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Road or railRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Transport bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A textbook sorts pollution by the medium that carries the pollutant. Which four types result?Read the answer and worked solution →Among industry, farming and cultural activities, which is the most significant source of water pollution?Read the answer and worked solution →Heavy fertiliser use near a lake raises the level of which substance in its water?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of communicable diseases in India are water-borne, according to the World Health Organization?Read the answer and worked solution →A programme to clean the Ganga was launched under the National Mission for Clean Ganga. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the main sources of air pollution named in the text?Read the answer and worked solution →A smoky fog hangs over a city in winter. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →Air pollution can make rain acidic. Which rain has the lowest pH in a city?Read the answer and worked solution →In what unit is the level of steady noise measured?Read the answer and worked solution →Which source of noise is called the biggest nuisance in cities?Read the answer and worked solution →A study found ocean noise has risen since the 1960s because of shipping. By how much?Read the answer and worked solution →Solid waste dumps breed flies and rodents. Which diseases do these carriers spread?Read the answer and worked solution →In metros like Mumbai and Chennai, what share of solid waste is collected and disposed?Read the answer and worked solution →Daurala near Meerut restored its polluted groundwater using which universal principle?Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly what share of India's population lived in rural areas in 2011?Read the answer and worked solution →Dharavi, called Asia's largest slum, lies in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which government mission aims to improve the quality of life in urban slums?Read the answer and worked solution →Soil erosion, waterlogging, salinisation and alkalinisation all lead to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which agency classified India's wastelands using remote sensing?Read the answer and worked solution →Jhabua, one of India's five most backward districts, has a high concentration of which tribe?Read the answer and worked solution →In Petlawad block of Jhabua, what did each household do to revive common pasture land?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the air pollutantsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the water diseasesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the pollution factsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the pollutersRead the answer and worked solution →Air or waterRead the answer and worked solution →

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Road or rail

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Upper category
Road
Lower category
Rail
Items
  1. Category
    Road
    Item
    GT Road
  2. Category
    Road
    Item
    NHAI
  3. Category
    Road
    Item
    Gold. Quad
  4. Category
    Road
    Item
    BRO
  5. Category
    Rail
    Item
    Konkan
  6. Category
    Rail
    Item
    Broad line
  7. Category
    Rail
    Item
    Thane 1853
  8. Category
    Rail
    Item
    Metro
Instructions
Send each term to road or rail transport.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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Sort the numbers

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Items
  1. Group
    Road
    Item
    56 lakh km
  2. Group
    Road
    Item
    85% passengers
  3. Group
    Road
    Item
    5,846 km GQ
  4. Group
    Water
    Item
    12 major ports
  5. Group
    Water
    Item
    95% trade
  6. Group
    Water
    Item
    14,500 km
  7. Group
    Air
    Item
    1911 airmail
  8. Group
    Air
    Item
    Pawan Hans
Groups
  1. Item
    Road
  2. Item
    Water
  3. Item
    Air
Instructions
Drop each figure onto the mode of transport it describes.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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Type the number

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Questions
  1. Answer
    1853
    Question
    Year the first Indian railway ran
  2. Answer
    34
    Question
    Length of the first railway line in km
  3. Answer
    5846
    Question
    Length of the Golden Quadrilateral in km
  4. Answer
    760
    Question
    Length of the Konkan Railway in km
  5. Answer
    12
    Question
    Major ports of India
  6. Answer
    1957
    Question
    Year Akashwani got its name
Instructions
Type the number only.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 10, Transport and Communication._

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