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Question
“Roadways are an important means of transport in India”. Give two reasons to justify the statement.
Solution
There are many advantages of road transport in comparison to other means of transport. The investment required in road transport is very less compared to othermodes of transport such as railways and air transport. The cost of construction, operating cost and maintaining roads is cheaper than that of the railways.
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