Free Printable ncert class 10 Geo lesson 7-life lines of national economy

1.

The highway projects in India are being implemented by which organisation?

a)

(a) GAIL

b)

(b) NTPC

c)

(c) NHAI

d)

(d) NDDB

2.

What is the historical Sher Shah Suri Marg now called?

a)

(a) NH 4

b)

(b) NH 1

c)

(c) NH 3

d)

(d) NH 7

3.

Which of the following national highways covers most of Rajasthan?

a)

(a) NH 2

b)

(b) NH 34

c)

(c) NH 23

d)

(d) NH 15

4.

The National Highway linking Delhi and Kolkota

a)

(a) NH 2

b)

(b) NH 3

c)

(c) NH 4

d)

(d) NH 5

5.

The National Highway linking Delhi -Jaipur-Gandhi Nagar-Mumbai

a)

NH 7

b)

NH 8

c)

NH 6

d)

NH 4

6.

The National Highway linking Chennai-Kolkota

a)

NH 4

b)

NH 5

c)

NH 3

d)

NH 7

7.

The National Highway linking Mumbai -Chennai

a)

NH 7

b)

NH 4

c)

NH 5

d)

NH 6

8.

The National Highway linking Kanyakumari-Varanasi

a)

NH 6

b)

NH 5

c)

NH 4

d)

NH 7

9.

The National Highway linking Mumbai and Kolkota

a)

NH 7

b)

NH 6

c)

NH 5

d)

NH 3

10.

Roads linking a state capital with different district headquarters are known as

a)

(a) National highways

b)

(b) District roads

c)

(c) State highways

d)

(d) Other roads

11.

Roads linking different parts of the districts are known as

a)

(a) National highways

b)

(b) District roads

c)

(c) State highways

d)

(d) Other roads

12.

Roads linking rural areas and villages to the towns are known as

a)

(a) National highways

b)

(b) District roads

c)

(c) State highways

d)

(d) Other roads

13.

Which organisation constructs and maintains roads in the border areas?

a)

(a) NHAI

b)

(b) BRO

c)

(c) Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana

d)

(d) BSF

14.

National Highways

link extreme parts of the country, and are laid and

maintained by the

a)

State PWD

b)

CPWD

c)

Zila Parishad

d)

PMGSY

15.

Other roads are laid and

maintained by the

a)

CPWD

b)

State PWD

c)

PMGSY

d)

Zila Parishad

16.

Roads linking a state

capital with different district headquarters

are known as State Highways. These roads

are constructed and maintained by the

a)

State PWD

b)

CPWD

c)

PMGSY

d)

Zila Parishad

17.

How many railway zones are there in our country?

a)

26

b)

22

c)

18

d)

12

18.

The Konkan railway has connected places situated

a)

(a) along the east coast of India

b)

(b) in the Himalayas

c)

(c) along the west coast of India

d)

(d) in the north-eastern region of the country

19.

Which of the following regions is suitable to construct railway lines?

a)

(a) Himalaya mountains

b)

(b) Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills

c)

(c) The Northern Plains

d)

(d) Rajasthan desert

20.

Narrow Gauge railway line is found in

a)

(a) the Northern Plains

b)

(b) the hilly areas of Darjeeling, Shillong and Ooty

c)

(c) deserts of Rajasthan

d)

(d) the Central Highlands

21.

The width of the broad gauge railway track is

a)

(a) 1.76 metres

b)

(b) 1.67 metres

c)

(c) 1.87 metres

d)

(d) 1.97 metres

22.

The width of the narrow gauge railway track is

a)

1.67 mtr

b)

0.762 & 0.610 mtr

c)

1.000 mtr

d)

1.97 mtr

23.

Today, the ............ have become more

important in our national economy than all

other means of transport put together.

a)

Road ways

b)

Pipelines

c)

Railway

d)

Water ways

24.

The Indian Railways is the largest public

sector undertaking in the country. The first

train steamed off from

a)

Mumbai to Pune in

1863, covering a distance of 34 km.

b)

Mumbai to Thane in

1853, covering a distance of 34 km.

c)

Delhi to Mumbai in

1855, covering a distance of 34 km.

d)

Mumbai to Kalyan in

1854, covering a distance of 34 km.

25.

Which one of the following is not an advantage of pipeline transportation?

a)

(a) Pipelines are used for transporting crude oil and gas from fields to refineries.

b)

(b) Solids can be transported in slurry form through pipelines.

c)

(c) Pipelines rule out trans-shipment losses or delays.

d)

(d) Initial cost of laying a pipeline is high.

26.

Solids can also be transported

through a pipeline when converted into .......

a)

slurry

b)

Paste

c)

Dredging

d)

None of the above

27.

The pipeline that transports Natural gas .....

a)

From upper Assam to Kanpur

(Uttar Pradesh), via Guwahati, Barauni and

Allahabad.

b)

From Salaya in Gujarat to Jalandhar in

Punjab, via Viramgam, Mathura, Delhi and

Sonipat.

c)

From Hazira in Gujarat

connects Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh, via

Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh.

d)

None of the above

28.

Which one of the following is the oldest port of the eastern coast of India?

a)

(a) Kolkata (Haldia)

b)

(b) Vishakhapatnam

c)

(c) Tuticorin

d)

(d) Chennai (Madras)

29.

Which one of the following groups of cities is connected by the National Highway No. 1?

a)

(a) Kolkata-Amritsar

b)

(b) Ranchi-Kolkata

c)

(c) Delhi-Punjab

d)

(d) Varanasi-Kanyakumari

30.

National Waterway No. 1 is navigable between which of the following places?

a)

(a) Sadiya and Dhubri

b)

(b) Allahabad and Haldia

c)

(c) Udyogamandal and Champakkara

d)

(d) Kottapuram and Komman

31.

National Waterway No. 2 is navigable between which of the following places?

a)

(a) Sadiya and Dhubri

b)

(b) Allahabad and Haldia

c)

(c) Udyogamandal and Champakkara

d)

(d) Kottapuram and Komman

32.

National Waterway No. 3 is navigable between which of the following places?

a)

(a) Sadiya and Dhubri

b)

(b) Allahabad and Haldia

c)

(c) Udyogamandal and Champakkara

d)

(d) Kottapuram and Komman

33.

Which one of the following ports is the biggest with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour?

a)

(a) Kolkata

b)

(b) Chennai

c)

(c) Mumbai

d)

(d) Vishakhapatnam

34.

The port that was developed as a subsidiary port in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port.

a)

(a) Haldia

b)

(b) Kochi

c)

(c) Kandla

d)

(d) Vishakhapatnam

35.

The port that was developed as a subsidiary port in order to relieve growing pressure on the Mumbai port.

a)

(a) Haldia

b)

(b) Kochi

c)

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru port

d)

(d) Vishakhapatnam

36.

Which one of the following ports is a tidal port?

a)

(a) Mumbai

b)

(b) New Mangalore port

c)

(c) Kandla

d)

(d) Vishakhapatnam

37.

Which two extreme locations are connected by the North-South Corridor?

a)

(a) Amritsar and Tuticorin

b)

(b) Srinagar and Tiruvananthapuram

c)

(c) Srinagar and Tuticorin

d)

(d) Srinagar and Kanyakumari

38.

........................... was the first port

developed soon after Independence to ease the

volume of trade on the Mumbai port, in the

wake of loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after

the Partition. Kandla is a tidal port.

a)

(a) Tuticorin

b)

(b) Vishakhapatnam

c)

(c) Kandla in Kuchch

d)

(d) Mumbai

39.

Which one of the following modes of transportation reduces tran-shipment losses and delays in the supply of petroleum and gases?

a)

(a) Railways

b)

(b) Roadways

c)

(c) Pipeline

d)

(d) Waterways

40.

Which one of the following is not true regarding the sea ports of India?

a)

(a) Mumbai is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well sheltered harbour.

b)

(b) Tuticorin Port in Tamil Nadu has a natural harbour and hinterland.

c)

(c) Vishakhapatnam is the deepest landlocked and well protected port.

d)

(d) Chennai is an inland riverine port.

41.

Which of the following is the oldest artificial port and the second most important port of the country?

a)

(a) Mumbai port

b)

(b) Kandla port

c)

(c) Chennai port

d)

(d) Ennore port

42.

Which one of the following is an inland riverine port?

a)

(a) Kandla

b)

(b) Kolkata

c)

(c) Mumbai

d)

(d) Tuticorin

43.

Which one of the following is not the means of mass communication?

a)

(a) Cards and envelopes

b)

(b) Radio

c)

(c) Newspaper

d)

(d) Films

44.

The longest pipeline connects

a)

(a) Hazira to Kanpur

b)

(.b) Salaya to Jalandhar

c)

(c) Hazira to Jagdishpur

d)

(d) Koyali to Haldia

45.

STD refers to

a)

(a) Suburban Telephone Dialing

b)

(b) Subscriber Trunk Dialing

c)

(c) Social Telephone Distributor

d)

(d) Speed Telephone Dialing

46.

What is the name given to the International Airport at Kolkata?

a)

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

(b) Meenambakkam

c)

(c) Rajiv Gandhi

d)

(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

47.

What is the name given to the International Airport at Hyderabad?

a)

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

(b) Meenambakkam

c)

(c) Rajiv Gandhi

d)

(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

48.

What is the name given to the International Airport at Delhi?

a)

(a) Indira Gandhi

b)

(b) Meenambakkam

c)

(c) Rajiv Gandhi

d)

(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

49.

What is the name given to the International Airport at Chennai?

a)

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

(b) Meenambakkam

c)

(c) Rajiv Gandhi

d)

(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

50.

What is the name given to the International Airport at Mumbai?

a)

(a) Chatrapati Shivaji

b)

(b) Meenambakkam

c)

(c) Rajiv Gandhi

d)

(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

51.

....................... is the deepest landlocked and

well-protected port. This port was, originally,

conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.

a)

Mumbai

b)

Chennai

c)

Vishakhapatnam

d)

Kolkota

52.

Think of the................... part of the country,

marked with the presence of big rivers,

dissected relief, dense forests and frequent

floods and international frontiers, etc. in the

absence of air transport. Air travel has made

access easier.

a)

North-western

b)

North-eastern

c)

South -eastern

d)

South -western

53.

........................provides international air services.

a)

Indian Airlines

b)

Alliance Air

c)

Air India

d)

Pawanhans

54.

The Indian postal network is the ..............

in the world.

a)

Second largest

b)

Largest

c)

Third largest

d)

None of the above

55.

The second–class mail includes .........

a)

parcels

b)

Cards and

envelopes

c)

book

packets, registered newspapers and periodicals

d)

All the above

56.

To facilitate quick delivery

of mails in large towns and cities, six mail

channels have been introduced recently.

a)

7

b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

57.

Which one of the following is NOT a mail

channel that have been introduced recently to facilitate quick delivery

of mails in large towns and cities

a)

Rajdhani Channel,

b)

Metro Channel,

c)

Green Channel,

d)

Mega Channel

58.

The largest number of newspapers

published in the country are in ..............

a)

Hindi

b)

Urdu

c)

English

d)

None of the above

59.

................................... is the authority to certify both

Indian and foreign films.

a)

Directorate of film festivals

b)

The Central Board of Film

Certification

c)

Film and Television institute of India

d)

Film Certification Appellate Tribunal

60.

Trade between two countries is called ........

a)

Local Trade

b)

international trade

c)

State level Trade

d)

None of the above

61.

Advancement of international trade of a

country is an index to its economic prosperity.

It is, therefore, considered the economic

........... for a country.

a)

Thermo metre

b)

Anemometer

c)

Barometer

d)

None of the above

62.

The balance of trade of a country is

the ............ between its export and import

a)

Sum

b)

Product

c)

Difference

d)

Quotient

63.

When the value of export exceeds the value of

imports, it is called a ........................... of

trade.

a)

Unfavourable balance

b)

favourable balance

c)

Medium balance

d)

Mean balance

64.

if the value of imports

exceeds the value of exports, it is termed as

..................... balance of trade.

a)

unfavourable

b)

favourable

c)

Medium

d)

Mean

65.

There

is vast potential of tourism development in the

.................., but due to strategic reasons these

have not been encouraged so far.

a)

North-western states and Himalayan valleys

b)

Central states

c)

North-eastern states and the interior parts of

Himalayas

d)

None of the above

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