Q1. Name the two major projects undertaken by NHAI.
Ans. Two major projects undertaken by NHAI
(i) Golden Quadrilateral
(ii) North - South and East - West Corridors.
Q2. Mention any three problems being faced by the Indian Railways.
Ans. (i) Train tracks cannot be laid in every industrial region and trains have to travel to a station, where the cargo is loaded from one form of transportation to another. Most industrial locations have roads leading to them, but not all of them have train tracks leading to them.
(ii) The trains which run on coal produce lot of air and noise pollution.
(iii) Trains cannot cross the oceans. They are limited to land travel and cannot normally haul products from one continent to another.
Q3. Name two areas where helicopter services may be used ?
Ans. (i) Hilly terrain of Himalayas and
(ii) Offshore drilling of Mumbai High.
Q4. What is the Golden Quadrilateral? Mention any two ways in which it will help in the economic development of the country.
Ans. The Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) is the largest express highway project in India. It connects India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and thus, forms a quadrilateral. The main economic benefits of the Golden Quadrilateral Project are the following :
(i) This highway interconnects many major cities and ports
(ii) It provides an impetus to truck transport throughout India.
Q5. What is the importance of transport ?
Ans. 1. Transportation helps in the better utilisation of the resources of the backward areas by linking them with the more advanced areas.
2. It aids in the process of industrialisation and urbanisation.
3. It removes scarcity of goods during any crisis.
4. It helps in minimising the effects of natural disasters.
5. It brings in homogeneity and national integration in thought and culture through easy movement of people and bringing them in contact with one another.