M.A. (Economics) (Semester IV) (CBSC) Examination, 2017
ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORT
Day Date: Monday, 24-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Choose the correct option 14
Highway connects the Union Capital with State Capital.
District State
National International
Social function of Transport
Education Urbanization E
Cultural Interactions All the above
is a location of the coast that can be used to load and
unload cargo
Port Tramp E
Liner All the above
MSRTC means
Maharashtra State Road Transaction Communication
Maharashtra State Road Travel Corporation
Maharashtra State Regional Transport Corporation
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
First train in India in
1953 1853 E
1901 1861
Route of First train in India
Bombay to Thane Mumbai to Pune E
Bombay to Dadar CST to Mumbai Central
Telescopic Rate Principle encourage____ Distance traffic in
railway.
Short Medium E
Long All the above
is current Minister of Railway.
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C. P. Joshi Suresh Prabhu E
Pawankumar Bansal Mukul Roy
Nationalization of Indian Railway in
1947 1953
1951 1960
10) Highways constructed and maintained by State
Governments.
District Urban E
National State
11) Nagpur Plan was related to
Road Transport Railway E
Water Transport Air Transport
12) is natural waterway which can be used as a means of
transport.
Tramps Liner E
Tankers Rivers
13) River is
Costal Water transport System
Oceanic water transport system
Inland Water Transport System
None of these
14) Characteristics of Air Transport
Rapidity Unbroken Journey E
Law track
expenditure
All the above
Q2 Write short notes (any 4 out of 12
MSRTC.
Private Transport
Railway Budget
Write a note on Public Transport
Rural Transport
Q3 Write short answers (any 4 out of 16
Elements of Air Transport Cost.
Write the nature and Scope of Road Transport.
Explain the different mode of Urban Transport.
Write a note on Rates and Fares in Road Transport.
Classification of Air Ports.
Q4 Answer the following questions (any 14
Explain the Indian and Ocean transport.
Write the Classification of Goods in Railway.
Discuss the economic, social and political function of transport.
Q5 Elaborate the different theories of railway rates and fares. 14
Or
Write scope significance and growth of Water Transport.