TS 7th Class Social Study Material 10th Lesson Importance of Transport System

Telangana SCERT 7th Class Social Guide Pdf Telangana 10th Lesson Importance of Transport System Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 7th Class Social 10th Lesson Questions and Answers – Importance of Transport System

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Question 1.
How is the transport system essential for producing agricultural goods? Illustrate with an example.
Answer:
Transport system helps in the development of agricultural sector through effective distribution of food grains and perishable goods from the producing areas to marketing centers and other destinations of consumption without interruption.

Roads are advantageous to farmers to transport their perishable goods and in turn, develop markets for their products. Eg: India is one of the largest producers of sugar in the world. The industry is based upon the cash crop of sugarcane. Sugarcane which is perishable and weight-losing raw material can not be transported to long distances. And after the harvest of the crop, the cane is to be immediately processed because the sucrose content declines with the lapse of time. So, transport system is essential for producing agricultural goods.

Question 2.
How is the use of buses different from trains?
Answer:

1. Buses can collect goods and passengers from anywhere and deliver them anywhere.
2. Roads are useful to farmers, to transport perishable goods and develop markets for their goods.
3. Raw materials can be transported to factories easily.
4. Both public sector and private sector operate side by side competitively.

Question 3.
Why is it important to provide transport facilities to villages?
Answer:
It is important to provide transport facilities to villages because,

• It is particularly advantageous to the farmers to transport their perishable goods and in turn, develop markets for these products.
• It is also helpful for the mobility of farm machinery and agricultural produce from house to field vice versa,
• It helps people to move from one village to another and thus enhances interactions among the people and human settlements.

Question 4.
Why do you think are waterways are important for a country?
Answer:

1. Waterways are two types – inland waterways and oceanic transport. Rivers and canals serve as inland waterways. In our state river Krishna. river Godavari and river Penna are used for the purpose.
2. Goods can be transported at low transport costs on a large scale through waterways.
3. Almost all the goods traded by Indian traders are transported to other countries through ports.
4. Port cities or towns are thus major trading centres. Telangana does not have any coastlines or ports. Andhra Pradesh has 15 ports, out of which Visakhapatnam is the largest port.

Question 5.
How does the transport system become a means for livelihood?
Answer:

1. A well-developed transport system maintains cultural coherence, the socio-economic development of the country.
2. It helps to make a move from one place to another and thereby enhancing interaction among the people and human settlements.
3. It encourages urban centres and speed up the urbanization process.
4. It helps daily commuters to move freely to take up their jobs at distant places.
5. It promotes a feasible and compatible marketing system and encourages a good volume of internal and international trade.
6. It helps in the development of the agricultural sector through effective distribution of food grains and perishable goods from the producing areas to the markets without any interruption.

Question 6.
What will happen if there is a rise in transport cost for goods made in factories? Illustrate with an example.
Answer:
Farmers, fisherfolk and industries which depend upon transport for various reasons. Mainly,

1. A farmer wants to take his crop to Rythu bazaar, fisher – folk wants to make the catch reach the buyer before it gets spoiled.
2. Paper industry uses lorries to bring their raw materials Industries that produce goods depend on transport system to reach out to consumers.
3. Cotton produced by farmers moves from field to the factories. There are different processes through which cloth is produced and so it may have to move from one place to another, where cloth is produced and markets are thus very interdependent. So, if there is a rise in transport cost, cost of goods may be increased.

Question 7.
Write a few slogans ‘Prevention of road rail accidents.’
Answer:

1. Speed thrills but kills.
2. Go slow.
3. Follow traffic rules and avoid accidents.
4. Don’t overtake.
5. Don’t compete.
6. Go slowly and reach home safely.

Question 8.
Congestion and traffic blocks occur due to the use of vehicles in a big way. What measures do you suggest to prevent this?
Answer:

1. We should use only public transport system.
2. Each institution should provide their own public transport system.
3. Not to use vehicles unnecessarily.
4. Avoid vehicles for short distances.
5. Institutions and ladones should have their own quarters.
6. Develop among the people the habit of walking to go to school or office.

Project:
Interact with a driver working in transport and obtain information about the dangers and other aspects of his job.
Answer:
(Student’s activity:)

Drivers’ life, dangers and other aspects of his life.

1. They are supposed to go on along distances.
2. The drivers drive during the whole night to reach the destiny.
3. Their life is at stake.
4. Most of the drivers will not have any accident insurance or death insurance.
5. They often met with accidents.
6. The owners will not bear the hospital expenses.

Intext Questions

Text Book Page No. 95

Question 1.
Fill the table below with given words. Some words could be placed in more than one place, and give reasons for choosing to put the word in a column. (Information Skills)
pilgrims, car, fish, cattle, grain, bullock-cart, petroleum, workers, ship, helicopter, tanker, lorry, cycle, tourists, iron-ore, goods train, mangoes.

Mode of Transport	Vehicles used	Some products/groups of people – that could be using
Roads	Lorry, car, cycle bullock-cart, tanker	Pilgrims tourists, fish, grain, petroleum, workers, mangoes, cattle, iron ore.
Railways	Goods train	Pilgrims, tourists, grain, petroleum, workers, iron ore.
Waterways	Ship	Pilgrims, tourists, workers.
Airways	Helicopter	Pilgrims, tourists, workers, mangoes.

Text Book Page No. 94

Question 1.
Locate the major airports, and port cities on the map of India. (Mapping Skills)
Answer:

Text Book Page No. 97

Read the following anl solve the problems given below: (Reading the text git’en, understanding and interpretation)
Farmers residing in Satyampath, their paddy mostly in the nearby town Nayapet which
is about 7km away from the iEllage. Bullock cart operators can transport about lo paddy
bags at a finie and charge eso per bag.

Tractor owners charge “20 per bag. Each tractor can carry about 30-40 bags. Lorries charge ClO per bag and can carry about 150-170 bags in a trip. In the case of long distances, trucks charge more. For example, to transport paddy from a who! erase trader in Naya pet to the district headquarters which is about 100 – 120 kms away, truck operators charge C50 per bag. Theu charge 800- 1000 per tonne to transport goods ftr 500 kilometres.

Question 3.
There are three farmers in a village. They cultivated paddy on their fields and produced 25 bags, 50 bags and 75 bags respectively. They wish to sell their paddy in Vyavasaya Market Yard in a nearby town which is 25 kilometres away. What mode of transport would you suggest and why?
Answer:
I suggest lorry transport is the best to these three farmers because lorries charge less amount per each bag. li these three farmers together send their total 150 paddy bags in lorry to Vvavasaya market yard in a trip, cost of travel is low for these three farmers.

Question 4.
Find out the fares for travelling in following types of buses and time taken for travel between any two locations you are familiar with. (Information skills)

Type of bus	Fare	Time taken
Pallevelugu/Pallebata/Gramani
Express
Delux

Answer:
Let us take Warangal to Karimnagar

Type of bus	Fare	Time taken
Pallevelugu/Pallebate/Gramani	₹ 38	2 hours
Express	₹ 45	1½ hours
Delux	₹ 50	1½ hours

Text Book Page No. 98

Question 5.
Do you think differences in these fares are justified? (Read the above table) Give reasons. (Reading the text (given), understanding and interpretation)
Answer:
Yes, I think differences in these rates are justified.

1. Pallevelugu/ Pallebata / Gramani buses connect even small villages also. The charges are low in price. The people in villages want to travel in these buses.
2. There is no difference between journey time between Delux and Express. The passengers who want to go early prefer expresses hut some of them who want comfort prefer delux bus.

Question 6.
Along with the difference in the fares, there are also differences in the facilities and journey time. However, in your opinion how would most people prefer to travel? If you were responsible for increasing the facilities ¿n them, which type of bus would you give preference to? (Conceptual understanding)
Answer:
In my opinion most of the passengers want to reach the destination as early as possible. So, they prefer expresses to travel long distances but some of them prefer palkt ’dugu for short distances. I prefer to provide facilities to all the buses.

Text Book Page No. 99

Question 7.
Krishna and Ibrahim study in a school in the came class. They live at different places but the distance from their house to school is three kilometres. Ibrahim comes to school in city bus whereas Krishna travels by school bus. What could be reasons for families of these students to travel by different bus services? (Reflection on contemporary issues and questioning)
Answer:
Ibrahim travels in city bus because his family may have less income. Krishna travels in school bus because his family may have higher income.

Text Book Page No. 100

Question 8.
Contact the nearest traffic police or driving school in your locality or a person who has a driving licence. Discuss how drivers are trained. Identify the details of things displayed in the driving school premises. (Information skills)
Answer:

Question 9.
Discuss basic rules and regulations in using roads and how to travel safely on roads. In your classroom display rules regarding traffic. (Information skills)
Answer:

1. Drive vehicles at a controlled speed.
2. Vehicles and pedestrians must keep to the left side of the road,
3. Never run from the rear side of parking vehicles.
4. Follow traffic signals. Follow the traffic policeman’s instructions.
5. When the traffic light is green, you must move forward. When it turns to orange, you must get ready. When it is red you must stop.
6. Do not hold the rear part of a bus or a lorr while you ride a bicycle.
7. Cross the road carefully when vehicles are moving.
8. Be more cautious while crossing the blind turns and move at a less speed.
9. Do not get down from or get into a moving vehicle.
10. Do not throw litter on the road.
11. Do not try standing on the footboard of a bus.

Additional Questions

Two Marks Questions

Question 1.
How many ins of transports are there? What are they?
Answer:
There are four means of transports. They are –

1. Roadways
2. Railways
3. Airways
4. Waterways.

Question 2.
What are National Highways?
Answer:
The highways that are built across different states in the country are called National
highways.

Question 3.
What is the lengthiest National highway?
Answer:
“N.H.7” is the lengthiest National highway.

Question 4.
Which states does the NH.7 pass through?
Answer:
“N.H.7” runs through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Question 5.
Who are responsible for the construction of urban roads?
Answer:
Corporations and Municipalities are responsible for the construction of urban roads.

Question 6.
Which are called border roads?
Answer:
Roads that are laid along international boundaries are called border roads.

Question 7.
Where is the International airport located in Telangana?
Answer:
International airport is in Hyderabad (Shamshabad).

‘adding the text (given), understanding and interpretation

First week of et year, the Road Transport departments all over the country celebrate Road Safety Week. On this occasion, they give guidelines to the people to follow traffic rules. The government-run companies such as the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporations conduct awareness campaigns among drivers and give them training to drive safely. They also go to schools and organise essay writing, debate and other competitions

students and encourage them to travel safely and following traffic rules. Every person using transport systems – roads, railways or airways and those working in them are required to follow specific safety rules. This will reduce the deaths, injuries and other casualties accruing due to transport.

Question.
Comment on the road safety.
Answer:

• First week of every year is celebrated as Road Transport Day.
• They conduct awareness among drivers and give them training to drive safely.
• Essays and debates are organized at school level.
• We should follow road safety rules to reduce the deaths, Injuries and other casualties occurring due to transport.

Information Skills

A. Transport system in Telangana

Roads	Roads are of different types. National highways, State highways, district roads and village roads. National Highway No. 7. It runs through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Panchayats are responsible for village roads. Corporations and Municipalities are responsible for urban roads.
Railways	One-fifth of travellers in India use trains. Railways are mainly used to transport goods like coal, iron ore, fertilizers, cement, food grains etc. Telangana has a well-developed railway network connecting all the districts.
Airways	There is one international airport in Telangana. International airport – travelling to other states and foreign countries.
Waterways	Port cities or towns are the major trading centres. Telangana does not have any coastal lines or ports. Andhra Pradesh has 15 ports out of which Visakhapatnam is the largest port. The Godavari, the Krishna and the Penna rivers are used as waterways.

 

1. What are the states that the National Highway passes through
Answer:
The National Highway No. 7 or 44 passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamilnadu.

Question 2.
Which ¡s the biggest port in Andhra Pradesh?
Answer:
Visakhapatnam

Question 3.
What do you know about International airports?
Answer:
International airports are for the purpose of travelling to foreign countries.

Question 4.
Which goods are used to transport in railways?
Answer:
Coal, iron ore, fertilizers, cement, food grains etc.

Question 5.
Name the rivers which all used as waterways in A.P?
Answer:
Krishna and Godavari.

Appreciation and Sensitivity

Question.
Write down any one advantage of road transport when compared to rail transport.
Answer:
Roads are relatively more easy to construct and maintain but the favourable conditions for railway construction are the plain topography, high density of population, number of urban and trading centres and the productive area of agriculture, mining and industry.

Project

Conduct Interview of a person employed in any of the transport systems. Find out about their working conditions, like number of hours of work, benefits, risks in the job, and so on.
Answer:
I conducted an interview with a person who is working as a driver in TSRTC, Ranga Reddy district. I lis name is Jayaraju. He told me that the drivers and conductors have 6 hours, 7 hours and 8 hours duties as per the distance of the Journey and after that, they had given rest for 12 hours. The extra hour duties are not followed by the management

Regular drivers should get increments and rewards for their work – Each and every bus has to reach the destination at correct time – if any bus reaches the bus stand before time, the driver has to pay fine from one hundred to five hundred rupees. This is one of the examples for job risk.

Mapping Skills

A. Locate the following in the given India map.
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Uttar Pradesh
6) Tamilnadu
7) National Highway Varanasi to Cape Cantorin

B. Locate the airport in the Telangana.

1) Hyderabad

Work Book

Question 1.
………….. of travellers in India use trains. ( )
A) One third
B) One fourth
C) One fifth
Answer:
B) One fourth

Question 2.
National Highway No. 7 does not touch this state ( )
A) Telangana
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Jharkhand
Answer:
D) Jharkhand

Question 3.
………………… is the largest port in Andhra Pradesh. ( )
A) Gangavarani
B) Visakhapatnam
C) Kakinada
Answer:
B) Visakhapatnam

Question 4.
No. of employees in Telangana State Road Transport Corporation ( )
A) 1,00,000
B) 64,000
C) 1,50,000
Answer:
B) 64,000

Question 5.
It is not possible to travel to Pakistan by ……………….. . ( )
A) train
B) bus
C) ship
Answer:
C) ship

Question 6.
………………. is the costliest and fastest mode of transport. ( )
A) Roadways
B) Railways
C) Airways
Answer:
C) Airways

Question 7.
……………. week of every year celebrated as road safety week. ( )
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
Answer:
A) First

Question 8.
Indian railways are under ……………. sector. ( )
A) Private
B) Public
C) Corporate
D) Industrial
Answer:
B) Public

Question 9.
Almost all the goods traded by Indian traders are transported to other countries through ……………………. .( )
A) Ports
B) Airports
C) Railways
D) Buses
Answer:
B) Airports

Question 10
……………… are responsible for village roads. ( )
A) Mandal Parishads
B) Panchayats
C) Zilla Parishads
D) State Government
Answer:
B) Panchayats

Question 11.
Highways built across different ………….. in the country. ( )
A) States
B) Towns
C) Villages
D) Tribal areas
Answer:
A) States

Question 12.
………………. are major trading centres. ( )
A) Portcities
B) Villages
C) Historical cities
D) Capitals
Answer:
A) Portcities

Question 13.
……………………. are mostly transported by ships.
A) People
B) Goods
C) Animals
D) Plantations
Answer:
B) Goods

Question 14.
Coal is transported through …………………… transport.
A) Road
B) Rail
C) Water
D) Air
Answer:
B) Rail

Question 15.
The ………………… maintain accounts, repair buses or work in bus deposits.
A) Politicians
B) Fanmrs
C) Lawyers
D) Employees
Answer:
D) Employees

Question 16.
Paper industry uses …………………… to bring their raw material. ( )
A) Trucks
B) Vans
C) Lorries
D) trains
Answer:
C) Lorries

Question 17.
One has to prefer public transport system because ( )
A) Over pollution due to carrying more people
B) They move long distanes
C) Cost is more
D) They carry more people so that using individual vehicles reduce leading to less pollution
Answer:
D) They carry more people so that using individual vehicles reduce leading to less pollution

Question 18.
Following traffic rules help ( )
A) to avoid accidents
B) to avoid pollution
C) to carry less luggage
D) to carry more luggage
Answer:
A) to avoid accidents