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Lifelines of National Economy
Mention any four merits and any two demerits of air transport.
The merits of air transport -
(i) Air travel provides the fastest, most comfortable mode of transport.
(ii) It can cover very difficult terrains like mountains, dreary deserts, dense forests and long oceanic stretches with great ease.
(iii) It provides services to inaccessible areas and hilly terrains like the north-eastern states and the interior parts of J&k, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
(iv) Air transport plays a vital role during natural and man-made calamities like floods, droughts, earthquakes and other disasters.
The demerits of air transport-
(i) It is not within the reach of common people.
(ii) It is limited to larger cities.
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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.
The headquarter of the southern railway zone.
The rail gauge with a track width of 1.676 m.
The southern terminal of the National Highway No. 7.
A riverine port.
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