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Today, the world has been converted into a large village with the help of efficient and fast moving transport. Transport has been able to achieve this with the help of equally developed communication system. Therefore, transport, communication and trade are complementary to each other.
Today, India is well-linked with the rest of the world despite its vast size, diversity and linguistic and socio-cultural plurality. Railways, airways, waterways, newspapers, radio, television, cinema and internet, etc. have been contributing to its socio-economic progress in many ways.
The trades from local to international levels have added to the vitality of its economy. It has enriched our life and added substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comforts of life. It is thus, evident that a dense and efficient network of transport and communication is a prerequisite for local, national and global trade of today.
1-Why is there a need to interlink with the world?
2-Infer the importance of means of transportation and communication for socio- economic progress?
3- How does trade strengthen the economy of a country?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
1. It is important to interlink the world for globalization and development of the economies.
2.The importance of means of transportation and communication for socio-economic progress is explained below:
● Transportation and communication are the basic foundation that is important for the development and growth of the country.
● Firstly, the transport and communication structure helps to create a lot of employment opportunities in the country.
● Secondly, transportation makes it easier for the transfer of goods and services from one region to another region of the country.
● Thirdly, to link different countries despite the vast size and diversity in terms of language and cultural aspects.
● Fourthly, it has been able to enrich our lives and added substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comfort of life.
● Fifthly, the postal network has been able to transfer parcels, telegrams, mail, etc.
● Sixthly, it is creating awareness among the people regarding National programs and policies broadcasted in a variety of regional and local languages.
● Lastly, it helps in defending the independence and national unity of the country.
3.The trade strengthens the economy of the country in the following three ways: It creates employment opportunities. It increases the supply of foreign exchange in the home country's economy. The trade between countries is a mark of economic prosperity
1) By means of transport we are able to interlink various countries together and help to achieve an equally developed communication system.
2) Transport and communication have given us railways, airways, waterways, newspapers, radio, television, cinema, and the internet which have all contributed to the socio-economic progress.
3) Trade is able to enrich our lives by adding substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comforts of our life.
- For this comprehension, there are three main focal points i.e. transport, communication, and trade. These are the main points and all the questions are focused on them. We look at how transport has made the world closer, communication has help us spread information faster, and how trade has been able to give us all that we need.
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