LI

FELI
NESOFNATI
ONALECONOMY
Quest
ion1.Mul
ti
plechoi
cequest
ions.

(
i)Whi
cht
wooft
hef
oll
owi
ngext
remel
ocat
ionsar
econnect
edbyt
heeast
-westcor
ri
dor
?

a)Mumbai
andNagpur b)Si
l
cherandPor
bandarc)Mumbai
andKol
kat
a

d)NagpurandSi
l
igudi

Answer
:(b)Si
l
cherandPor
bandar

Expl
anati
on:Nat
ionalHighwayDevel
opmentProj
ect(NHDP),andconsi
stsofbui
lding7300
ki
lometer
soffour/
sixlaneexpr
esswaysconnect
ingSri
nagar
,Kanyakumari
,Kochi,
Porbandar
andSil
char.

(
ii
)Whi
chmodeoft
ranspor
tat
ionr
educest
rans-
shi
pmentl
ossesanddel
ays?

a)Rai
l
way
s b)Roadway
s c)Pi
pel
i
ne d)Wat
erway
s

Answer
:(c)Pi
pel
i
ne

Expl
anat
ion:I
niti
alcostofl
ayi
ngpipel
i
nesishi
ghbutsubsequentr
unni
ngcost
sar
emi
nimal
.It
rul
esouttr
ans-shi
pmentlossesanddelay
s.

(
ii
i)Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atesi
snotconnect
edwi
tht
heH.
V.J.pi
pel
i
ne?

a)Madhy
aPr
adeshb)Mahar
asht
ra c)Guj
aratd)Ut
tarPr
adesh

Answer
:(b)Mahar
asht
ra

Expl
anati
on:
Gaspipeli
nefrom Hazi
rai
nGuj
aratconnect
sJagdi
shpuri
nUt
tarPr
adeshv
ia
Vij
aipuri
nMadhy
aPr adesh.

(
iv)Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngpor
tsi
sthedeepestl
and-
lockedandwel
l
-pr
otect
edpor
tal
ong
t
heeastcoast
?

a)Chennaib)
Par
adwi
p c)Tut
icor
in d)Vi
shakhapat
nam

Answer
:(d)Vi
shakhapat
nam

Expl
anati
on:Landl
ockedmeansenclosedi
nal
lsi
desbyl
and.Vi
shakapat
nam i
snat
ural
l
ydeep
andhence,cal
ledanatur
alhar
bour
.

(
v)Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sthemosti
mpor
tantmodesoft
ranspor
tat
ioni
nIndi
a?

a)Pi
pel
i
ne b)Rai
l
way
s c)Roadway
s d)Ai
rway
s

Answer
:(b)Rai
l
way
s
Expl
anat
ion:
Iti
soneoft
hemostimport
ant,
commonlyusedandv er
ycostef
fect
ivemodesof
commuti
ngandgoodscarr
iageov
erl
ongaswel
las,
shortdi
stances.

(
vi)Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngt
ermsi
susedt
odescr
ibet
radebet
weent
woormor
ecount
ri
es?

a)I
nter
nal
tradeb)I
nter
nat
ional
tradec)Ext
ernal
trade d)Local
trade

Answer
:(b)I
nter
nat
ional
trade

Expl
anat
ion:
Internati
onalt
radeistheexchangeofcapit
al,
goods,
andserv
icesacr
oss
i
nter
nati
onalbordersorter
ri
tor
ies.Inmostcountr
ies,
suchtrader
epr
esent
sasignif
icantshar
e
ofgr
ossdomest icproduct

Quest
ion2.Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ionsi
nabout30wor
ds.

(
i)St
ateanyt
hreemer
it
sofr
oadway
s.

Answer
:Mer
it
sofr
oadway
s:

TheConst
ruct
ioncostofr
oadsi
smuchl
owert
hant
hatofr
ail
wayl
i
nes.

Roadscangot
hroughdi
ssect
edandundul
ati
ngl
andar
easandt
hroughst
eepmount
ains

Theyareeconomi
calasl
oadingcostsarelowanddoor
-to-doorservi
cecanbeavai
ledof.Road
tr
ansporti
smostsui
tedf
ort r
ansport
ingdeli
cat
egoodslikechinawareandgl
assware,
which
arel
ikel
ytobedamagedintheprocessofloadi
ngandunloading.

(
ii
)Wher
eandwhyi
srai
ltr
anspor
tthemostconv
eni
entmeansoft
ranspor
tat
ion?

Answer:
Inthenort
hernplains,railt
ransporti
sthemostconvenientmeansoft ranspor
tat
ion.
Thi
sisbecausethi
sregionhasv astlevel
landsthatar
egoodforlayi
ngtracks,hugepopulati
on
andhi
ghagricul
tur
alproductiv
ity,makingrailt
ranspor
taprof
it
ablevent
ure.Iti
susedf orboth
l
ongdist
ancesaswellasshor tdi st
ances.

(
ii
i)Whati
sthesi
gni
fi
canceoft
hebor
derr
oads?

Answer:Borderroadsar estr
ategical
lyi
mportantastheyimpr oveaccesstoareaslikethe
nort
hernandnor th-
easternborderareaswhichhaveadi ff
icultt
errai
n.Bor
derroadsar e
constr
uctedandmai nt
ainedbyBor derRoadsOrgani
z at
ion( BRO).TheGover
nmentofI ndi
a
uundert
akes,constructsandmai ntai
nsroadsintheborderingareasofthecountry.Iti
mproves
thesecuri
tybecauset hearmyandar mscanbemobi li
zedeasi l
ythrought
heser oads.

(
iv)Whati
smeantbyt
rade?Whati
sthedi
ff
erencebet
weeni
nter
nat
ional
andl
ocal
trade?

Answer:Tradei
sthemov ementofgoodsandserv
icesbetweenregi
onsf
oreconomicgain.
Tradebetweentwoormor ecount
ri
esister
medinter
nati
onaltr
ade.I
tmaytakeplacethr
ough
sea,ai
rorlandr
outes.Tr
adeoccurri
nginaregi
onwithi
nthesamecountr
yiscall
edlocaltr
ade.
Local
tradei
scar
ri
edi
nci
ti
es,
townsandv
il
lages.

Quest
ion3.Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngquest
ionsi
nabout120wor
ds.

(
i)Whyaret
hemeansoft
ranspor
tat
ionandcommuni
cat
ioncal
l
edt
hel
i
fel
i
nesofanat
ionand
i
tseconomy
?

Answer:Themeansoft
ransport
ati
onandcommuni
cat
ionar
ecal
l
edt
hel
i
fel
i
nesofanat
ionand
i
tseconomyduetothereasonsgiv
enbel
ow:

Themeansoftranspor
tat
ionandcommuni
cat
ionhel
pint
hepr
oduct
ionandmov
ementof
goodsandser
vices.

Transporthelpsi
nthedevel
opmentofcommunicat
ion.Vari
ousmeansofcommunicat
ionhel
p
usininteract
ingwit
hother
sinal
lthepart
soft
hewor l
d.Ithasbr
oughtt
heworl
dcloser
.

Tr
anspor
tli
ker
ail
way shel
psusinconduct
ingvar
iousacti
vi
tiesl
i
kebusi
ness,
sight
seei
ng,
pi
l
gri
mageandtransport
ati
onofgoodsoverl
ongerdist
ances.

Pi
pel
i
nesar
eusedf
ort
ranspor
ti
ngcr
udeoi
landnat
ural
gast
oref
iner
iesandf
act
ori
es.

Wat
erpr
ovi
dest
hecheapestmeansoft
ranspor
tandi
susef
ulf
ori
nter
nat
ional
trade.

Ai
rtr
anspor
tpr
ovi
dest
hef
ast
est
,mostcomf
ort
abl
emodeoft
ranspor
t.

Thus,i
tiscl
earthatt
her
earemanyadvant
agesoftr
anspor
tat
ionandcommunicat
ion.These
meanshelpinthedevel
opmentoft
hecount
ry.Sot
heyarecal
ledt
heli
fel
inesofanati
onandits
economy.

(
ii
)Wr
it
eanot
eont
hechangi
ngnat
ureofi
nter
nat
ional
tradei
nthel
astf
if
teeny
ear
s.

Answer :Thechangi ngnat ureoft heint

ernat ionalt
radef orIndi
a,inthelastf if
teenyears,has
beeni mpressive.Exchangeofi nf
ormat i
onandknowl edgehassur passedt heexchangeof
goodsandcommodi t
ies.Thr oughitsadv ancedsof twareknowl edgeandexcel lenceinthef i
eld
ofinformationtechnology, Indi
ahasemer gedasav i
ablecont enderatthei nternati
onalleveland
i
sear ninghugeamount soff orei
gnexchanget hr
ought hesame.Tour i
sm t oohasaddedt o
I
ndia’supgr adedpositionini nt
ernati
onal trade.In2004, therewasa23. 5%i ncreaseinforeign
touri
starriv
alsasagai nstt henumberi n2003.Thus, internati
onaltradef orIndiahasunder gone
acogni sablechangeint hepastf ift
eeny ear s.