Question

Name three means of land transport and write its advantages ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Three types of land transport: Road transport, Rail transport, and other pipeline, cable transports.

Answer 2

Road Transport

Bullock-carts, lorries, trucks, buses, etc., are the means of road transport. The merits of road transport are given below:

Advantages of Road Transport

1. Road transports are economical.

2. It is safe. Damage to goods is generally much less in road transport because handling is minimum.

3. It is flexible. It can reach the actual place of loading and unloading.

4. It gives access even to the common man.

Rail Transport

Railways play a crucial role in the promotion of trade and industry in India. They carry consignments of different nature ranging from fruits and fish to coal and steel to different parts of the country.