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Infrastructure—

Engine of India’s

7 Development

computational thinking quest
computational thinking quest

Tick ( ) the correct option. 3. Which reasoning best explains the shift

AbsTrAcT Thinking towards electrification of railways in India?
1. Which option best explains the (a) To increase fuel consumption.
interdependence of different types of
(b) To reduce pollution, save energy,
infrastructure in economic development?
and improve efficiency.
(a) Each type of infrastructure works (c) To slow down trains.
independently without affecting
(d) To replace passengers with goods.
others.
PattErn rECOgnItIOn
(b) Transport, communication,
and energy systems function in 4. What pattern can be observed in the evolution
isolation. of communication systems over time?

(c) Infrastructure components are (a) Increasing reliance on manual
interconnected and jointly enable methods.
(b) Gradual shift from slower to faster
economic activities.
and more efficient technologies.
(d) Only transport infrastructure
(c) Decline in speed and connectivity.
contributes to development.
(d) Replacement of technology by
2. Which inference explains why transport
traditional methods.
infrastructure is called the backbone of
5. Which pattern is visible in India’s transport
economic development?
infrastructure development?
(a) It only helps in tourism. (a) Decline in connectivity between
regions.
(b) It connects production areas
with markets, enabling trade and (b) Equal importance given only to
growth. railways.
(c) Expansion across multiple modes—
(c) It is used only during emergencies. road, rail, air, and water.

(d) It replaces communication (d) Dependence only on traditional
systems. transport.

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