Class 10 Social Science

Chapter 7 Solutions — Life Lines of National Economy

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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Life Lines of National Economy (Chapter 7, CBSE Class 10 Social Science) — the full working for every question, not just the final answer. You can also read the Life Lines of National Economy textbook chapter.

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Multiple Choice Questions

1.
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 Siligudi
2.
Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
- (a) Railways
- (b) Roadways
- (c) Pipeline
- (d) Waterways
3.
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
4.
Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port along the east coast?
- (a) Chennai
- (b) Paradwip
- (c) V.O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin)
- (d) Vishakhapatnam
5.
Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?
- (a) Pipeline
- (b) Railways
- (c) Roadways
- (d) Airways
6.
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

Answer the following questions in about 30 words

State any three merits of roadways.
Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of transportation?
What is the significance of the border roads?
What is meant by trade? What is the difference between international and local trade?

Answer the following questions in about 120 words

Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifelines of a nation and its economy?
Write a note on the changing nature of the international trade in the last fifteen years.

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