Transport and Communication

Transportation is ---------------- service industry created to satisfy the basic needs of society?

• Unorganised

• Organised

• Balanced

• Favourable

What are the principal modes of transportation?

• Land

• Water

• Road

• Air

Which of the following statement is true about roadways?

• Road transport is the most economical for short distances compared to railways.

• It offers door-to-door service

• Helpful for short distance

• All of the above

Match the following Animal Area 1. Horses a) Western Countries 2. Dogs b) North America 3. Mules c) Deserts 4. Camel d) Mountains

• 1 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d)

• 1 a) 2 b) 3 d) 4 c)

• 1 d) 2 b) 3 c) 4 a)

• 1 a) 2 c) 3 b) 4 d)

The revolution in transport came about only after the invention of the steam engine in the: -

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 21st century

• 20th century

The first public railway line was opened in the year: -

• 1826

• 1827

• 1825

• 1824

The first public railway line was opened between: -

• Stockton to Halifax

• Darlington to Vancouver

• Darlington to Sydney

• Stockton to Darlington

The revolution in transport came about only after the ------------------ in the eighteenth century

• Invention of combustion engine

• The invention of the steam engine

• Invention of internet

• Invention of railways

Railways became the most popular and fastest form of transport in the --------

• 19th Century

• 18th Century

• 20th Century

• 17th Century

The invention of ------------------ revolutionised road transport in terms of road quality and vehicles (motor cars and trucks) plying over them

• The invention of the steam engine

• Invention of internet

• Invention of railways

• The internal combustion engine