14.transport VSA Flashcards
Mention the three means of transport with one example of each.
a. Land-roadways
b. Water - Ship
C. Air - Aeroplanes
Name the extreme stations which are connected by the East-West Corridor.
Silchar and Porbander
Name the extreme stations which are
connected by the North-South Corridor.
Srinagar and Kanyakuman
Name the institution which implements the India Super Highways
The National Highway Authority of India
Who maintains, and lays the National
Highways?
The central public Works Department
Name the extreme cities which
connected by the NHI.
Delhi and Amritsar
Who maintains and lays the State Highways?
The Public Works Department (PWD)
Who maintains district roads?
Zila Parishad
What is the objective of the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna ?
Under the scheme, special provisions are made so that every village in the country is linked to a major town in the country by all season motorable roads.
Who maintains the border roads?
The Border Roads Organisation.
What is the density of a road?
The length of a road per 100 sq km of area is known as the density of roads.
What is national density of a road? Which state has the highest density of roads?
National Density-75 km
Highest Density-Kerala about 375 km.
Which is the cheapest means of transport?
Waterways.
Name any two inland waterways
A. The Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia
B. The Brahmaputra river between Sadiya and Dhubri
Name any four ports of the east coast.
A. Haldia
B. Paradip
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Chennai
Name any four ports of the west coast of India.
Mumbai,Kandla, Marmagao, New Mangalore and Cochin.
Name the states where the following ports
are located:
(i) Marmagao
(ii) New Mangalore
iii) paradip
(iv) Tuticorin
Marmagao -Goa
New mangalore-Karnataka
Paradip- Odisha
Tuticorin-Tamil Nadu
Explain the term ‘Port’.
The part of harbour where goods are loaded and unloaded from the ships is called a port
Write one Natural and one Artificial port of India.
Artificial Port - Chennai
Natural Port - Mumbai
On which coast of India these ports are situated:
(i) Mumbai
(ii) Chennai
(i) Western Coast
ii) Eastern coast
What is the length of coastline of India?
7,516.6 km.
What is Paradip famous for, and the state in which is it situated?
It is the main exports port of India, and is situated in Odisha.
Name an important port located near Tropic of Cancer
Kandla in Gujarat
Give one example of each of the following
from the major ports of India:
(1) Tidal Port
2.Natural Harbour
3.Artificial harbour
1.kolkata
2.Mumbai
3.Chennai
Name any four iron ore exporting ports of India.
1.Marmagao
(2) New Mangalore
3.vishakhapatnam
4.paradip
Name the premier iron ore exporting port of density the country.
Marmagao
Name the deepest landlocked port.
Vishakhapatnam.
Which is the fastest means of transportation?
Airways
Name the company which provides helicopter services to the Oil and Natural Gas Commission.
Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd
Why is a dense network of railway transport found in the North Indian Plains? Give two reason.
(i) Due to high rate of economic activites
(ii) Due to the low cost of production.
How roads are benefical for the farmers?
The roads help the farmers to move their perishable (flowers, fruits, milk) and non- perishable commodities (wheat, maize, cotton etc) to the market.
Full for of:
(I) NHAI
(ii) BRO
(ii) NHDP
(i)National Highways Authority of India
(ii) Border Road Organisation
(iii) National Highways Development project
