10th Class Social Science Lifelines of National Economy Question Bank

done Multipal Choice Question - Lifelines of National Economy Total Questions - 15

• question_answer1)
  The highway projects are being implemented by:
  A)
   Central Public Works Department done clear
  B)
   State Public Works Department done clear
  C)
   National Highway Authority of India done clear
  D)
   Both [a] and [c] done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor?                                                
  A)
   Mumbai and Nagpur done clear
  B)
   Silcher and Porbandar done clear
  C)
   Mumbai and Kolkata        done clear
  D)
   Nagpur and Siligudi done clear
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• question_answer3)
  What locations are connected by the longest National Highway-7?
  A)
   Delhi and Kanyakumari     done clear
  B)
   Delhi and Mumbai done clear
  C)
   Jabalpur and Madurai       done clear
  D)
   Varanasi and Kanyakumari done clear
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• question_answer4)
  What did the 'Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana' put into action?
  A)
   Villages were linked to cities done clear
  B)
   Districts linked to cities done clear
  C)
   Every village linked to a major town done clear
  D)
   Villages were linked with each other done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which mode of transport makes possible multifarious activities like sightseeing and pilgrimages along with transportation of goods?
  A)
   Waterways          done clear
  B)
        Railways done clear
  C)
   Pipelines              done clear
  D)
         None of these done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
  A)
   Pipelines   done clear
  B)
      Railways done clear
  C)
   Waterways           done clear
  D)
          Roadways done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which was the first port developed soon after Independence, after the loss of the Karachi port to Pakistan?
  A)
   Mumbai              done clear
  B)
        Vishakhapatnam done clear
  C)
   Kandla       done clear
  D)
      Chennai done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which is the cheapest mode of transport?
  A)
   Waterways done clear
  B)
          Railways done clear
  C)
   Roadways           done clear
  D)
          Pipelines done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following ports is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port on the east coast of India?
  A)
   Chennai              done clear
  B)
                    Tuticorin done clear
  C)
   Vishakhapatnam done clear
  D)
          Paradwip done clear
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• question_answer10)
  When was air transport nationalised in India?
  A)
   1947                   done clear
  B)
       1967 done clear
  C)
   1956                   done clear
  D)
       1953 done clear
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• question_answer11)
  What is considered as the economic barometer for a country?
  A)
   Poverty levels      done clear
  B)
        International trade done clear
  C)
   Economic growth done clear
  D)
       Population done clear
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• question_answer12)
  When the value of exports exceeds the value of imports, it is called:
  A)
   free trade             done clear
  B)
      unfavorable balance of trade done clear
  C)
   favourable balance of trade   done clear
  D)
   none of these done clear
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• question_answer13)
  In which language does the All India Radio not broadcast its various programmes?
  A)
   Local                   done clear
  B)
       National done clear
  C)
   Regional              done clear
  D)
        International done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The Indian railways is now reorganised into:
  A)
   14 zones              done clear
  B)
        10 zones done clear
  C)
   16 zones    done clear
  D)
                    20 zones done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which is the largest public sector undertaking in India?
  A)
   Indian railways          done clear
  B)
   Airlines done clear
  C)
   Hotels                  done clear
  D)
       Tourism done clear
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