MCQs For NCERT Class 10 Social Science Chapter 7 Lifelines of National Economy

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Lifelines of National Economy Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Question. Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor? 
(a) Mumbai and Nagpur
(b) Silchar and Porbandar
(c) Mumbai and Kolkata
(d) Nagpur and Siliguri

Question. Which one of the following major ports has been developed to decongest Kolkata port?
(a) Kandla
(b) Haldia
(c) Paradwip
(d) Marmagao

Question. Which of the following ports was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port?
(a) Kandla port
(b) Paradip port
(c) Tuticorin port
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru port

Question. Which one of the following is the longest National Highway? 
(a) NH-7
(b) NH-8
(c) NH-1
(d) None of the above

Question. Which of the following mode of transport is fuel effcient and environment friendly?
(a) Roadways
(b) Railways
(c) Airways
(d) Waterways

Question. Arrange the following options in the correct sequence: 
(i) Science and technology helped improve transport.
(ii) Rapid moving and efficient transport brought a change.
(iii) Transport and trade were restricted to a limited area.
(iv) Improved communication played a major role in this change.
Options:
(a) (i)—(ii)—(iii)—(iv)
(b) (i)—(iii)—(ii)—(iv)
(c) (iii)—(i)—(ii)—(iv)
(d) (iv)—(iii)—(ii)—(i)

Question. Which of the following is the longest National Waterway of India?
(a) The Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia
(b) The Brahmaputra river between Sadiya and Dhubri
(c) The West-Coast Canal in Kerala
(d) None of these

Question. Which of the following port is located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour?
(a) Tuticorin
(b) Kochi
(c) Marmagao
(d) None of these

Question. Air travel is not within the reach of the common people. It is only in which part of the country that special provisions are made to extend the services to the common people?
(a) Northern states
(b) North-eastern states
(c) North-western states
(d) Coastal states

Question. Pawanhans Helicopters Ltd. Provides helicopter services to which of the following in its off-shore operations?
(a) Oil India Ltd.
(b) Oil and Natural Gas Commission
(c) NTPC
(d) All of these

Question. Which one of the following states is NOT connected with the HVJ pipeline?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Question. Which of the following is an example of an inland riverine port in India?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Tuticorin
(d) None of these

Question. Which one of the following places is NOT associated with oil refineries?
(a) Mathura
(b) Barauni
(c) Panipat
(d) Surat

Question. Which of the following organisations is responsible for construction and maintenance of the strategic roads in India?
(a) CPWD
(b) SPWD
(c) NHAI
(d) BRO

Correct and Rewrite/ True-False

Question. Roadways are the principal mode of transportation for freight and passengers in India.
Correct statement is as follows:

Question. Akashwani, the national television channel of India is one of the largest terrestrial networks in the world.
Correct statement is as follows:

Question. India’s first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853 covering a distance of 34 km. State whether the statement is True or False.

Fill in the Blanks

Question. ………………. a Government of India undertaking constructs and maintains roads in the bordering areas of the country.

Question. The…………………is the largest public sector undertaking in India.

Question. ……………………. is the deepest, land-locked and well-protected port of India.

Question. Complete the following table with appropriate terms in place of (a) and (b).

Question. Fill the blanks in the table with required information:

Match the Columns

Question. Match the following national highways from column A with the places/cities connected by them from column B:

Column A (National Highways)	Column B (Places/Cities Connected)
(a) NH-1	(i) Varanasi and Kanyakumari
(b) NH-8	(ii) Most parts of Rajasthan
(c) NH-7	(iii) Delhi and Mumbai
(d) NH-15	(iv) Delhi and Amritsar

Answer :

Column A (National Highways)	Column B (Places/Cities Connected)
(a) NH-1	(iv) Delhi and Amritsar
(b) NH-8	(iii) Delhi and Mumbai
(c) NH-7	(i) Varanasi and Kanyakumari
(d) NH-15	(ii) Most parts of Rajasthan

Question. Match the following roads from column A with the organisations responsible for their construction and maintenance from column B:

Column A (Types of Road)	Column B (Organisation)
(a) Super Highways	(i) Zila Parishad
(b) National Highways	(ii) State Public Works Department
(c) State Highways	(iii) Central Public Works Department
(d) District Roads	(iv) National Highway Authority of India

Answer :

Column A (Types of Road)	Column B (Organisation)
(a) Super Highways	(iv) National Highway Authority of India
(b) National Highways	(iii) Central Public Works Department
(c) State Highways	(ii) State Public Works Department
(d) District Roads	(i) Zila Parishad

Question. Match the following

Column A	Column B
1. Longest Highway	(A) Kolkata
2. Inland riverine port	(B) NH7
3. Deepest and land locked port of India	(C) New Mangalore
4. Port that exports Iron ore from Kudermukh mines	(D) Vishakhapatnam
5. First port to be developed just after independence	(E) Kandla port

Question.

Golden Quadrilateral	Two corridors	Implemented by	Causes linked by this project
	North South East-west	(A) – ?	(B) – ?

Question. Complete the following table.

Railways	One Advantage	One Disadvantage
	?	?

Question. Complete the following table with appropriate terms in places of A and B.