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Grade-X, Sub- Geography
Ch7- Lifelines of National Economy

Sub Topic1- Introduction, Transport (Roadways)

Sl. Objective
No.
1. The people who make the products come to the consumers by transportation are
called ______________ .
(a) Businessman
(b) Retailers
(c) Traders
(d) Industrialists
2. Which of the following options describe roadways as feeder to other modes of
transport?
(a) Roadways are cheaper than other means of transport.
(b) Construction cost of roads is much lower than that of railway lines.
(c) They provide a link between railway stations, air and sea ports.
(d) It also provides door-to-door service, thus the cost of loading and unloading is
much lower.
3. Which of the following extreme locations are joined by the east-west corridor? ncert
exercise-Q.n.-1i, page no.-92
(a) Mumbai and Nagpur
(b) Mumbai and Kolkata
(c) Silcher and Porbandar
(d) Nagpur and Siliguri
4. Which means of transport is a new arrival on the map of India?
(a) Rural roads
(b) Expressways
(c) Super Highways
(d) National Highways
5. National Highways connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is termed as:
(a) Locomotives
(b) Gauge
(c) Golden quadrilateral
(d) Dock
6. What is the historical Sher Shah Suri Marg now called?
(a) NH 4
(b) NH 1
(c) NH 3
(d) NH 7
7. Which of the following roads are of strategic importance in the north and the north