Students of class 10 Social Science should refer to MCQ Questions Class 10 Social Science Lifelines of National Economy with answers provided here which is an important chapter in Class 10 Social Science NCERT textbook. These MCQ for Class 10 Social Science with Answers have been prepared based on the latest CBSE and NCERT syllabus and examination guidelines for Class 10 Social Science. The following MCQs can help you to practice and get better marks in the upcoming class 10 Social Science examination

Chapter 7 Lifelines of National Economy MCQ with Answers Class 10 Social Science

MCQ Questions Class 10 Social Science Lifelines of National Economy provided below have been prepared by expert teachers of grade 10. These objective questions with solutions are expected to come in the upcoming Standard 10 examinations. Learn the below provided MCQ questions to get better marks in examinations.

Question. Which one of the following organisations constructs Border roads in India ?
(a) PWD
(b) CPWD
(c) BRO
(d) NHAI

Question. Which mode of transportation reduces trans-shipment losses and delays?
(a) Railways
(b) Roadways
(c) Pipeline
(d) Waterways

Question. The full form of NHAI is ………
(a) National Highway Academy of India
(b) Northern Highway Authority of India
(c) New Highway Authority of India
(d) National Highway Authority of India

Question. World has become a global village due to which of the following?
(a) Transport and communication
(b) International trade
(c) Engineering Industry
(d) Electronic industry

Question. Delhi and Mumbai are connected by …….
(a) National Highway-15
(b) National Highway-1
(c) National Highway-7
(d) National Highway-8

Question. Which one of the following is the most important modes of transportation in India?
(a) Pipeline
(b) Railways
(c) Roadways
(d) Airways

Question. The longest highway of India is …….
(a) National Highway-8
(b) National Highway-7
(c) National Highway-1
(d) National Highway-15

Question. Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries ?
(a) Internal trade
(b) International trade
(c) External trade
(d) Local trade

Question. The Indian national highways are maintained by the department of ………
(a) National Highway Authority of India
(b) State Public Works Department
(c) Zila Parishad
(d) Central Public Works Department

Question. The National Highway No. 1 is also known as ……..
(a) Mahatma Gandhi Marg
(b) Sher Shah Suri Marg
(c) Golden Quadrilateral
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru Road

Question. Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well protected port along the east coast ?
(a) Chennai
(b) Paradip
(c) Tuticorin
(d) Vishakhapatnam

Question. The National Highway that covers most of Rajasthan is ………
(a) National Highway-15
(b) National Highway-8
(c) National Highway-1
(d) National Highway-2

Question. Which is the cheapest mode of transport in India ?
(a) Waterways
(b) Roadways
(c) Railways
(d) Airways

Question. Border Roads Organisation was established in
(a) 1950
(b) 1955
(c) 1958
(d) 1960

Question. The air transport was nationalised in the year ……..
(a) 1947
(b) 1950
(c) 1953
(d) 1957

Question. The extreme south-western port is …….
(a) Tuticorin port
(b) Kochchi port
(c) New Mangalore port
(d) None of the above

Question. Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the eastwest corridor ?
(a) Mumbai and Nagpur
(b) Silcher and Porbandar
(c) Mumbai and Kolkata
(d) Nagpur and Siligudi

Question. The biggest port is
(a) Mumbai port
(b) Marmagao port
(c) New Mangalore port
(d) Kandla port

Question. Trade carried in cities, towns and villages is called ……..
(a) External trade
(b) Local trade
(c) Internal trade
(d) International trade

Question. Which one is not an important destination of Foreign tourists in India ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Goa
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Question. Which port is the major iron ore exporting port of the country?
(a) Mumbai port
(b) Marmagao port
(c) Paradip port
(d) Kandla port

Question. Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Question. India ranks…… among the world crude steel producers.
(a) first
(b) second
(c) ninth
(d) tenth

Question. Which one of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer, etc?
(a) Steel
(b) Electronic
(c) Aluminium
(d) Information Technology

Question. Which of the following is transformed into a wide variety of furnished goods of higher value ?
(a) Manufactured goods
(b) raw material
(c) industrial goods
(d) all of the above

Question. Which one of the following is not true regarding the National Jute Policy of 2005?
(a) Creating awareness about the use of biodegradable materials
(b) Ensuring good prices to the jute farmers
(c) Increasing productivity
(d) Improving quality of jute

Question. India occupies the first place in the production of
(a) sugar
(b) jute
(c) Gur and khandsari
(d) all of the above

Question. Which one of the following industries uses bauxite as a raw material ?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Cement
(c) Jute
(d) Steel

Question. What is the correct meaning of agglomeration economies ?
(a) Many industries set up in rural centres
(b) Industries are basically agro-based.
(c) Many industries tend to come together to make use of the advantages offered by the urban centres
(d) Industries set up produce raw material for secondary sector.

Question. Which of the following statements regarding manufacturing is not true ?
(a) Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture.
(b) Development of manufacturing industries are a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty.
(c) Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings in much needed foreign exchange.
(d) Manufacturing puts the country into a debt trap.

Question. Sixty percent of sugar mills are concentrated in which of the following states ?
(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) West Bengal and Orissa

Question. In spite of large quantity of production of steel, per capita consumption per annum is only:
(a) 20 kg
(b) 32 kg
(c) 40 kg
(d) 52 kg

Fill in the Blanks :

Question. _____________________ is caused by the presence of high proportion of undesirable gases, such as sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide.

Question. An industry makes gunny bags to store food grains with fine jute fibres then it is an example of __________________.

Question. Iron and Steel industry requires Iron ore, coking coal and limestone in proportion of ______________________.

True or False :

Question. Does the first successful textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854?

Question. Is Iron and steel is considered heavy industry?

Match the following

Question.

Column-A	Column-B
1. Broad Gauge	(a) 0.762 and 0.610
2. Metre Gauge	(b) 7817
3. Narrow Gauge	(c) 5321
4. Locomotives	(d) 1.676 m
5. Passenger service vehicles	(e) 1.000 m

Answer :

Column-A	Column-B
1. Broad Gauge	(d) 1.676 m
2. Metre Gauge	(e) 1.000 m
3. Narrow Gauge	(a) 0.762 and 0.610
4. Locomotives	(b) 7817
5. Passenger service vehicles	(c) 5321

Question.

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Pipelines rules out trans	(а) tidal	A. or delays
2. India was one of the	(b) access	B. countries
3. Kandla is a	(c) artificial	C. easier
4. Chennai is an	(d) shipment losses	D. port
5. Air travel has made	(e) seafaring	E. port

Answer :

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Pipelines rules out trans	(d) shipment losses	A. or delays
2. India was one of the	(e) seafaring	B. countries
3. Kandla is a	(а) tidal	E. port
4. Chennai is an	(c) artificial	D. port
5. Air travel has made	(b) access	C. easier

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