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Unit 2 Ch 7 : Lifelines of National Economy — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 2 Ch 7 : Lifelines of National Economy3 Marks
Question
State any three merits of roadways.
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Answer

The growing importance of road transport is rooted in the following reasons:
  1. Construction cost of roads is much lower than that of railway lines.
  2. Roads can traverse dissected and undulating topography.
  3. Roads can negotiate higher gradients of slopes as such can traverse mountains such as the Himalayas.

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