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Q . 1 Mentio n t wo reason s why more people use railway s rather t an airways .
• A.l Two reason s why people use railways rather than air~ay s:
ii) it conne cts only towns and cities which are locate d on the river
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ii) most suita ble transp ort to..farry heavy i:!nd q?l.kYif ;bods.
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~ A.5 i) Railwa y is an impor tant means of transp ort as compa red
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A.6 Econo mic benefi ts of golden quadri lateral projec t is that
impro vemen t of the area with more emplo yment .
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Q. 7 State one impor tant differe nce betwe en an Expre ssway and
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A.7 Ex ressway is a ~ix-lane hi ~6 and three wheelers are not aHaw..ed .~
highway is a two-la neroad~ ~i:;..g,~ ~~~ar~ea_:a::.:.ll~o~w~e~.
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Q.8 Name the first expressway constructed in the country.
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Q.9 State a reason why the Northern Rivers are more suitable for nav1gat1on than the
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A,9 Northern rivers are more suitable fo(:f'•jvigation than deccan rivers becaus~~ y are
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.Io Why ts Read transport in India is con:;idered more useful than Rat trap s~ r · a e
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ii)they can be constructed in hilly areas as they can neg0ti~te.sharp bends and slopes.
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Q.11 Mention one advantage and one..disadv antage -
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A.14 \Lishakbapatnam port.is often hit by cyclones during act and Nov.
~or?-15 Why has importance of inland waterways declined? Give any two reasons.
b) Rivers of India do not have a regular flow of water as water is diverted for irrigation.
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Q.l 6 Name two areas where Helicopter serviceJ r;n_ay be used.
~ ~ " 'Q~l 7 Ment;on any three problems being faced by Indian Railways.
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(If l"I cp enna1 Kalkata by ;1 6 lane sq per highway. It has 1 _ 5 46km.
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--J Q.19 Why i~oad transpo,:l fa~qyr~-~-:- iil't'he nor~hern Plains of lnq_ia? ,
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.469 ~oad transport is_favoured in'ffie northern plains of Ind ~eca e: his is agricultural
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Q.20 Give reason-J:o~~~._pfain the lack of rail transport in Northern lndia.('~c\1,~p, t'l \~ r~Y?
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A. .20 ,Th e~:e 1s .a 41cl\·o ca, 1 rraospnrr 10 gprt h 1n India because it is a mounta ·~..,...,
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i) An important inl~nd waterway of North east India.
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Q.23 Give two way s in whic h rail tran I
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Q.24 Give thre e reasons as to why Airw
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Q.31 Nam e any MJMt pats 'of the East
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Q.3 2 What is Port?
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A.38 A transporS,is a syster:n in whichpassengers and goods are carried from one place to
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A.39 The Super Highways have been planned SQ.m eet the cegujrements of the fa.st
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i-Kolkatc1~Mumbai and Delhi by six lane super Highways.
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Q. ha t ar; ·'National Highways?
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National Highwa'K,5. The w oRds cc;>nnect the state capital, b ig cities and important
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A.41 The length of road per lOOsq.kmo farea-i s known as the density of roads. Distribution
of road is not uniform in the country. Density of";o"ad s var.i~ m Kerala and Jam mu and
Kashmir state of state.
Q.42 Distinguish between Super Highways and National Highways.
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A.44 i) Northern Plains are plain regions having flat level]£.c;i lands.with dense population.
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~ A.46 i) National Air t1;_a'nsport provider in India: a) Public sector b) Private Sector
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!: Q,48 Waterways are not well developed in India. ExplainT() )Cl) 1 l,JvJ ~ ~ V
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