Question

Which of the following is not a feature of road transport?
A) It is easy to build roads
B) The cost of road construction is low
C) Roads can connect every village
D) Roads don’t help in the development

Answer 1

Hint: Road transport is considered as a mode of transport through which goods and personnel are transported from one place to another using the road. The major advantage of having road transport is that they guarantee a door-to-door service and the cost of maintaining them is cheap as compared to other means.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) It is easier to build roads than any other means of transport. Roads guarantee a door-to-door service which is not possible for any other means of transport. Roads can be constructed even in the high altitudes which gives a chance for tourism to flourish. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option B) The construction cost of roads is low because the local resources can be used and thus not a large capital is utilized in laying down a road and for example if we compare roads to railways, the laying down of railway tracks include huge amounts of cost and labour to complete it. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option C) Roads can connect every village and far locations as the roads are easy to build. They provide an easy door to door service and act as a feeder to other modes of transport like railway stations, airports etc. Roads become a medium through which villagers can earn their living by doing business or service in urban areas. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option D) That will be false if we say that roads don’t help in development as roads are the sole reason for an area to develop. Roads are the reason which develops an area because people use roads as a means of transport and explore the area in which roads lead them. Hence, this option is correct.

Thus, the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Since 2002, the World Bank has built or restored in excess of 260,000 km of roads. It lends more for roads than for schooling, wellbeing, and consolidated social administrations. Roads can impact the demand and supply for transport which eventually changes in its cost.