Class 10 Lifelines of National Economy Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Lifelines of National Economy

• Roadways
• Railways
• Pipelines
• Waterways
• Major sea ports
• Airways
• Communication
• International trade
• Tourism as a trade

Lifelines of National Economy practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   How does tourism function as a valuable trade and foreign exchange earner for India?

   1. (a)Indian tourists travelling abroad bring foreign currency back into India.
   2. (b)Foreign tourists spend foreign currency on Indian services and handicrafts.
   3. (c)Spending by Indians touring within India is counted as foreign exchange.
   4. (d)Tourism earns foreign currency mainly through loans from world tourism bodies.
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   1. Correct option: (b) Foreign tourists spend foreign currency on Indian services and handicrafts. Their spending on hotels, transport, guides and handicrafts is an export of services that earns India foreign exchange, while Indians travelling abroad spend it.+1

   Answer: (b)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following is a major gas pipeline connecting Hazira in Gujarat to Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh, via Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh?

   1. (a)Naharkatia-Barauni pipeline
   2. (b)Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) pipeline
   3. (c)Haldia-Barauni pipeline
   4. (d)Mumbai High-Mumbai pipeline
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   1. Correct option: (b) Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) pipeline+1

   Answer: (b)
3. Q3Multiple choice·1 mark
   Consider the balance of trade of a country. What does an unfavourable balance of trade imply?

   1. (a)Value of imports exceeds the value of exports
   2. (b)Total volume of domestic trade exceeds international trade
   3. (c)Tariff barriers on exports are higher than on imports
   4. (d)Value of exports exceeds the value of imports
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   1. Correct option: (a) Value of imports exceeds the value of exports.+1

   Answer: (a)
4. Q4Short answer·2 marks
   Name any two major sea ports located on the western coast of India. State one significant feature of each.
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   1. First port, any one of: Kandla (Deendayal Port); Mumbai; Jawaharlal Nehru Port; Marmagao; New Mangalore; Kochi; or any other valid major port of the western coast.+0.5
   2. A correct feature of the first port, e.g. Kandla: a tidal port built after Partition to replace Karachi; Mumbai: the biggest port, with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour; Jawaharlal Nehru Port: built to decongest Mumbai, a hub port; Marmagao: the premier iron ore exporting port; New Mangalore: exports iron ore concentrates from Kudremukh; Kochi: southernmost western port, a natural harbour at the entrance of a lagoon.+0.5
   3. Second port, a different one from the same list.+0.5
   4. A correct feature of the second port.+0.5

   Answer: Any two of: Kandla (tidal port, built to replace Karachi); Mumbai (biggest port, spacious natural harbour); Jawaharlal Nehru Port (built to decongest Mumbai); Marmagao (premier iron ore exporting port); New Mangalore (exports Kudremukh iron ore); Kochi (natural harbour at a lagoon entrance).
5. Q5Short answer·2 marks
   Name the first major port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port, after the loss of Karachi port to Pakistan. State one major characteristic of this port.
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   1. Naming Kandla port (now Deendayal Port) in Kachchh, Gujarat.+1
   2. One characteristic, any one of: it is a tidal port; it handles the imports and exports of the highly productive granary and industrial belt stretching across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat; or any other valid characteristic.+1

   Answer: Kandla port (Deendayal Port); any one of: it is a tidal port, or it handles the trade of the vast granary and industrial hinterland from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat.
6. Q6Short answer·3 marks
   Explain the significance of any three major sea ports located along the western coast of India.
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   1. First port, any one of: Kandla (Deendayal Port) in Kachchh, the first port developed after Independence to ease the volume of trade on Mumbai port after Karachi went to Pakistan, serving a large industrial and agricultural hinterland; Mumbai, the biggest port with a spacious, natural and well-sheltered harbour; Jawaharlal Nehru Port, developed to decongest Mumbai port and serve as a hub port; Marmagao (Goa), the premier iron-ore exporting port handling about half of India's iron-ore exports; New Mangaluru (Karnataka), which exports iron-ore concentrates from the Kudremukh mines; Kochi, the extreme south-western port with a natural harbour at the entrance of a lagoon.+1
   2. Second port, a different one from the same list.+1
   3. Third port, a different one from the same list.+1

   Answer: Any three of: Kandla (Deendayal) was developed after Independence to ease Mumbai port's load after the loss of Karachi and serves a large hinterland; Mumbai is the biggest port with a natural, well-sheltered harbour; JNPT decongests Mumbai and acts as a hub port; Marmagao is the premier iron-ore exporting port (about 50% of exports); New Mangaluru exports Kudremukh iron ore; Kochi has a natural harbour at a lagoon entrance.

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