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11: Transport in India Class 10 Geography

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  • Qstn #10
    What purpose does sea travel serve now-a-days?
    Ans : India has over 14,000 kilometres of navigable waterways made up of rivers and canals. For example, the backwaters of Kerala are extensively used to carry goods and the local products. The shipping of mineral ore, petroleum, heavy machinery, supplement internal, transport facilities.
  • Qstn #11
    Mention one advantage and one disadvantage each of inland waterways.
    Ans : 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.
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    Section : C
    Long Questions
  • Qstn #1
    Name the Current Expressways.
    Ans :
    1. Mumbai-Pune Expressway: 93 km., long connecting Mumbai to Pune. It forms a byepass route for NH 4 between these cities.
    2. Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway: This 28 km. expressway goes a long way in easing traffic between Delhi, the national capital and Gurgaon a satellite city of Delhi (though lying in Haryana).
    3. Delhi-Noida-Greater Noida: Two separate expressways providing high speed connectivity between Delhi, Noida and Greater Noida. The DND Flyway was the first expressway built in Delhi.
    4. Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway: 95 km. long connecting Ahmedabad and Vadodara. It is a byepass for NH 8.
    5. Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor: A 111 km. long expressway in Karnataka between Bangalore and Mysore.
  • Qstn #2
    Name the future expressways.
    Ans : These are either in the planning stage or under construction.
    1. Yamuna Expressway: Initiated in 2003, it is a 165 km. project between Agra and Greater Noida.
    2. Ganga Expressway: It is planned as a 1,047 km. access controlled eight-lane expressway that will connect Greater Noida to Ballia.
    3. Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway: This 135 km. long expressway will run on the west of Delhi scheduled to be completed in 2009.
    4. Hindon Expressway: This 250 km. long expressway in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will connect Ghaziabad to Dehradun and Haridwar. It is still in the planning stage.
  • Qstn #3
    What are the advantages of Road Transport?
    Ans :
    1. Fast and comfortable.
    2. It will help industrial growth of the towns through which it passes.
    3. It will help Transport of the agricultural produce from the hinterland to the major cities and ports.
    4. It will help job opportunities.
    5. It will increase demand for steel, cement and other reconstruction materials.
    6. It helps tourism.
  • Qstn #4
    What are the demerits of our Road Transport?
    Ans :
    1. Poor quality of roads and their maintenance have led to much wear and tear of vehicles and increase in accidents.
    2. The development of roads has not kept pace with the rise in population. The result is that the roads in some of our small towns have become bottlenecks, causing traffic jams. The whole traffic scenario is chaotic.
    3. Increase in pollution caused by vehicles spewing jets of diesel vapour which is the cause of diseases, smog and climatic change.
    4. The construction of highways has given rise to displacement of people and destruction of large tracts of agricultural land.
  • Qstn #5
    What are the benefits of the Golden Quadrilateral?
    Ans :
    1. It will cut down travel time by about 20-25%.
    2. It will help industrial growth of the towns through which it passes.
    3. It will help Transport of the agricultural produce from the hinterland to the major cities and ports.
    4. It will help job opportunities in construction as well as in demand for steel, cement and other construction materials.
  • Qstn #6
    Name four advantages and three disadvantages of Railways?
    Ans : Advantages of railways:
    1. Fast, comfortable and cheap.
    2. It is easy to travel from Jammu to Kanyakumari in a matter of two days.
    3. It helps the movement of goods cheaply.
    4. It helps in tourism.

    Disadvantages of railways:
    1. The greatest disadvantages are the three different gauges. This causes inconveniences and delay for passengers and goods in changing trains.
    2. On Ghats sections, rail journey can be hazardous.
    3. Construction of new railway lines has led to displacement of people from their land.
  • Qstn #7
    What are the problems of Air Transport?
    Ans :
    1. 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.
    2. Terrorism, hijackings, sabotage, are becoming more common due to politics. Steps are being taken to control them.
  • Qstn #8
    Mention two advantages and one disadvantage of air transport.
    Ans : Two advantages of air transport are:
    1. It is the fastest and comfortable mode of transport. It connects the remote areas of the country.
    2. Air transport can move across mountain barriers, sandy deserts, large expanses of water and forests.

    One disadvantage of air transport:
    1. It depends on weather conditions. Flights are often delayed due to bad weather.
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    Section : D
    Give Reasons
    Give Geographical Reasons for the following:
  • Qstn #1
    Why is road transport in India considered more useful than rail transport? State two reasons in support of your answer.
    Ans :
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
  • Qstn #2
    Why is road transport favoured in the northern plains of India:
    Ans : Road transport is favoured in the Northern plains due to its fertile soils and the high density of population.
  • Qstn #3
    Give reasons to explain the lack of rail transport in Northern India.
    Ans : Northern India has rugged relief and large number of rivers which makes construction of railways expensive.
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