Class X Chapter 7 – Life Lines of national Economy

 Class X

Chapter 7 – Life Lines of national Economy

1. The World has turned into a global village. Discuss (81)

2. Name a historical road/highway. (82)

3. Who maintains national highways?(82)

4. Explain about the advantages of roads over railways.(82)

5. What are the major objectives of super highway?(82)

6. Name the organization that is implementing this program?(82)

7. Which is the longest highway? Also name the area which it connects. (82)

8. Explain the state highway. Also name the organization responsible for its maintenance. (82)

9. What are the areas linked by the golden quadrilateral? (82)

10. Name the two ends of the east – west, north – south corridor respectively. (82)

11. When and where was the first railway line made in India? What was the total distance that it covered? (84)

12. What is the importance of railways? (84)

13. Name the largest public sector undertaking in the country? (84)

14. Classify roads on the basis of the type of material used. (84)

15. what are the problems confronting the road transport.(84)

16. Name the organization responsible for constructing the border roads. When was this association formed? (84)

17. What do you understand by road density? (84)

18. What is the national average of roads which state has the highest and lowest road density? (84)

19. What are the problems confronting Indian railways? (85)

20. What are the materials transported by pipeline? How are solids being transported via pipelines? (85)

21. What is the importance of konkan railways? Discuss the problems associated with the same. (85) (2+2)

22. What are the advantages of pipelines? (85)

23. Name the three important national network if pipelines in India. (85)

24. What are four advantages of waterways? (87)

25. Name 3 national waterways. (87)

26. Discuss about the specific feature of the kolkata port. (87)

27. Name the port made to release pressure over kolkata/mumbai port. (87)

28. Name the 2 areas served by Indian airlines. (87)

29. Explain the functions of pawanhans helicopters(88)

30. Name the deepest landlocked port of India. (87)

31. What are the four advantages of waterways? Name three national waterways (87)

34. Explain the specific advantages of

1. Mumbai P.

2. Kandla P.

3. Jawaharlal Nehru P.

4. Marmagao P.

5. New Mangalore (87)

35. What are the advantages of air transport? (88)

36. Name six mail channels that have been recently introduced? (90)

37. What is trade? What is international trade? Why is trade considered as economic barometer? (90)

38. What are the various means of communication? (90)

39. Explain the importance of  

1) All India Radio

2) Doordarshan (90)

40. What is favorable balance of trade? (91)

41. Explain the importance of tourism as a trade? (91)

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