Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

Why was the Nagpur plan, drawn in 1943, could not be implemented?

Options:

Lack of coordination among the princely states and representatives of the British Provinces

Lack of coordination among the representatives of the British Provinces and British Government.

Lack of coordination among the princely states and British India.

None of the above.

Correct Answer:

Lack of coordination among the princely states and British India.

Explanation:

Road transport in modern sense was very limited in India before World War-II. The first serious attempt was made in 1943 when ‘Nagpur Plan’ was drawn. This plan could not be implemented due to lack of coordination among the princely states and British India. After Independence, twenty-year road plan (1961) was introduced to improve the conditions of roads in India. However, roads continue to concentrate in and around urban centres. Rural and remote areas had the least connectivity by road.