Identify the correct statements about air transportation.
(A) Air transportation is the cheapest means of transportation.
(B) Air transportation is the fastest means of transportation.
(C) Air transportation has increased the accessibility to inaccessible areas.
(D) The Cape of Good Hope is a busy air route.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (C) only
(A) Air transportation is the cheapest means of transportation. — Incorrect. Air transport is very costly. Water transport and large freighters are the cheapest.
(B) Air transportation is the fastest means of transportation. — Correct. Being fast, it is preferred for long-distance travel and for moving valuable cargo quickly.
(C) Air transportation has increased the accessibility to inaccessible areas. — Correct. Planes cross snowy mountains and deserts. They are often the only way to reach such areas, for example the Eskimos of northern Canada or Himalayan places cut off by landslides.
(D) The Cape of Good Hope is a busy air route. — Incorrect. The Cape of Good Hope route is a sea route. It links Western Europe with West Africa, South Africa, South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
NCERT (2026-27): “AIR TRANSPORT … Air transport is the fastest means of transportation, but it is very costly. Being fast, it is preferred by passengers for long-distance travel. Valuable cargo can be moved rapidly on a world-wide scale. It is often the only means to reach inaccessible areas. Air transport has brought about a connectivity revolution in the world. The frictions created by mountainous snow fields or inhospitable desert terrains have been overcome. The accessibility has increased.” “The Cape of Good Hope Sea Route … This trade route connects the highly industrialised Western European region with West Africa, South Africa, South-east Asia and the commercial agriculture and livestock economies of Australia and New Zealand.” |