Lifelines of National Economy Test - 3

In the past, .pipelines were used to transport water to cities and industries.
Now, these are used for transporting crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas from oil and natural gas fields to refineries, fertilizer factories and big thermal power plants.
olids can also be transported through a pipeline when converted into slurry.
Initial cost of laying pipelines is high but subsequent running costs are minimal. It rules out trans-shipment losses or delays.

Kandla in Kuchchh was the first port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port, in the wake of loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after the Partition.
Kandla is a tidal port. It caters to the convenient handling of exports and imports

Waterways are the cheapest means of transport.
They are most suitable for carrying heavy and bulky goods.
It is a fuel-efficient and environment friendly mode of transport

Vishakhapatnam is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port.
This port was, originally, conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.

The air transport was nationalised in 1953.

Advancement of international trade of a country is an index to its economic prosperity.
It is also considered the economic barometer for a country.

When the value of export exceeds the value of imports, it is called a favourable balance of trade.
On the contrary, if the value of imports exceeds the value of exports, it is termed as unfavourable balance of trade.

All India Radio (Akashwani) broadcasts a variety of programmes in national, regional and local languages for various categories of people, spread over different parts of the country.
It does not broadcast in international languages.

The Indian Railway is now reorganised into 16 zones.
The distribution pattern of the Railway network in the country has been largely influenced by physiographic, economic and administrative factors.

The Indian Railways is the largest public sector undertaking in the country