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    This document discusses various modes of transportation in India. It covers how roads are classified, advantages and disadvantages of inland waterways, problems with air transport, and reasons why certain modes are favored over others in different regions. Key points include that the Golden Quadrilateral highway network will aid economic development, road transport provides more flexibility than rail, and rivers in the Deccan Plateau are non-navigable due to flowing through rocky areas and being dependent on monsoons.

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    Answer the following questions.


    1. How are roads classified?
    Answer: Roads are classified according to their importance as:
    (i) Expressways, (ii) National Highways (NH), (iii) State Highways, (iv) Major and
    Minor District Roads and (v) Village Roads.
    2. Mention any two ways in which Golden Quadrilateral will help in the economic
    development of the country?
    Answer: The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India’s for
    largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata the project will help
    industrial development by easing the process of supply of raw materials. It will also
    help to connect many remote areas with the main cities.
    3. Mention one advantage and one disadvantage each of inland waterways.
    Answer: Advantage: Inland water ways are the cheapest means of transport and
    suitable for carrying heavy and bulky materials.
    Disadvantage: Water transport is limited to the areas where rivers are navigable and
    oceanic routes exist.
    4. What are the problems of Air Transport?
    Answer: (i) Heavy air traffic at the major airports has increased the hazards of air
    travel. When many airlines await clearance for landing and taking off, the airports
    get heavily crowded and this makes traffic control more difficult.
    (ii) Terrorism, hijackings, sabotage, are becoming more common due to politics.
    Steps are being taken to control them.
    5. State the importance of transport.
    Ans: 1. Needed for movement of goods and people.
    2. Supply raw material and finished goods.
    3. Needed for the economic development of the country
    4. One of the most important element of the infrastructure.
    5. Play major role in speedy help during natural calamities, wars and reduce the
    impact.
    6. They act like blood vessel in the body carrying things to and fro.

    Give reasons for the following.


    1. Road transport in India considered more useful than rail transport? State
    two reasons in support of your answer.
    Answer: (i) Road transport is more flexible than rail as buses, trucks and cars may
    be stopped anywhere and at any time for passengers and goods whereas trains
    stop at stations only.
    (ii) Road transports provide door to door service. Roads can negotiate high
    gradients and sharp turns to reach at all most all areas whereas trains cannot do
    the same. Roads can be constructed at hilly areas also.
    2. Road transport favored in the northern plains of India:
    Answer: Road transport is favored in the Northern plains due to its fertile soils and
    the high density of population.
    3 The Ganga is navigable from its mouth right up to Hardwar.’
    Answer: The area near the mouth of the Ganga is an extremely plain region with a
    very gentle slope. Due to the gentle slope, the rivers flow very steadily in the plain.
    This river is perennial, deep and very wide from Hardwar till the mouth of river.
    4. The rivers of the Deccan Plateau are non-perennial and non-navigable.
    Answer: The two reasons for the rivers of Deccan Plateau being non-navigable and
    non-perennial are:
    (i) They flow through rocky region.
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    (ii) They are dependent on monsoon winds for their water.
    5. The importance of inland waterways declined? Give any two reasons.
    Answer: Rivers of India face the problem of silting. The depth of water in some rivers
    decline in the dry season making navigation difficult. It is slow means of transport.

    Name the Following


    Question 1: Name three important sea ports each on the East and West Coast.
    Answer: East Coast: Chennai, Kolkata, And Vishakhapatnam.
    West Coast: Mumbai, Marmagoa (Goa), Mangalore.

    Question 2: Name two National airlines.


    Answer: Air India and Indian Airlines.

    Question 3: Name two private Airlines.


    Answer: Indigo and Jet Airways.

    Question 5: One expressway with its terminal cities.


    Answer: The Sher Shah Suri Marg connecting Delhi and Amritsar.
    Pune-Mumbai Express Way.

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