*What do you mean state highways?
A.
Roads connecting small towns and district headquarters with the state capital are called state highways.
*What do you mean congestion?
A.
Over crowd of the vehicles and people is called congestion.
*What do you mean Pavement?
A.
A raised path for pedestrians at the side of the road.
*Expand TSRTC.
A.
Telangana State Road Tansport Corporation.
*What do you mean national highways?
A.
Roads connecting the different states in the country.
*Through which states does the N. H 7 run?
A.
National highway number 7 or 44 runs through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamilnadu.
*what are the rivers are flowing in Andhra Pradesh?
A.
The Godavari, the Krishna and the Penna are important rivers flowing in Andhra Pradesh.
*Why is is it important to provide transport facilities to villages?
A.
1. In Telangana 70% of population dependent
on agriculture, they are all in villages.
2. The farmers take their produce to the
agricultural market, Rythu bazar and
Santha etc.,
3. Fisherfolk with their catch reach the buyer
before it gets spoilt.
4. Students and employees of villages have to
go nearby towns are cities.
5. So it is important to provide transport
facilities to to villages.
*Why do you think waterways are important for a country?
A.
1. Goods are transported to other countries
through seaports.
2. Water transport is the cheapest means of
transport for the goods.
3. All the countries have inland waterways
and many have long coastal lines.
4. So, waterways are important for any
country.
*What are the means of transport?
A.
1. Road ways.
2. Railways.
3. Airways and
4. Waterways.
*How does the transport system become a means of livelihood ?
A.
1. Many people are working in transport
A.
1. Many people are working in transport
system as drivers, conductors, accountants
and mechanics.
2. Transport system becomes a means for
livelihood for many people.
*How is use of buses different from trains?
A.
1) Buses take us to remote villages also.
2) Buses are frequent in number.
3) Buses available in our convenient time for
journey.
4) They are offering many benefits for the
travellers.
5) Buses only source in the mountainous
regions.
*What will happen if there is a rise in transport cost for goods made in factories?
Illustrate with an example.
A.
If there is a rise in transport cost
1. Transport cost increases for goods made in
factories.
2. Producers has to rise the price of the goods.
3. Consumers may not opt the goods
4. Producer may incur heavy losses.
5. People may not be able to move from one
place to another.
*Write a few slogans on ' Prevention of road / rail accidents.
A.
1. Normal speed meets every need.
2. Alert today- Alive tomorrow.
3. Leave soon - Drive slow - Live long.
4. Slow Down - your family will be waiting for
you.
*Congestion and traffic blocks occurring due to the use of vehicles in a big way. What measures do you suggest to prevent this.
A.
Measures to control the use of vehicles:
1. Government should provide more public
transport facilities to reduce the personal
vehicles.
2. People should walk or cycling to shorter
distances.
3. Parents join their children in the nearest
schools.
4. Workers / employees should reside near the
workplaces.
5. Government declared one day in a week
should be 'no vehicle day'.
*Write about the Road Safety Week?
A.
1. In the first week of every year, the Road
Transport departments all over the country
celebrate Road Safety Week.
2. On this occasion, they give guidelines to the
people to follow traffic rules.
3. Telangana State Road Transport
Corporation conduct awareness campaigns
among drivers and give them training to
drive safely.
4. They also go to schools, to organise essay
writing, debate for students and encourage
them to travel safely following traffic rules.
5. This will reduce the deaths, injuries and
other casualties that occur due to transport.
