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Lifelines of National Economy

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 10 · Social Science

Complete topic list for Lifelines of National Economy in Madhya Pradesh Board Class 10 Social Science. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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A hierarchical diagram showing the classification of roads in India: National Highways, State Highways, Major District Roads, Rural Roads, and Other Roads (Border Roads, International Highways).
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1. Transport and Roadways

  • Transport is needed because goods and services do not move from supply areas to demand areas on their own.
  • Movement of goods and services happens through land, water, and air transport.
  • Transport, communication, and trade are complementary to each other.
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2. Pipelines and Waterways

  • Pipeline transport was earlier used for water and is now used for crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas.
  • Solids can also be moved through pipelines when converted into slurry.
  • Pipeline transport has high initial cost but very low running cost.
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3. Major Sea Ports and Air Transport

  • About 95 per cent of India’s trade volume and 68 per cent of trade value is moved by sea.
  • India has a coastline of 11098.81 km, with 12 major and 200 notified non-major ports.
  • Major ports handle 95 per cent of India’s foreign trade.
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4. Communication and International Trade

  • Communication means exchanging information without physical movement of the communicator or receiver.
  • Mass communication includes radio, television, newspapers, magazines, books, and films.
  • The Indian postal network is the largest in the world.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Transport, communication, and trade as the lifelines of national economy

RoadwaysRailwaysPipelinesWaterwaysMajor Sea PortsAirwaysCommunicationInternational Trade

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