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LIFELINES OF THE ECONOMY GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES PRACTICE QUESTIONS

 LIFELINES OF THE ECONOMY

GRADE 10

SOCIAL STUDIES

Very short Answer type questions:

1) Handling of exports and imports on a large scale is done conveniently from the Kandla port. Why?

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2) Why was the Haldia port set up?

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3) What is the major objective to develop the Super Highways?

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4) What do you know about National Highways?

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5) What are known as State Highways?

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6) For types of tourism, foreign tourists visit ndia?

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7) Why was Border Roads Organisation established in 1960?

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8) Why metalled roads are called all weather roads?

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9) What is communication? Name its two types.

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10) Which authority certifies both Indian and foreign films?

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11) What is Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana?

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12) Why are the Himalayan mountainous regions unfavourable for the construction of railway line?

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13) What is mass communication?

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14) What is an index of country’s economic prosperity?

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Short Answer type questions:

1) What are Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways? Mention any tow objectives of this project. The

North-South and East-West corridors join which terminal cities?

2) State any three merits of roadways.

3) What is the significance of “Border Roads”? Explain

4) Describe the rural roads in India.

5) Describe five problems faced by road transport in India.

6) Explain any four qualitative improvements made in Indian railways.

7) Name the longest National Waterway of India. Write any three points of importance of waterways.

8) What is pipeline transportation? Write two merits and demerits of the same.

9) Explain any five importance of Kandla port.

10) “Airways is the most preferred mode of transport in the north-eastern state of India”. Give three reasons to prove this preference.

11) What are the importance and advantages of railways?

12) Distinguish between favourable balance trade and unfavourable balance of trade.

13) State any two points of importance of mass communication.

14) Write a note on the changing nature of the international trade in the last fifteen years


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