NCERT CLASS 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHY) CHAPTER -7 LIFE LINE OF NATIONAL ECONOMY

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NCERT CLASS 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHY)  CHAPTER -7 LIFELINE OF NATIONAL ECONOMY

QUESTION NO 1

  Multiple choice question.
(i) Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor?
(a) Mumbai and Nagpur  (b) Silchar and Porbander   (c) Mumbai and Kolkatta (d) Nagpur and Siligudi

 (ii) Which mode of transporation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
(a) Railway  (b) Roadways  (c) Pipeline  (d) Waterways

 (iii) Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline?
(a) Madhya Pradesh  (b) Maharashtra  (c) Gujrat (d) Uttar Pradesh

 (iv) Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well protected port along the east cost?
(a) Chennai   (b)Paradwip   (c) Tuticorin
(d) Vishakhapatnam

 (v) Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?
(a) Pipeline  (b) Railways  (c) Roadways (d0 Airways

 (vi) Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries?
(a) Internal trade  (b) International trade  (c)External trade  (d) Local trade

ANSWER


 (i) ---(b)          (ii) ----(c)
(iii)---(b)        (iv)----(d)
(v)----(c)         (vi)----(b)

QUESTION NO 2

 Answer the following questions in about  words.
(i) State any three merits of roadways.
(ii) Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of transporation?
(iii) What is the significant of boarder roads?
(iv) What is meant by trade?What is difference between international and local trade?

ANSWER

(i)

    1. The cost of construction of roads is much lower.
2. Provides door to door service thus the cost of loading and unloading is much lower.
3.  Used as a feeder to other modes of transport. To reach any destination like railway station seaport or airport one needs to travel through roads.

(ii)

     Rail transport is the most convenient means of transportation in the northern plains. It is because the northern plains have vast level land, high population density and rich agricultural resources. These have provided the most favourable condition for the growth of rail transport.

(iii)

  The significance of border road are as follows -
1.  Border roads have improved accessibility in areas of difficult terrain.
2. These roads have helped in the economic development of these areas.

(iv)

   The exchange of goods among people states and countries is termed as trade. Trade between two or more countries is termed as international trade while trade occurs in a region within the same country is called local trade.

QUESTION NO 3

(i)

  Why are the means of transporation and communication called the lifeline of a nation and its economy?
(ii)
   Write a note on the changing nature of the international trade in the last fifteen years.

ANSWER

(i) 

     The development of a country depends upon the production of goods and services as well as their transportation to their destination.Transport plays an important role in the economy. Because of transport raw material reach to the factory or industry, and finally finished product reach to the consumer. It has helped in both production and distribution of goods. Hence, all efficient means of transport are important  for fast development.
          India is well linked with the rest of the world despite in vast size, diversity and linguistic and socio-cultural differences. Railways ,airways, waterways, newspaper, radio, television, cinema and internet etc have been contributing to its socio economic progress in many ways. The trades from local to international level has strengthened the economy. It has also enriched our life and added substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comfort of life. Hence it is right to say that means of transportation and communication are the lifeline of a nation and its economy.

(ii)

   Internaional trade is defined as the exchange of goods and services between two are more countries.International trade has undergone a sea change in the last 15 years.Exchange of commodities and goods have been superceded by the exchange of information and knowledge. India has emerged as a software giant at the international level and it is is earning huge foreign exchange through the export of information technology. Advancement of international trade of a country is an indication to its economic prosperity. It is, therefore, considered the economic barometer for a country. Income earned from international trade constituents a major part in the net national income. Large international trade leads to revival of domestic economy.
























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