Explain the advantages of road transport? - Organisation of Commerce and Management

Explain the advantages of road transport?

Answer in Brief

Advantages:

It is a cheap mode of transport compared to other modes of transport.
Perishable goods can be transported at a faster speed by road carriers over a short distance.
It is a flexible mode of transport as loading and unloading are possible at any destination.
It provides door to door service. Also, it functions as a feeder transport to other modes of transport.
It helps people to travel and carry goods from one place to another place where any other mode of transport is not available.

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Chapter 4: Business Services - EXERCISE [Page 93]

Chapter 4 Business Services
EXERCISE | Q 8. 6) b. | Page 93

Q 8.A | 8 marks

Door to door service is provided by _________ transport.

Match the pairs.

Group ‘A’	Group ‘B’
A) Air Transport	1) Time utility
B) Warehousing	2) Intangible in nature
C) Money remittance	3) Fast mode of transport
D) Pipeline Transport	4) April 2019
E) Business Service	5) Western Union Money Transfer
	6) Fixed deposit account
	7) Petroleum and gas
	8) Tangible
	9) Place utility
	10) Savings account

Answer in one sentence.

What is air transport?

Distinguish between:

Rail Transport and Air Transport

Justify the following statement.

Air transport is the fastest mode of transport.

Explain the disadvantages of air transport.

Which are the major regions of the world having a dense network of airways.

Why are air services limited between 10° and 35° latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere?

What is the approximate area of India (in million km²)?

India’s railway network is the fourth largest in the world standing next to ____________.

"Transport is an organised industry created to satisfy man's basic need of mobility." Support the statement.

Mention the major benefits of rail transport in the world.

Give one word/phrase/term for the following sentence.