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Lifelines of National Economy
What is meant by density of roads? Mention the problems faced by road transportation in India.
The length of road per 100 sq. km of area is known as density of roads.
Road transportation in India faces the following problems:
(i)Keeping in view the volume of traffic and passengers, the road network is inadequate.
(ii)About half of the roads are unmetalled and this limits their usage during the rainy season.
(iii)The National Highways are inadequate too.
(iv)Moreover, the roadways are highly congested in cities and most of the bridges and culverts are old and narrow.
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Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?
Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries
State any three merits of roadways.
Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of transportation?
What is the significance of the border roads?
What is meant by trade? What is the difference between international and local trade?
Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifelines of a nation and its economy?
Write a note on the changing nature of the international trade in the last fifteen years.
Northern terminal of the North South Corridor.
The name of National Highway No. 2.
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