AP 10th Class Social Geography Bits 7th Lesson Lifelines of National Economy
Select and write the most appropriate option of the four options for each of the questions :
Question 1.
Which one of the following types of communication service in India is the largest in the world?
A) Postal network
B) Television network
C) Internet services
D) Radio broadcasting
Answer:
A) Postal network
Question 2.
Which of the following is the oldest artificial port and the second most important port of the country?
A) Mumbai port
B) Kandlaport
C) Chennai port
D) Ennore port
Answer:
C) Chennai port
Question 3.
Previously which of the following airlines is the nationalised airline of India?
A) Air India
B) Jet Airways
C) Kingfisher Airline
D) Indigo
Answer:
A) Air India
Question 4.
In recent years, India is earning large foreign exchange through the export of which of the following?
A) Ores and Minerals
B) Information Technology
C) Agricultural product
D) Electric#goods
Answer:
B) Information Technology
Question 5.
Which one of the following groups of cities is connected by the National Highway No.l?
A) Kolkata – Amritsar
B) Ranchi – Kolkata
C) Delhi – Punjab
D) Varanasi-Kanyakumari
Answer:
C) Delhi – Punjab
Question 6.
National waterway No. 1 is navigable between which of the following places?
A) Saniya and Dhubri
B) Allahabad and Haldia
C) Udyogamandal and Champakkara
D) Kottapuram and Kommaram
Answer:
B) Allahabad and Haldia
Question 7.
Which one of the following ports is the biggest with a spacious natural and well – sheltered harbour?
A) Kolkata
B) Chennai
C) Mumbai
D) Visakhapatnam
Answer:
C) Mumbai
Question 8.
Port was developed as a subsidiary port in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port.
A) Haldia
B) Kochi
C) Kandla
D) Visakhapatnam
Answer:
A) Haldia
Question 9.
Which one of the following is considered as the first-class mail by the Indian portal network?
A) Cards and envelopes
B) Registered periodicals
C) Book packets
D) Registered newspapers
Answer:
A) Cards and envelopes
Question 10.
Which one of the following is the southern most international airport in India?
A) Nedimbachdrry
B) Chhatrapati Shivaji
C) Raja Sansi
D) Meenambakkam
Answer:
A) Nedimbachdrry
Question 11.
Which one of the following is the oldest port of the eastern coast of India?
A) Kolkata (Haldia)
B) Visakhapatnam
C) Tuticorin
D) Chennai (Madras)
Answer:
D) Chennai (Madras)
Question 12.
Which organisation constructs and maintains roads in the border areas?
A)NHAI
B) BRO
C) Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Jojana
D) BSF
Answer:
B) BRO
Question 13.
Which one of the following ports is a tidal port?
A) Mumbai
B) New Mangalore port
C) Kandla
D) Visakhapatnam
Answer:
C) Kandla
Question 14.
Which one of the following ports was developed in’order to relieve the pressure of Kolkata port?
A) Paradip port
B) Tuticorin port
C) Haldia port
D) Chennai port
Answer:
C) Haldia port
Question 15.
National Highways are constructed and maintained by :
A) NHAI
B) SPWD
C) CPWD
D) BRO
Answer:
C) CPWD
Question 16.
Which one of the following modes of transportation reduces transshipment losses and delays in the supply of petroleum and gases?
A) Railways
B) Roadways
C) Pipeline
D) Waterways
Answer:
C) Pipeline
Question 17.
The helicopter services to oil and Natural Commission in its offshore operations are
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Alliance Air
Answer:
D) Alliance Air
Question 18.
National highway 1 (NH.1) connects which two cities?
A) Delhi and Amritsar
B) Mumbal and Kolkata
C) Chennai and Hyderabad
D) Delhi and Kolkata
Answer:
A) Delhi and Amritsar
Question 19.
Which location are connected by the North-South corridor? .
A) Delhi and Kanyakumari
B) Delhi and Mum bal
C) Jabalpur and Madhural
D) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
Answer:
D) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
Question 20.
Total length of coastline of India
A) 7,516.6 km
B) 7,566.6 km
C) 7,561.6 km
D) 7,565.6 km
Answer:
A) 7,516.6 km
Question 21.
Which of the following state is not connected to H.V.J. pipelines?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Goa
Answer:
B) Maharashtra
Question 22.
What is fullform of SED?
A Standard Transmission Dialing
B) Standard Trunk Dialing
C) Subscriber Trunk Dialing
D) Subscriber Transmission Dialing
Answer:
C) Subscriber Trunk Dialing
Question 23.
Which state is not connected by HVJ pipeline?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan
Answer:
D) Rajasthan
24. Which one of the following ports is the premier iron-ore exporting port of the country?
A) New Mangalore port
B) Marmagao port
C) Visakhapatnam port
D) Paradip port
Answer:
B) Marmagao port
25. Which,one of the following in an Inland riverine port?
A) Kandla
B) Kolkata
C) Mumbai
D) Tuticorin
Answer:
B) Kolkata
Question 26.
Which of the following types of roads received special impetus under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana?
A) National Highways
B) State Highways
C) Rural Roads
D) District Road
Answer:
C) Rural Roads
Question 27.
Which of the following modes of transport would you find in higher areas af mountainous regions like the Himalayas?
A) Railways
B) Roadways
C) Inland waterways
D) Airways
Answer:
B) Roadways
Question 28.
The means for the movement of goods and services from their supply locations to demand locations can be termed as which of the following?
A) Capital
B) Traders
C) Transport system
D) Power supply
Answer:
C) Transport system
Question 29.
India has second of the largest road networks in the world, aggregating to about
A) 55
B) 62.16 lakh km
C) 57
D) 58
Answer:
B) 62.16 lakh km
Question 30.
When was the Border Road Organization established?
A) 1960
B) 1962
C) 1963
D) 1965
Answer:
A) 1960
Question 31.
Which railway has facilitated the movement of goods and passengers along Hie west coast?
A) Konkan railway
B) Western railway
C) Southern express
D) Southern-Western railway
Answer:
A) Konkan railway
Question 32.
Which one of the following places is not connected by oil field in Upper Assam to Kanpur pipeline?
A) Guwahati
B) Boranni
C) Delhi
D) Allahabad
Answer:
C) Delhi
Question 33.
Which one of fhe following states is not connected by Salaya to Jalandhar pipeline?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Delhi
D) Haryana
Answer:
B) Uttarakhand
Question 34.
In which part of the country is air travel preferred?
A) Western states
B) Northern states
C) North-Eastern states
D) Southern states
Answer:
C) North-Eastern states
Question 35.
To facilitate quick delivery of mails in large towns and cities have been introduced.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer:
D) 6
Question 36.
Metalled roads are
A) Paved roads
B) Seasonal roads
C) Dry season roads
D) All weather roads
Answer:
D) All weather roads
Question 37.
Gas pipelines from Hazira in Gujarat connects Jagdishpur in which of the following state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:
B) Uttar Pradesh
Question 38.
Which of the following National Highway is called Sher-Shah-Suri Marg?
A) National Highway – 5
B) National Highway – 7
C) National Highway – 1
D) National Highway – 9
Answer:
C) National Highway – 1
Question 39.
Which of the following was the first port developed soon after the Independence to use the volume of trade on the Mumbai port?
A) KandIa
B) Karachi
C) Kochi
D) Vizag
Answer:
A) KandIa
40. Which of the following port Was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port to this region?
A) Kandla port
B) Marmagao port
C) Jawaharlal Nehru port
D) None of the above
Answer:
C) Jawaharlal Nehru port
Assertions and Reasons:
There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Marie your answer as per the codes provided below:
Question 1.
Assertion (A) : Rail Transport is the most convenient means of transportation in the Northern plains.
Reason (R) : The Northern plains are densely populated, which enables the maximum number of people to utilise this means of transport.
A) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is false
D) Both A and R are false.
Answer:
B) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
Question 2.
Assertion (A): Mass communication promotes national integration and provides
entertainment. ( )
Reason (R) : It strengthens democracy in the country by providing news to the
masses. They feel attached to the country and a feeling of natio-nalism arises in them.
A) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is false
D) Both A and R are false.
Answer:
B) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
3. Assertion (A): Tourism promotes national integration.
Reason (R) : Millions of people are directly engaged in tourism industry.
A) Both A and Rare true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is false
D) Both A and R are false.
Answer:
A) Both A and Rare true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
4. Assertion (A): Communication is an unessential requirement of human life.
Reason (R) : Communication between people does not create awareness.
A) Both A and R are true, but R is not fhe correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true and R is false
D) Both A and R are false.
Answer:
D) Both A and R are false.
Fill in the blanks:
1. ________ in India has grown substantially over the last three decades.
Answer: Tourism
2. When the value of export exceeds the value of imports, it is called a ________ of trade.
Answer: favourable
3. The largest number of newspapers published in the country are in Hin.di, followed by English and ________
Answer: Urdu
4. India publishes a large number of newspapers and annually ________
Answer: periodicals
5. ________ communication provides entertainment and creates awareness among people about various national programmes and policies.
Answer: mass
6. The transport was nationalised in 1953.
Answer: Air
7. Kolkata is an inland ________ port.
Answer: riverine
8. ________ port has a natural harbour and rich hinterland.
Answer: Tuticorin
9. India has a long coastline of ________ km.
Answer: 7516.6
10. ________ is a fuel efficient and environment friendly mode of transport.
Answer: Waterways
True or false :
1. The exchange of goods among people, states and countries is referred to as trade.
Answer: True
2. Newspapers are published in about 100 languages and dialects.
Answer: True
3. Mr, transport, now-a-days, Is within the reach of the common people.
Answer: false
4. The Ganga river between. Ailahabad and HaldIa (1620 km), N.W. No.2
Answer: false
5. The Indian Railways have been a great integrating force for more than 150 years.
Answer: false
Matching
Question 1.
| Column – A | Column – B |
| i) Internet | a) Areas wbere people are engaged in manu facturing, trade and services |
| ii) canal route | b) Closely- built area of houses. |
| iii) Urban areas | c) Inland waterway |
| iv) Compact settlements | d) A means of communication |
A) i – d, ii – c, iii – a, iv – b
B) i – a, ii – c, iii – d, iv – b
C) i – c, ii – d, iii – b, iv – a
D) i – b, ii – C, iii – a. iv – d
Answer:
A) i – d, ii – c, iii – a, iv – b
| Column A | Column B |
| i) Internet | d) A means of communication |
| ii) canal route | c) Inland waterway |
| iii) Urban areas | a) Areas wbere people are engaged in manu facturing, trade and services |
| iv) Compact settlements | b) Closely- built area of houses. |
Question 2.
| Column – A | Colunm – B |
| i) Natlonal Highways | a) Central Public Works Department |
| ii) State Highways | b) State Public Works Department |
| iii) Other Rural Roads | c) Prad han Mantri Granicen Sadak Yojana |
| iv) Border Roads | d) Border Roads Organisation |
A) i – b, ii – a, iii – d, iv – c
B) i – a, ii – c, iii – d, iv – b
C) i – d, ii – b, iii – c, iv – a
D) i – a, ii – b, iii – c, iv – d
Answer:
D) i – a, ii – b, iii – c, iv – d
| Column – A | Colunm – B |
| i) Natlonal Highways | a) Central Public Works Department |
| ii) State Highways | b) State Public Works Department |
| iii) Other Rural Roads | c) Prad han Mantri Granicen Sadak Yojana |
| iv) Border Roads | d) Border Roads Organisation |