Q1. Differentiate between:
(A) Railways and roadways
(B) Transportation and communication
(C) Conventional and modern means
of communication.
Answers
Answer:
Roadways:
1. The Indian Roads are cost efficient and most popular dominant mode of transport linking different parts of country.
2. Road network in India is the second longest in the world accounting for 3.314 million km.
Railways:
1. The Railways in India provide the principal mode of transportation for freight and passengers.
2. Indian Railways is the largest rail network in Asia and the second largest in the world. It traverses across the length and breath of the country for over 63,273km.
Answer:
Roadways are for cars, buses, bikes, scooters etc. ... Railways provide faster services than roadways. Railways construction need very much investment. Railway tracks get normally disrupted during natural calamities and wars
Transport generally involves the movement of people or goods forms one place to another via a means of transport. On the other hand, communication is the passing of information or data from one source to another. Transport usually involves means of transport such as roadways, railways, air travel etc.
Conventional means of communication usually include sending a postal letter, face to face communication whereas modern means of communication includes sending emails, chat over a virtual network. The conventional method takes time and effort while a modern method is relatively less time-consuming.