Contemporary India - II Practice Questions PDF
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2024
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This document provides a series of questions related to contemporary India, focusing on the economy, transportation, and trade. It presents multiple-choice and short-answer questions covering topics such as infrastructure and the significance of borders, which may be useful for exam revision or practicing questions.
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EXERCISES EXERCISES EXERCISES EXERCISES EXERCISES 1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east- west corridor? (a) Mumbai and Nagpur (c) Mumbai and Kolkata...
EXERCISES EXERCISES EXERCISES EXERCISES EXERCISES 1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east- west corridor? (a) Mumbai and Nagpur (c) Mumbai and Kolkata (b) Silchar and Porbandar (d) Nagpur and Siligudi (ii) Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays? (a) Railways (c) Pipeline (b) Roadways (d) Waterways (iii) Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline? (a) Madhya Pradesh (c) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh (iv) Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well- protected port along the east coast? (a) Chennai (c) Tuticorin (b) Paradwip (d) Vishakhapatnam (v) Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India? (a) Pipeline (c) Roadways (b) Railways (d) Airways (vi) Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries? (a) Internal trade (c) External trade (b) International trade (d) Local trade 2. Answer the following questions in about 30 words. (i) State any three merits of roadways. (ii) Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of transportation? (iii) What is the significance of the border roads? (iv) What is meant by trade? What is the difference between international and local trade? 3. Answer the following questions in about 120 words. (i) Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifelines of a nation and its economy? (ii) Write a note on the changing nature of the international trade in the last fifteen years. QUIZ DRIVE 1. Northern terminal of the North-south corridor. 2. The headquarter of the southern railway zone. 3. The rail gauge with a track width of 1.676 m. 4. A Riverine Port. 5. Busiest railway junction in Northern India. 82 CONTEMPORARY INDIA – II Reprint 2024-25
