Suggestions for Project Work — NCERT Solutions

Public transport plays an important role in people’s lives because it helps them travel for work, school, shopping, and other daily needs. It is especially important in towns and cities where many people depend on it regularly.

People who need to travel regularly and do not have private vehicles need public transport. The chapter asks this as a research question, and the answer would depend on the group studied.

They need it for commuting, going to school or work, and reaching different places affordably. Public transport is useful because it connects people to the rest of the city or town.

Different types of people are dependent on public transport to different degrees. Some may depend on it heavily every day, while others may use it rarely or not at all, depending on their access to private transport and their needs.

The chapter suggests looking at problems such as access, competition with other transport, changing forms over time, and social issues caused by unequal availability of public transport.

Forms of public transport have been changing over time. The chapter asks you to study how a mode like the tonga, rickshaw, train, or Metro has changed, what rivals it has faced, and what its future may be.

Yes, unequal access to public transport can cause social problems. The chapter specifically asks whether differential access causes social problems, implying that it can.

Yes. Some groups may not need public transport, for example people who have their own vehicles or whose movement needs are limited. The chapter asks you to identify such groups in your study.

Their attitude may vary: some may see public transport as unnecessary, while others may still value it as part of city life or for other people’s needs. The chapter treats this as a question for research, not a fixed fact.

The chapter suggests studying the history of a transport mode—for example, how it has developed, what changes it has undergone, and how its place in transport has shifted over time.

The chapter mentions that a transport mode may have rivals such as other forms of transport. For example, the text asks who have been the main rivals of a tonga, rickshaw, or train, but it does not name one fixed rival for all cases.

The chapter does not give one fixed answer; it asks you to research whether competition is being lost or won for the transport mode you study. So the answer depends on the case chosen.

The reasons would include changes in technology, convenience, cost, speed, availability, and competition from newer transport modes. The chapter asks you to explain these reasons in relation to the particular case you study.

The likely future would depend on present conditions and how transport evolves. The chapter asks you to imagine the future in a coherent way, based on current trends and the role of the transport mode now.

The chapter implies that some people may miss it, especially if it has been important in local life, but this would need to be studied for the particular mode of transport. So there is no universal single answer.

People may perceive new communication media in different ways. Some may value them for speed and convenience, while others may worry about their effects on habits, relationships, or older media. The chapter suggests studying these views through research.

Through observation and inquiry, we can learn how media actually fit into people’s daily lives, including how often they use them, for what purposes, and whether behaviour matches what people say they do.

A shift in format may change how people receive information, which medium they prefer, and the importance of older media. The chapter gives the example of whether TV has reduced the importance of radio and newspapers or whether each still has its own niche.

People may prefer one format over another because of convenience, content, habit, access, and usefulness for their needs. The chapter asks you to investigate these reasons rather than giving a single fixed explanation.

Work within the household has changed over time because of the introduction of devices like stoves, mixies, washing machines, irons, ovens, and similar appliances. These can alter how household tasks are done and who does them.