) Road ✔
- B) Railway
- C) Waterway
- D) Ropeway
Why: Roads are the main mode of transport for both people and goods in Nepal.
The Araniko Highway leads to which border point?
- A) Kodari ✔
- B) Rasuwagadhi
- C) Kakarbhitta
- D) Birgunj
Why: The Araniko Highway leads to Kodari (Sindhupalchok) on the China border.
Nepal is a landlocked country; its nearest sea port is:
- A) Kolkata/Haldia ✔
- B) Mumbai
- C) Karachi
- D) Chittagong only
Why: Kolkata–Haldia in India is Nepal's nearest and main sea port.
Which body regulates aviation safety and airports?
- A) CAAN ✔
- B) NTB
- C) DoR
- D) NTA
Why: CAAN regulates aviation safety, licences and airports in Nepal.