Extra Questions for Class 10th: Ch 7 Lifelines of National Economy Social Studies (S.St) Important Questions Answer Included
Very Short Answer Questions (VSAQs):Answer
Means of transport and communication.
2. What is a new arrival on the transportation map of India?
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2. What is a new arrival on the transportation map of India?
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Pipeline transport network is a new arrival on the transportation map of India to transport liquids as well as solids in slurry form.
3. Why was Jawaharlal Nehru port developed?
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3. Why was Jawaharlal Nehru port developed?
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To decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for the region.
4. Which is the deepest landlocked and well protected port?
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4. Which is the deepest landlocked and well protected port?
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Visakhapatnam is the deepest landlocked and well protected port.
5. What are considered first-class mail by the Indian postal network?
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5. What are considered first-class mail by the Indian postal network?
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Cards and envelopes are considered first-class mail.
6. Why was the Haldia seaport Set-up?
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6. Why was the Haldia seaport Set-up?
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Haldia seaport was set-up as a subsidiary port to relieve growing pressure on Kolkata port.
7. What is the major objective to develop Super Highways?
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7. What is the major objective to develop Super Highways?
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The major objective of developing Super Highways is to reduce the time and distance between the mega-cities of India.
8. Which term is used to describe trade between two or more countries?
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8. Which term is used to describe trade between two or more countries?
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International trade.
Short Answer Questions (SAQs):
1. Describe the rural roads in India?
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• Rural roads link ruler areas and villages with towns.
• These roads received special impetus under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna.
• Special provisions are made so that every village in the country is linked to a major town in the country by an all season motorable road.
2. What are Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways? Mention any two objectives of this project. The North-South and East-West Corridors join which terminal cities.
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• The Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways is a major road development project linking Delhi – Kolkata – Chennai – Mumbai and Delhi by six-lane superhighways.
• The two major objectives of these Super Highways projects are to reduce the time and distance between the megacities of India.
• The North-South Corridors linking Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) and Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) and East-West Corridor connecting Silchar (Assam) and Porbandar (Gujarat).
3. Elaborate any three advantages of railways in India.
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Advantages of railways in India are:
• The road transport is cheaper than railway transport.
• It is suitable because it carries goods to other destination without re-handling any through the quickest route. It can provide door to door service.
• Road transport is more flexible than railways as it has no fixed route or time.
4. Explain any four advantages of pipeline transportation.
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The four advantages of pipeline transportation are:
• Both solid (when converted into slurry) liquid and gases can be transported through pipelines
• Initial cost of laying pipelines is high but subsequent running costs are minimum.
• Trans-shipment of losses and delays are minimum.
• It is economical to transport petroleum, natural gas, fertilizers to interior places.
Long Answer Questions (LAQs):
1. What is the importance of transport? Mention the various means of transport available in India.
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Importance of Transport:
• Connects the people.
• Sense of belonging in the people living at far places.
• Helpful for business activities.
• Helpful in the period of crisis.
Means of transport:
• Roadways
• Railways
• Pipelines
• Waterways
• Airways.
2. What is the significance of ‘Border Roads’? Explain.
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• Border road organization was established in 1960.
• This organization develops the roads of strategic importance in the North and the East border areas.
• These roads have improved accessibility in areas of difficult terrain.
• These roads have enabled the economy to develop in the border areas.