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Transportation Systems and Sustainability

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Transportation systems questions evaluate the understanding of transit modes, freight logistics, and sustainable travel. Topics include cost-effective shipping methods, traffic congestion causes, and energy-efficient transport. These concepts are highly relevant for geography and general studies test preparation.

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Transportation Systems and Sustainability Questions

Multiple choice

In 2002 major overhauls were performed on fifteen percent of roadway buses by transport companies that had been built in the 1990s and that remained in operation. However, only seven percent of the buses manufactured in the 1980s were overhauled.

Which one of the following, if true, best explains the lower percentage of overhauls for the 1980's?

  1. Government regulations require all buses, regardless of age, to pass an annual inspection.

  2. New buses tend to receive better care than do older ones.

  3. Transport companies are more likely to retire older buses than authorize the large expenditures usually required to repair them.

  4. Buses built in the 1980s had a much simpler design that made them less complex than the later ones.

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer choice will explain why a lower percentage of buses were overhauled from the 1980s than from the 1990s. This choice shows that the trains from the 1980s were more likely to be retired than overhauled.

Multiple choice

Which is the most favourite means of transport of Delhi?

  1. Road transport

  2. Rail transport

  3. Air transport

  4. Water transport
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Road transport is the most widely used and accessible means of transport in Delhi, serving the vast majority of the population through buses, private vehicles, and taxis.

Multiple choice

Which mode of transport is most used in UP?

  1. Road transport

  2. Rail transport

  3. Air transport

  4. Water transport
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Road transport is the primary mode of connectivity and transport in Uttar Pradesh, given the extensive network of national and state highways.

Multiple choice

A boy was travelling with his father on a scooter. He noticed a huge truck with many big wheels. He compared the size of the wheel to that of his scooter. He then asked his father,'' why are the wheels of heavy vehicles broad and many in number. Which of the following is the correct answer of the question asked by the boy?

  1. They spread out the weight.

  2. Heavy vehicles look stylish in that way.

  3. This prevents wear and tear.

  4. Small wheels more in number will increase the speed.

  5. The vehicles look taller in that way.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The huge broad wheels on such heavy vehicles help to spread out the weight more evenly, which decreases the pressure on the wheels and helps them to take a heavier load. Larger surface area of the wheels also helps to maintain stability.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements in the context of geometric design of roads. I: A simple parabolic curve is an acceptable shape for summit curves. II: Comfort to passengers is an important consideration in the design of summit curves. The correct option evaluating the above statements and their relationship is

  1. I is true, II is false

  2. I is true, II is true and II is the correct reason for I

  3. I is true, II is true and II is NOT the correct reason for I

  4. I is false, II is true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A simple parabolic curve is indeed the standard shape for summit curves because it provides a constant rate of change of grade. However, comfort is not the primary consideration for summit curves (it is for sag curves); the primary consideration for summit curves is sight distance.