Chapter-07 Transport & Communication

Consider the following:
1. Roads
2. Railways
3. Shipping
4. Airways
5. Pipelines
Which of the above modes facilitate transport services?

Consider the following statements:
1. The invention of steam engine in 19th century brought revolution in transport sector.
2. The first public railway line was opened in 1825 in France.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The invention of the steam engine revolutionised road transport.
2. The pipelines, ropeways and cableways are examples of land transportation.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
Animals as mode of transport: Countries
1. Dogs: North America
2. Reindeer: mountainous regions
3. Mules: North Europe
4. Bullocks: India
Which of the above is/are matched correctly?

Consider the following statements:
1. The quality of the roads varies greatly between developed and developing countries.
2. The highest road density and the highest number of vehicles are registered in Europe.
3. In developed countries good quality roads are universal.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. NH 7 connecting Varanasi with Kanya Kumari, is the longest in India.
2. The Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) connects four metropolitan cities.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Railway gauges are classified as broad, standard and meter.
2. The standard gauge Is used only in the U.K and India.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Channel Tunnel connects London with Denmark.
2. There is only one trans-continental rail route connecting Argentina with Chile.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Russian railways account for about 90 per cent of the country’s total transport.
2. North America rail networks accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the world\’s total transport.
Which of the above mentioned statement is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Trans Siberian Railways:
1. It runs from St. Petersburg in the east to Vladivostok in the west.
2. It has helped in opening up its Asian region to West European markets.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
Cities: Countries
1. Odessa: Ukraine
2. Tashkent : Uzbekistan
3. Shenyang: Mongolia
4. Ulan Bator : China
Which of the above is/are matched correctly?

Consider the following statements about Trans Canadian Railways:
1. It runs from Halifax in the east to Vancouver.
2. It was constructed in 1986 to connect British Columbia with rest of the country.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about TransCanadian Railways:
1. A loop line from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay is the economic artery of Canada.
2. Wheat and meat are the important imports on this route.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The Union and Pacific Railways connect New York and San Francisco.
2. It is the route for some of the most valuable exports in North America.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

The railway line which passes through Kalgoorlie, Broken Hill and Port Augusta is

Consider the following statements about Orient Express Railway:
1. It runs from Perth on the west coast to Sydney on the east coast.
2. It reduces journey period to 96 hours as against 10 days by the sea-route.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Water Transportation:
1. It is costlier because the friction of water is more than that of land.
2. The energy cost of water transportation is lower.
3. It is divided into sea routes and inland waterways.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Northern Atlantic Sea Route:
1. It links North-eastern U.S.A. and Northwestern Europe.
2. One fourth of the world\’s foreign trade moves on this route
3. It is called the Big Trunk Route.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Mediterranean-Indian Ocean sea route:
1. Port Said, Aden, Mumbai, Colombo and Singapore are some of the important ports on this route.
2. The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Southern Atlantic Sea Route:
1. It connects East European countries with South America.
2. Both South America and Africa have similar products and resources.
3. There ts limited development and population in South America and Africa.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about North Pacific Sea Route:
1. Trade across the vast North Pacific Ocean moves by several routes which converge at Yokohama.
2. This sea route links the ports on the west coast of North America with those of Asia.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about South Pacific Sea Route:
1. It connects Western Europe and North America with Pacific islands via the Panama Canal.
2. Honolulu is an important port on this route.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The South Pacific Sea Route connects Northeastern U.S.A. and Northwestern Europe.
2. The Southern Atlantic Sea Route connects Western Europe and North America.
3. The Northern Atlantic Sea connects West European and West African countries with South America.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Suez Canal:
1. It had been constructed in 1905.
2. It links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
3. It gives Europe a new gateway to the Indian Ocean via Cape of Good Hope.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements Suez Canal:
1. A navigable fresh-water canal from the Nile supply fresh-water to Port Said and Suez.
2. Suez Canal is constructed between Port Said in the north and Port Suez in the south.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Panama Canal:
1. It connects the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
2. It has been constructed across the Panama Isthmus.
3. It shortens the distance between New York and San Francisco by 13,000 km by sea.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following :
1. Width of the channel
2. Depth of the channel
3. Water flow
4. Transport technology
Which of the above factors influence the development of inland waterways?

Consider the following statements:
1. Competition from railways
2. Lack of water due to diversion for irrigation
3. Poor maintenance
Which of the above is/are responsible for declining use of riverways in India?

Consider the following statements about Rhine Waterways:
1. River Rhine flows through Germany and the Netherlands.
2. It is navigable from Basel, at its mouth in the Netherlands to Rotterdam in Switzerland.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Rhine Waterways:
1. The Ruhr river joins the Rhine from the east.
2. This waterway connects major industrial areas of Europe with the Southern Atlantic Sea Route.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The Danube Waterway serves Western Europe.
2. The Danube river rises in the Black Forest.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Volga Waterway:
1. Volga is one of the most important waterway in Russia.
2. It drains into the Caspian Sea.
3. The Volga-Don Canal connects it with the Black Sea.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway:
1. The Great Lakes of North America are connected by Soo Canal and Welland Canal.
2. The estuary of St. Lawrence River, along with the Great Lakes, forms a unique commercial waterway.
3. Dusseldorf is an important port on this route.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The Mississippi-Ohio waterway connects the interior part of U.S.A. with the Gulf of Mexico.
2. The Duluth and Buffalo are important ports on this route.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about airways:
1. Dense network exists in Eastern U.S.A., Western Europe and Southeast Asia.
2. Africa, Asiatic part of Russia and South America lack air services.
3. There are limited air services between 10-35 latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about Pipelines:
1. They are used extensively to transport liquids and gases such as water, petroleum and natural gas.
2. Pipelines can also be used to transport liquefied coal.
3. In New Zealand, milk is being supplied through pipelines from farms to factories.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Pipelines:
1. Big Inch is a famous pipeline, which carries petroleum from the oil wells of the Middle East.
2. The proposed Iran-India via Pakistan oil and natural gas pipeline will be the longest in the world.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements about communications:
1. The telegraph was instrumental in the colonisation of the American West.
2. The telephone became a critical factor in the urbanisation of America.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following :
1. Aryabhatt
2. APPLE
3. Rohini
Arrange above mentioned Indian satellites in the order of their launching year?