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Tertiary and quaternary economic activities - class-IX

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Which is not a means of communication?
  1. Telephone

  2. Books

  3. Table

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Table is not a means of communication.

______ are large consumers of space with the lowest level of physical constraints among transportation modes.

  1. Railways

  2. Maritime routes

  3. Air routes

  4. Road infrastructures


Correct Option: D

______ mode of transportation is widely used to transport petroleum products, processed coal, drinking water, natural gas etc. from one place to another place among other modes.

  1. Pipeline Transport System

  2. Rope-way Transport System

  3. Water Transport System

  4. Canal system


Correct Option: A

____________ is actual, physical movements of goods and people between two points.

  1. Logistics

  2. Communication

  3. Transportation

  4. Email


Correct Option: C

________ can be operated in the places where road construction is impractical and costly.

  1. Rope-way Transport System

  2. Pipeline Transport System

  3. Air Transport System

  4. Railway Transport


Correct Option: A

Which of the modes of transportation has unlimited routes?

  1. Maritime transportation

  2. Rail transportation

  3. Airway

  4. Road transportation


Correct Option: C

Radio, television and newspaper plays a very important role in _____________ communication. 

  1. personal

  2. mass

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?

  1. Ship

  2. Train

  3. Car

  4. Truck


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides. Train, car and truck use land as the mode of transportation. So an island can be reached only if the mode of air or water transportation.

Which of the following means of communication was recently done away with?

  1. Telegraph

  2. Land telephone

  3. Internet

  4. Post


Correct Option: A

Fill in the blanks.
__________ is the fastest mode of transport.

  1. Air transport

  2. Rail Transport

  3. Water Transport

  4. Road Transport


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is an indirect cost of accident?

  1. Money spent in treatment of injured person

  2. Cost of lost time of injured person

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The largest terrestrial network in the world is __________.

  1. All India Radio

  2. Doordharshan

  3. Edusat

  4. Internet


Correct Option: A

  _________ were used as means of communication in ancient times.

  1. Animals

  2. Birds

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

What is the importance of communication?

  1. It helps in creating awareness among the people about government policies and programs of development

  2. It provides entertainment

  3. It enables us to know about natural hazards and disasters

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

National Service Certificate (NSC) is issued by ______.

  1. All India Radio department

  2. Postal Service department

  3. Reserve Bank of India

  4. Income tax department


Correct Option: B

Fax service is an example of _________.

  1. Mass communication

  2. Personal communication

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

________ services have replaced the telegraphic service.

  1. Radio and newspaper

  2. Television and letter

  3. Telephone and mobile phone

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

Why Radio Services are very useful to rural areas?

  1. Farmers gets farm commodity prices

  2. Farmers get weather forecast related news

  3. Farmers gets information about modern methods of cultivation

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following was the oldest mode of communication?

  1. Telecommunication

  2. Postal service

  3. Radio

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following countries has the largest telecom network in Asia?

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. India

  4. Srilanka


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association) Intelligence’s 2015 operator rankings, China Mobile had 886 million connections at the end of 2015 compared with Vodafone’s 461 million. The China giant, with networks in China and Pakistan, had revenue of £69.4 billion last year, while Vodafone’s turnover was £40.2 billion.

In which language the maximum number of newspapers are published in India?

  1. Hindi

  2. Marathi

  3. English

  4. Malyalam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  •  In India Hindi is the largest circulation paper followed by English and Urdu.
  •  As per the data from Annual Statements received, the highest numbers of newspapers were published in Hindi (4131), followed by English (864), Gujarati (775), Urdu (463) Bengali (445),  and Marathi (328).
  •  In circulation, Hindi newspapers continued to lead with 7,66,98,490 copies followed by English with 3,41,06,816 copies.  Gujarati Press with 98,44,710 copies came third.  Urdu and Malayalam language press closely followed with 92,17,892 and 82,06,227 copies respectively.
The means of communication for local mail is called _______.
  1. Green channel

  2. Satellite channel

  3. Metro channel

  4. Rajdhani channel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Special arrangements exist in all major cities for expeditious delivery of local mail through this system. Unregistered first-class mail emanating from a town and meant for delivery within that town are delivered the next day of posting. Green coloured letter boxes are installed at selected post offices for local mail.

The early postal system in India was solely used for official purposes. It was made available to the general public in the year ______.

  1. 1837

  2. 1774

  3. 1857

  4. 1864


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Indian Postal service  with 155333 post offices is the most widely distributed post office system in the world.

The British East India Company eastablished post office in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata. from 1764-1766. During warren Hastings governorship, postal service were made made available to general public.
A letter would cost 2 annas (1/8 th of ruppe) for upto 100km.
   

Lagoons are being used as waterways in _____.

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Kerala

  3. Orissa

  4. West Bengal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

B.  Kerala


'Backwaters' or 'Lagoons' are shallow bodies of water separated from the open sea by land. Because of this separation from the sea, Backwaters are free from the pounding action of waves. Backwaters are one of the most alluring and economically valuable features of Kerala.

The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.

Into how many categories the Indian roads are classified ____________.

  1. Two categories

  2. Three categories

  3. Four categories

  4. Five categories


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), at present India boasts of a huge network of 33 lakh kilometres, making it the second largest road network in the world. This network, which includes both paved and unpaved roads, is categorised as National Highways, State Highways, major District roads, Rural and Other roads.

The ancient travelers of India traveled to other countries through.

  1. railway tunnels

  2. metalled roads

  3. oceanic routes

  4. mountain passes


Correct Option: D

The first class mail includes which one of the following? 

  1. Book packets

  2. Registered newspapers

  3. Envelopes and cards

  4. Periodicals and journals


Correct Option: C

What does QMS stand for?

  1. Quick Medical Service

  2. Quick Mail Service

  3. Quick Mother Dairy Service

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Quick Mail Service (QMS) is one of the great innovations adopted by the Indian Post office in recent years to facilitate the quick transmission of inland mail. This service was inaugurated on 15th April 1975. 

Speed post is a means of ____________.

  1. Email service

  2. Internet service

  3. Telegraph service

  4. Postal service


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Speed post is means of India’s postal service. Speed post is nothing but the deliverable commodity is delivered more quickly than the normal time it usually takes. They are more reliable and faster.

STD and ISD are associated with ___________.

  1. Telephone network

  2. Newspaper network

  3. Computer network

  4. Radio network


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

STD and ISD are associated with telephone network.

STD: Stands for subscriber trunk dialing. It was called when subscribers used to make long distance calls without operators assistance. But these days we hardly hear this as calling became very easy with introduction of new advanced networks.

ISD: Stands for International subscriber dialing. This term is used when calls are made out of the country.

Each post office in India has a unique identification number for safe delivery of mail called ________.

  1. PIN

  2. PAN

  3. TIN

  4. TAN


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Post offices in India have unique identification number for safe delivery of mail called PIN. PIN stands for Postal Index Number. This post code system is very much essential in India for safe and easy delivery. It is a six digit number.

Which of the following is a means of communication?

  1. e-mail

  2. radio

  3. mobile

  4. all of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Communication system refers to the channels by which exchange of ideas, information, news and views takes place between different individuals, groups and institutions.Therefore radio,email and mobile are all means of communication.

In which language are maximum number of newspapers published in India?

  1. Hindi

  2. Marathi

  3. English

  4. Malyalam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The largest number of newspapers published in the country are in Hindi, followed by English and Urdu.

The early postal system in India was solely used for official purposes. It was made available to the public in _____.

  1. 1837

  2. 1774

  3. 1857

  4. 1864


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The early postal system was used only for official purposes.

Warren Hastings the governor general of British India made it available to General public in the year 1774.

A 20 m antenna gives a certain uplink gain at frequencies of 4/6 GHz. For getting same gain in the 20/30 GHz band, antenna size required is metre.

  1. 100

  2. 4

  3. 10

  4. 1


Correct Option: B

The largest number of newspapers published in India is in which of the following languages?

  1. Hindi

  2. English

  3. Urdu

  4. Marathi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.  Hindi


As per the data from the Annual statements received, the highest number of newspapers were published in Hindi (7910), followed by English (1406), Urdu (938), Gujarati (761), Telugu (603), Marathi (521), Bengali (472), Tamil (272), Oriya (245), Kannada (200) and Malayalam (192). In terms of circulation, according to the report, Hindi newspapers continued to lead with 15,54,94,770 copies followed by English with 5,53,70,184 copies. Urdu press had a figure of 2,16,39,230 copies.

Which of the following types of roads received special impetus under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana?

  1. National Highways

  2. State Highways

  3. Rural Roads

  4. District Roads


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
To provide employment opportunities to the rural population, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana on 25 December 2005 to provide all-weather access to unconnected habitations. The Ministry of Rural Development along with state governments is responsible for the implementation of PMGSY. 
Rural road connectivity is the most important component of rural development by promoting access to economic and social services, thereby generating increased agricultural incomes and productive employment opportunities in India

Which of the following modes of transport would you find in higher areas of mountainous regions like the Himalayas?

  1. Railways

  2. Roadways

  3. Inland waterways

  4. Airways


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

B. Roadways

Trails and footpaths long were the only means of communication in the Himalayas. Although those continue to be important, especially in the more remote locations, road transport now has made the Himalayas accessible from both north and south. In Nepal an east-west highway stretches through the Tarai lowlands, connecting roads that penetrate into many of the country’s mountain valleys.

Early Bird was the first ______ satellite in India.

  1. geostationary

  2. stationary

  3. hypothetical

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The name of this satellite was intelset. It was niknamed as early bird. It was launched on April 6, 1965. It was built by space and communication group of Hughes aircraft company. It was the first communicational satellite launched in geosynchronous orbit. Hence it is an geostationary satellite.

When and between which two stations did the first train of India steam off?

  1. Kolkata to Raniganj, 1874

  2. Mumbai to Thane, 1853

  3. Mumbai to Ahmedabad, 1854

  4. Chennai to Arkonam, 1856


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The Indian Railways is the largest public sector undertaking in the country. The first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853, covering a distance of 34 km.

The different access methods which permit many satellite users to operate in parallel through a single transponder without interfering with each other as _____.

  1. Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)

  2. Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)

  3. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) is one of the most common analogue multiple access methods. The frequency band is divided into channels of equal bandwidth so that each conversation is carried on a different frequency .
  •  Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)  is a channel access method for shared-medium networks. It allows several users to share the same frequency channel by dividing the signal into different time slots.The users transmit in rapid succession, one after the other, each using its own time slot.
  • Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communication channel.

When a communication satellite passes into Earth's shadow, its temperature drops to about __________ K.

  1. 123

  2. 245

  3. 273

  4. 100


Correct Option: A

How many geosynchronous communication satellites are required to cover all inhabited regions of the Earth?

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 5

  4. 1


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • A single geostationary satellite is on a line of sight with about 40 percent of the earth's surface. 
  • Three such satellites, each separated by 120 degrees of longitude, can provide coverage of the entire plane the north and south geographic poles.

Which among the following means of transport in India carries maximum number of passengers during a year?

  1. Ashok Leyland buses

  2. Telco buses

  3. Indian Railways

  4. International water transport


Correct Option: C

The pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet?

  1. Lipu lekh

  2. Nathu la

  3. Khardungala

  4. Rohtang


Correct Option: A

Which cities were first connected by the STD services?

  1. Kanpur and Delhi

  2. Kanpur and Lucknow

  3. Delhi and Kolkata

  4. Delhi and Mumbai


Correct Option: B

Jawahar Tunnel, is located in the State of _________.

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Karnataka

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Jammu & Kashmir


Correct Option: D

Construction, supervision and maintenance of National Highways is the responsibility of __________.

  1. State government

  2. Central government

  3. Road Transport Corporation

  4. National Highways Authority of India


Correct Option: D

Fill in the blanks.
Villages and towns are connected by ____________ transport.

  1. Road

  2. Railways

  3. Waterways

  4. Airways


Correct Option: A

The constant sounds of vehicles create ________________.

  1. air pollution

  2. noise pollution

  3. water pollution

  4. soil pollution


Correct Option: B

What type of effect pollution has on the environment?

  1. Constructive effect

  2. Destructive effect

  3. Friendly effect

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a non-polluting fuel used in vehicles ____________.

  1. Petrol

  2. Diesel

  3. LPG

  4. Kerosene


Correct Option: C

Nearly one crore vehicles are running on Andhra Pradesh roads and about three fourth of them are ________.

  1. Two wheelers

  2. Three wheelers

  3. Four wheelers

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nearly one crore vehicles are running on Andhra Pradesh roads and about three fourth of them are two wheelers.  The functioning of transport system also requires many support activities – petrol/ diesel pump stations, repairing shops, shops selling transport vehicles and spare parts.

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation employs _____ persons to run its 20,000 buses.

  1. 1,20,000

  2. 3,00,000

  3. 4,00,000

  4. 5,00,000


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation employs 1,20,000 persons to run its 20,000 buses so that these buses go all over Andhra Pradesh carrying Lakhs of people every day.

Most cities in our country are now experiencing ________.

  1. Traffic blocks

  2. Congestion

  3. Pollution

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most cities in our country are now experiencing pollution problems, congestion and traffic blocks. If there is no good public transport system more people start buying private vehicles, which can further increase the traffic blocks in urban areas because the roads may not be broad enough to accommodate all these vehicles. 

When is road safety week celebrated in India?

  1. First week of every year

  2. In the month of March

  3. In the month ofJuly

  4. In the month of December


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first week of every year, the Road Transport departments all over the country celebrate Road Safety Week. On this occasion, they give guidelines to people to follow traffic rules.

If the cost of travel is high, people may _________.

  1. easily move from one place to another

  2. not be able to move easily from one place to another

  3. travel from aeroplanes

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

People use a particular mode of transport depending on the facilities available and affordability. If the cost of travel is high, people may not be able to move from one place to another easily.

World has become a global village due to _______.

  1. International trade

  2. Transport and communication

  3. Engineering Industry

  4. Electronic industry


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The ability for (relatively) anyone to travel anywhere in the world, the ability to communicate with nearly anyone (especially via social media), and greater access to the Internet and technology in general all contribute to the global village.

Which mode of transportation reduces transshipment losses and delays?

  1. Railways

  2. Roadways

  3. Pipeline

  4. Waterways


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pipeline transport is the long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas through a system of pipes—a pipeline—typically to a market area for consumption

The reason is that it is situated underground which means that it is not affected by any of the delays that might be caused on the roads and the railways for example traffic or labor delay.

 

Match the following:

a. Internet i.  areas where people are engaged in manufacturing, trade and services  
b. Canal route ii.  closely built area of houses
c. Urban areas iii. inland waterway
d. Compact settlement iv. means of communication
  1. a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii

  2. a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv

  3. a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i

  4. a-i, b-iv, c-ii, d-iii, 


Correct Option: A

Metalled and unmetalled varieties are types of ___________.

  1. Meter-gauge railway line

  2. Roads

  3. Airport tarmacs

  4. Minor ports


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Metalled and unmetalled varieties are types of roads.

Metalled roads: These are the roads made of successive layers of smaller stones, until the road surface was composed of small stones compacted into a hard, durable surface. These are made up of cement concrete or coal tar. 

Unmetalled roadsRoads made up of mud and gravel which are generally found in the rural areas. These are uncovered roads.

Communication involves the transmission of _________.

  1. passages

  2. messages

  3. goods

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Communication involves the transmission of verbal and non-verbal messages. It consists of a sender, a receiver and a channel of communication. In the process of transmitting messages, the clarity of the message may be interfered with or distorted by what is often referred to as barriers.

Golden quadrilateral is a type of.

  1. railway

  2. subway

  3. waterway

  4. road


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 A highway network formed by connection of 4 major cities of India-Mumbai,Delhi,Chennai and Kolkata

The means of communication for local mail is called _________.

  1. Green Channel

  2. Satellite Channel

  3. Metro Channel

  4. Rajdhani Channel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

For quick and easy deliver of mails in towns and cities different channels have been introduced like Rajdhani channel, Metro channel and Green channel

Green channel exists in all major cities for delivering of local mails. A mail from a town posted to the same town is delivered the next day through the green channel. Green post boxes are installed for this purpose.

In the context of error detection in satellite transmission, ARQ stands for

  1. Automatic Repeat Request

  2. Automatic Relay Request

  3. Accelerated Recovery Request

  4. Automatic Radiation Quenching


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It stands for Automatic Repeat Request or Automatic Repeat Quary. It is a scheme proposed for satellite communications. It is an error control mechanism for data transmission. 

The first  geostationary satellite was launched in

  1. 1954

  2. 1964

  3. 1988

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It was syncom 3. It was launched in 1964. This was launched in the orbit near the International Date Line had the addition of the wideband channel for television. It was used to telecast olympics in Tokyo in 1964.

What was the theme of road safety week 2017?

  1. Walk for Road Safety

  2. Your safety, secures your family-Be cautious on Roads

  3. Stay Alive, dont drink and drive

  4. Build a Safety Culture for Sustainable Supply Chain


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first week of every year, the Road Transport departments all over the country celebrate Road Safety Week. On this occasion, they give guidelines to people to follow traffic rules. The theme for road safety week 2017 was “Your safety, secures your family-Be cautious on Roads”.

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