Social Sciences Geography CBSE Class 10 Lifelines of National Economy
MCQsQ1: 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
