Description : Give two advantages of transportation by roadways. -Geography
Last Answer : 1. Roads can navigate high gradients and sharp turns which railways cannot do. 2. Road transport system establishes easy contact between farms, fields, factories and markets and provides door-to-door service.
Description : Mention any two products which are transported through a pipeline. State any one advantage of this method of transportation. -Geography
Last Answer : Petroleum/milk /water /gas /petroleum products, etc. Advantage —can be constructed even across water or difficult terrains and needs very little maintenance.
Description : Pipelines are a very convenient mode of transportation, yet there are difficulties in using them. -Geography
Last Answer : Two difficulties in using pipelines are as follows: • Underground pipelines can not be easily repaired and detection of leakage is also difficult. • Its capacity cannot be increased once it is laid.
Description : (i) Give one disadvantage of air transport. Why is it still a popular means of transportation in India ? -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Disadvantage : Air transport is the costliest mode of transport, which many people cannot afford. Air transport is very essential for a vast country like India where distances are large, and the ... for our links with other countries. (ii) The Air India: Sahara International Airport at Mumbai.
Description : Roadways are always considered more important than any other means of transportation. Give two reasons in support of the statement. -Geography
Last Answer : Roadways are considered more important than any other means of transportation because 1. It is a cheap transport for long distances and for bulky products. 2. It promotes national integration and integration within states.
Description : Give one disadvantage of air transport. Why is it still a popular means of transportation in India ? -Geography
Last Answer : Disadvantage of air transport—It has limited carrying capacity still it is popular because it is free of physical barriers such as mountain range, valleys etc.
Description : Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of transportation? -Geography
Last Answer : Railways can transport larger number of goods and passengers over long distances at an economical cost. Hence, railways are the most convenient means of transport in the vast northern plains ... a large number of rivers requiring construction of bridges across their wide beds posed some obstacles.