Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Lifelines of national economy--Notes.


THIS IS A MINDMAP OF VARIOUS MEANS OF TRANSPORT.CLICK FOR CLEARER VIEW.


Q. Why means of transport and communication are called the life lines of a country?/What is the importance of transport & communication?
A. We use different materials & services in our day to day life, some of the goods are available nearby while others are brought from distant places by the means of transport.
--movement of goods & services from their supply locations to demand locations necessitates the need for transport.
--the pace of development of the country depends upon the production of goods and services as well as their movement over space. It is the pre-requisite for fast development.
--dense & efficient network of transport & communication is a pre-requisite for the local, national, global trade today.
Q. Transport , communication & trade are complementary to each other. Comment.
A. Today the world has been converted into a large village with the help of fast & efficient moving transport. Transport has been able to achieve this with the help of equally developed communication system, and together they have promoted trade. Therefore we can say that three of them are complementary to each other.
--India today is well linked with rest of the world .Various means of transport & communication have contributing to the socio-economic progress in many ways. It has enriched our lives & added substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comforts of life.
Q. What do you about Indian railways?
A. India has one of the largest roadway networks in the world –about 2.3 million km at present.
-they have preceded railways.
--Indian roadways have been classified into six type according to their capacity and material used for their construction.
Q. Roadways have an edge over the railways. Discuss how?
A. The growing importance of roadways over the railways is rooted in the following reasons.
a) construction cost is lower than the railways.
b) Roads can traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography.
c) Roads can negotiate higher gradients of slopes.
d) They are economical for few& smaller amount of goods over short distances.
e) They provide door to door services.
f) They can be used as feeders to other means of transport—provide link between railway stations, airports & seaports.
g) They prove very useful for perishable items & saves them their transporting time & cost.

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