CBSE Class 10 - Social Science - CH7 - Lifelines Of National Economy

Lifelines Of National Economy

Bandra Worli Sea Link
Can we say these Sea Links are also lifelines of National economy?
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MCQs

Q1: The National Waterways No. 1 is located on the river

(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmputra
(c) Indus
(d) Yamuna


Q2(CBSE 2011): District Roads are maintained by:

(a) PWD
(b) Zila Parishad
(c) CPWD
(d) BRO




Q3(NCERT): Which of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?

(a) Pipelines
(b) Railways
(c) Roadways
(d) Airways


Q4: Why is the density of railways more in the northern planes?

(a) economic prosperity
(b) high density population
(c) flat surface
(d) all of these


Q5(CBSE 2011): Which is the extreme south-western port located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour?

(a) Tuticorin
(b) Chennai
(c) Kochi
(d) New Mangalore


Q6(CBSE 2011): National Highways are constructed and maintained by:

(a) NHAI
(b) CPWD
(c) SPWD
(d) BRO


Q7(NCERT): Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries?

(a) Internal trade
(b) International trade
(c) External trade
(d) Local trade


Q8(NCERT): Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor?

(a) Mumbai and Nagpur
(b) Silchar and Porbandar
(c) Mumbai and Kolkata
(d) Nagpur and Siliguri


Q9(NCERT): Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port along the east coast?

(a) Chennai
(b) Paradip
(c) Tuticorin
(d) Visakhapatnam


Q10(NCERT): Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
(a) Railways
(b) Roadways
(c) Pipeline
(d) Waterways


Q11(NCERT):Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline?

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttar Pradesh


Q12: Name the first port developed soon after independence.

(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Kochi
(d) Kandla


Q13(CBSE 2011): Which is the first class mail from the following?

(a) Book packets
(b) Registered newspapers
(c) Periodicals
(d) Envelopes


Q14: 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


Q15: The Golden Quadrilateral super highways project is implemented by

(a) NHAI
(b) PWD
(c) CPWD
(d) BRO


Answers:
1: (a) Ganga
2: (b) Zila Parishad
3: (b) Railways
4: (d) all of these
5: (c) Kochi 
6: (b) CPWD
7: (b) International trade
8: (b) Silchar and Porbandar
9: (d) Visakhapatnam
10: (c) Pipeline
11: (b) Maharashtra
12: (d) Kandla
13: (d) Envelopes
14: (c) Haldia port
15: (a) NHAI