Lifelines of National Economy · Class 10 Geography (Map Work): 40 flashcards
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1. What is examined from the chapter Lifelines of National Economy?
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Only map pointing: ten sea ports and six international airports.
2. Name the five prescribed west coast ports, north to south.
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Kandla, Mumbai, Marmagao, New Mangalore, Kochi.
3. Name the five prescribed east coast ports, south to north.
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Tuticorin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Haldia.
4. In which state is Kandla, and what is it now called?
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Gujarat (Kuchchh); Deendayal Port.
5. Why was Kandla developed?
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It was the first port developed after Independence, to ease the volume of trade on Mumbai after Karachi went to Pakistan.
6. Which is India's biggest port?
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Mumbai, with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour.
7. Which port handles about half of India's iron ore exports?
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Marmagao (Mormugao), in Goa.
8. Which port exports iron ore concentrates from Kudremukh?
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New Mangalore, in Karnataka.
9. Which is the extreme south-western port, and what is special about its site?
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Kochi (Cochin), which sits at the mouth of a lagoon and has a natural harbour.
10. Which is the extreme south-eastern port?
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Tuticorin (V.O. Chidambaranar), in Tamil Nadu.
11. What is special about Chennai port?
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It is one of the oldest artificial ports and ranks next to Mumbai in volume of trade.
12. Which is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port?
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Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh.
13. Which port in Odisha specialises in iron ore exports?
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Paradip (Paradwip).
14. Why was Haldia developed?
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As a subsidiary port to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port.
15. Which is the prescribed port in West Bengal — Kolkata or Haldia?
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Haldia. Kolkata is prescribed only as an airport.
16. Which two prescribed ports are in Tamil Nadu?
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Tuticorin and Chennai.
17. Which prescribed port is in Goa?
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Marmagao.
18. What share of India's trade moves by sea?
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95 per cent by volume, 68 per cent by value.
19. Which prescribed port does the chapter call a tidal port?
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Kandla (Deendayal Port). The chapter also calls Kolkata's port a tidal port, but Kolkata is not a prescribed port.
20. Which four prescribed ports are linked to iron ore exports?
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Marmagao, New Mangalore, Paradip and Visakhapatnam.
21. Name the six prescribed international airports by city.
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Amritsar, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
22. What is the name of Amritsar's international airport, and its state?
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Raja Sansi – Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Punjab.
23. What is Delhi's international airport called?
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Indira Gandhi International Airport.
24. What is Mumbai's international airport called?
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Chhatrapati Shivaji.
25. What is Chennai's airport called in the syllabus?
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Meenambakkam.
26. What is Kolkata's international airport called?
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.
27. What is Hyderabad's international airport called, and in which state is it?
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Telangana.
28. Which two cities are both a prescribed port and a prescribed airport?
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Mumbai and Chennai.
29. Is Kolkata prescribed as a port or an airport?
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Only as an airport; the prescribed Bengal port is Haldia.
30. Which prescribed airport is furthest north?
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Amritsar.
31. Which prescribed airport lies inland on the Deccan?
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Hyderabad.
32. How does the chapter describe air travel?
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As the fastest, most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport.
33. Why is air travel preferred in the north-eastern states?
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Big rivers, dissected relief, dense forests, frequent floods and international frontiers make surface travel difficult, so air transport makes access easier.
34. What does Pawanhans Helicopters do?
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It serves ONGC's offshore operations and inaccessible areas like the north-east and the interiors of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
35. What is UDAN?
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Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik, a regional connectivity scheme to make flying on regional and remote routes affordable.
36. In which state is Mumbai's airport?
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Maharashtra.
37. In which state is Chennai's airport?
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Tamil Nadu.
38. Which prescribed airport is in West Bengal?
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Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose).
39. Is Thiruvananthapuram's airport on the prescribed list?
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No. It appears on the book's map but is not prescribed.
40. How many ports and airports in all must be learnt from this chapter?
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Ten sea ports and six international airports — sixteen items.
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