Introduction to Roadways, Surfaced and Unsurfaced Roads

Q.

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

(i) State any three merits of roadways.

(ii) Where and why is rail transport the most convenient means of transporation?

(iii) What is the significance of the border roads?

(iv) What is meant by trade? What is the difference between international and local trade?

Q. The Golden Quadrilateral highways project was launched in the year _________.

1. 1998
2. 1999
3. 2000
4. 2001

Q. Unsurfaced roads are the roads that don't have road metal.

1. True
2. False

Q. What are Surfaced Roads also known as?

1. Metalled Roads
2. Non-metal Roads
3. Unsurfaced Roads
4. Muddy Roads

Q. What is the total length of India's roadways as of 2017?

1. 35 lakh kilometres
2. 59 lakh kilometres
3. 25 lakh kilometres
4. 69 lakh kilometres

Q. Which of the following is not true about the roadways?

1. They are most economical in terms of cost and time.
2. They are easy to construct and maintain.
3. Their construction cost is more than the railways.
4. Roads can be constructed in difficult terrains.

Q. It is 4000 BCE and you have been tasked with the construction of a road in Ur. Which civilisation is being referred to here?

1. Byzantine Empire
2. Egyptian civilisation
3. Chinese civilisation
4. Mesopotamian civilisation

Q. There are four modes of transport. 'X' is the most flexible mode of transportation because the other three modes of transport have to depend on 'X' to reach their destination. Which of the following is 'X'?

1. Railways
2. Airways
3. Waterways
4. Roadways