CLASS X

SOCIAL SCIENCE - GEOGRAPHY

CHAPTER - LIFELINES OF NATIONAL ECONOMY

Time Allowed: 1 Hours Maximum Marks: 30

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General Instructions:

I. This question paper is divided into four sections-Section A, B, C and D.

II. All questions are compulsory.
III. Section-A: Question no. 1 to 5 are objective type questions of 1 marks each.
IV. Section-B: Question no. 6 to 8 are define type questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer
to each question should not exceed 40 words.
V. Section-C: Question no. 9 to 11 are Short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
The answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
VI. Section-D: Question no. 12 and 13 are Long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.

All the best!!

SECTION-A
Objective Type Questions 1X5=5

1. On the basis of material used in construction, roads can be classified into ...................... And
................... .

2. Pawanhans helicopters Ltd. provides helicopter services to which of the following in its off
shore operations?
A. Oil India Ltd.
B. Oil and Natural Gas Commission
C. NTPC
D. All of these

3. Identify the port:

A. It is located on the Western Coast
B. It is the premier iron ore exporting seaport of the country in Goa.
 4. Assertion/Reason
Assertion (A) The railways have become more important in our national economy than all other
means of transport put together.
Reason (R) It carries the most loads and maximum number of people across the country.
Codes:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.

5. National waterway 2 is navigable between which places?

SECTION-B
Define Type Questions 2X3=6

Write a short note on:

6. BRO
7. Tourism as Trade
8. Balance of Trade

SECTION-C
Short Type Questions 3X3=9

9. Describe the Challenges/ Limitations of the following means of Transportation.

(a) Road transport
(b) Railways
(c) Airways

10. What is pipeline transportation? Mention one merit and demerit of this type of transportation.
11. Identify the road development project from the map given below and briefly describe it.

SECTION-D
Long Type Questions 5 X 2 = 10

12. Analyse the physiographic and economic factors that have influenced the distribution pattern
of the railways network in our country ?

13. What are the various means of communication in India?