Karnataka SSLC Social Science Geography India – Transport and Communication Question Answers Solution
Board |
KSEEB (Karnataka Board) |
Exam |
SSLC (Class 10) |
Subject |
Geography |
Chapter |
27 |
Chapter Name |
India – Transport and Communication |
Topic and Notes |
Solution of Question Answer/ Study Material |
Fill in the blanks:
(1) The name of the international airport of Bangalore is_______.
Ans: kempegowda.
(2) ___________ is necessary for the development of villages and agriculture.
Ans: Road.
(3) __________ port is called Gateway of India.
Ans: Mumbai
(4) Name the national Highway between Mumbai and Bangalore is __________.
Ans: The golden quadrilateral highway.
Answer the following questions:
(1) What are the advantages of Transport?
Ans: The advantages of transport are significant.
- Improvement of Agriculture,
- development of Industries,
- Mining, Forestry, Fisheries, Dairy Farming etc. are closely linked with the markets through transport.
- speedy economic development.
(2) What are the four types of major Roads?
Ans: The four types of major roads are: National Highways, State Highways, District Roads and Village Roads.
(3) What do you mean by „Transport‟?
Ans: Movement of goods, services, information and materials from one place to another is called „Transport‟. Transport provides goods and services from the place of production to the place of demand. Through the transportation goods and services reach to the places of requirement.
(4) Which is the longest national highway?
Ans: Varanasi to Kanyakumari distance no. 7 is about 2343 kms is the longest national highway.
(5) Make a list of major ports in India.
Ans: The major ports of India are:
- Kandla : This is in the Gulf of Kachchh.
- Mumbai : It is in the state of Maharashtra. There is another port named Nhava Sheva. Mumbai port is called the “Gate way of India”.
- Marmagoa : It is located at the entrance of the Zuari estuary in a state.
- New Mangalore Port : It is the most important port of Karnataka.
- Kochi : It is in Kerala.
- Tuticorin : It is in Tamilnadu.
- Chennai : It is the oldest port of India. It has an artificial harbour. It is also in
Tamilnadu.
- Visakhapatnam : It is a natural port and Located in Andhra Pradesh.
- Paradeep : It is in Odisha state. It is a recently developed port.
- Kolkata : It is in west Bengal. It is a natural harbour. This port was called the “Tea port of India”.
- Haldia : It is a newly developed port on the coast of Bay of Bengal to overcome the problems of congestion at Kolkata port.
(6) Which of the ports have links with national highways?
Ans: Mumbai (Sahara and Santa Cruz), Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport), Kolkata (Subhash Chandra Bose Airport), Chennai (Anna or Meenambakkam), Bangalore (Kempegowda), Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Panaji, Amritsar, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram. All these ports have links with National highways.
(7) What do you mean by Communication Media?
Ans: The method of reaching a large number of people at the same time is called Mass Communication.
(8) What are the types of communication?
Ans: Now a days With the development of electronic technology today, many communication media have come into use. In addition to traditional mediums like posts, newspaper and radio, television, satellites, computer network, internet, e-mail, mobile telephones etc. are the main types of communication.
(9) Mention the importance of Communication.
Ans: Today there are different means of communication. We can contact people in different places. The method of reaching a large number of people at the same time is called Mass Communication. Besides the traditional newspaper and radio, as a result of advanced electronic technology, the communication network is widely spread in India and is rendering a great service. Importance of Communication:
- With the help of communication media, people of the country can learn about the various incidents of different places.
- The people are aware of the policies of the government.
- By educating people through mass media about agriculture and industry, a speedy developmental process is possible.
- Mass communication media have become the fundamental requirement of trade and commerce.
- Mass media can be effectively utilized to strengthen the unity, integration and stability in the country.
(10) What is GPS? Mention its uses.
Ans: GPS means Global Positioning System. It is a technology that works based on the information sent by the satellites and through the use of any individual‟s receiver set on the earth‟s surface. Uses:
- They are useful in assessing the geographical position of natural calamities. So that suitable safety measures are taken.
- It is helpful for trekkers to know the exact location and routes.
- Soldiers, pilots, fishermen and sailors use GPS to follow the correct path and direction. Today transport authorities also use this to manage the movement.
- GPS is the lifeline for many services at their door in the cities.
- GPS shows a path to google maps.
(11) Write about Remote Sensing Technology
Ans: In the modern technology Remote sensing is very important. In collecting information regarding the earth surface. It gathers information about distance without physically touching the objects. This is called Remote sensing. Aerial and satellite photos are from the Remote sensing. Uses:
- From these pictures, true, accurate and reliable information pertaining to that period can be obtained.
- This is a fast, low-cost information collection system compared to geographical survey.
- The information gathered by these can be easily analysed using computers.
- Remote sensing images can be obtained from satellites regarding the extremes of climate and disturbances in the geographical features.
- Studies related to natural calamities like typhoons, cyclonic storms, floods etc. can be taken up with the help of remote sensing pictures.
- • The role of satellite images is significant in analysing the natural resources like land use, forest area, water bodies, residential areas, distribution of crops, land erosion, coast etc.
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