Question

B. Answer the following questions :
1. What do you mean by a highway ? How is it useful to us ?
2. Which Indian rivers are used as waterways ?
3. Which Indian cities have metro rail systems ?
What are the benefits of air transport over other means of transport?
5. How many international airports are there in India ?​

Answer 1

1)In American law, the word "highway" is sometimes used to denote any public way used for travel, whether a "road, street, and parkway"; however, in practical and useful meaning, a "highway" is a major and significant, well-constructed road that is capable of carrying reasonably heavy to extremely heavy traffic.

2)Inland waterways consist of the Ganges-Bhagirathi-Hooghly rivers, the Brahmaputra, the Barak river, the rivers in Goa, the backwaters in Kerala, inland waters in Mumbai and the deltaic regions of the Godavari-Krishna rivers.

3)Currently, 10 Indian cities have functional metro rail networks. These cities are Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Kochi and Lucknow. The first metro service in India started in Kolkata in 1984.

4)It is the fastest mode of transport and therefore suitable for carriage of goods over a long distance. It require less time. Air transport provides comfortable, efficient and quick transport services. It is regarded as best mode of transport for transporting perishable goods.

5)34 international airports

At present, there are 34 international airports in India, which connects this country with the outside world.

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