What is transportation?
- aSelling and purchasing of goods
- bMovement of passengers and goods from one place to another
- cStorage of commodities
- dManufacturing of products
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What is transportation?
Which sector plays a significant role in the economy by transporting passengers and commodities within and outside the country?
Trade is influenced by which system?
Trade maintains a balance between which two sectors?
Geographical causes have influenced the development of which sector in Bangladesh?
Roads are very important for distribution of agricultural products because they enable—
Which of the following is a favourable condition for road development?
Why is plain land favourable for road development?
In which divisions have most of the roads of Bangladesh been constructed?
Roads built on hard soil—
Where do ports usually develop?
A large number of roads in Bangladesh have developed centring around—
Which is an unfavourable condition for road development?
Why are roads few in the Chattogram Hill Tracts?
Why is the density of roads less in the south-east part of Bangladesh?
Building roads on slopes is difficult mainly because—
In the haor regions of Sylhet and southern Bangladesh, which transport mode gets priority?
Why are few roads built in lowland and riverine areas?
Roads of Bangladesh have been built in which way?
Most roads in Bangladesh are complementary to which modes?
According to RHD 2024, the length of National highway is—
According to RHD 2024, the length of Regional highway is—
According to RHD 2024, the length of Jilla road is—
Total length of different types of roads under RHD in 2024 is—
The source of the table of road-length data given in the chapter is—
Which roads in Bangladesh are usually damaged by the rainy season and flood?
Which acts as a major barrier on road construction in a riverine country like Bangladesh?
Internal road transport routes of Bangladesh are based on which city as the centre?
Dhaka is connected with Pabna, Rajshahi, Bogura, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Tetulia via—
Dhaka is connected with Faridpur, Kushtia, Jashore, Khulna and Barishal via—
Dhaka is connected with North Bengal via—
Dhaka is connected with South Bengal via—
The Bangabandhu Bridge is constructed over which river?
The Bangabandhu Bridge plays an important role in the development of—
The roads of Bangladesh contribute to— (combo)
The railway network of Bangladesh is relatively—
The railways of Bangladesh connect—
The length of broad gauge railways in Bangladesh is—
Broad gauge railways exist on which side of the Jamuna river?
Broad gauge railways are mainly in which divisions?
The length of dual gauge railways in Bangladesh is—
Dual gauge railway runs from—
The length of metre gauge railways in Bangladesh is—
Metre gauge railways are on which side of the Jamuna river?
Metre gauge railways exist in divisions of—
The width of a metre gauge rail line is—
The width of a broad gauge rail line is—
The favourable condition for railway development in Bangladesh is—
Railways have developed everywhere in Bangladesh except—
In Chattogram, the railway has developed only in—
Why are railways hardly seen in the hilly areas of Bangladesh?
Why are there few railways in the southern part of Bangladesh?
At present, how many railway ferries are running in Bangladesh?
Which is a railway ferry route in Bangladesh?
Which is another railway ferry route in Bangladesh?
The largest rail station of Bangladesh is—
The total number of rail stations in Bangladesh is—
The source of the total rail-station count in the chapter is—
Districts having no railways include— (combo)
Waterways are divided into how many types?
The two types of waterways are—
The geographical structure of Bangladesh is favourable for which mode?
Which is a favourable condition for waterways?
In which areas are waterways the only mode of transport? (combo)
Waterways are the cheapest means of transport in Bangladesh because they—
The total length of inland navigable waterways in Bangladesh is—
How many kilometres of waterways remain navigable all year round?
How many kilometres of waterways are used only during the rainy season?
Which rivers are more suitable for inland communication?
The total number of launch ghats in Bangladesh is—
The total number of ferry ghats in Bangladesh is—
The earning from inland waterways in 2017-18 was—
The earning from inland waterways was highest in which fiscal year?
The source of the inland waterway statistics in the chapter is—
Which is an important river port of Bangladesh?
Which of the following is NOT a river port of Bangladesh?
Which are river ports of Bangladesh? (combo)
A country needs to be located beside a sea in order to develop—
Which is a geographical condition for ocean shipping?
What is the function of harbours in ocean shipping?
Why should the coast near a sea port be deep enough?
Wide plains near the coast are needed for—
Which climate condition has helped increase ocean shipping in Bangladesh?
How many sea ports does Bangladesh have?
Which of the following is NOT a sea port of Bangladesh?
About what percentage of import trade is carried out through Chattogram port?
About what percentage of export trade is carried out through Chattogram port?
From Mongla port, the percentage of export trade is—
From Mongla port, the percentage of import trade is—
Which transport mode has the greatest importance in Bangladesh's economy?
Airways play a major role for—
When do airways play an especially important role? (combo)
The favourable condition for development of airways is—
The main airport of Bangladesh is—
The total number of international airports in Bangladesh is—
Dhaka is connected by air with which cities? (combo)
Besides Hazrat Shahjalal, the other two international airports of Bangladesh are—
Airways have immense contribution to—
Selling and purchasing of goods to meet the demands of the people and related activities are known as—
Trade and commerce is broadly divided into—
International trade is subdivided into—
Internal trade of Bangladesh means—
Internal trade is the balance between—
Which plays an important role in the internal trade of Bangladesh?
In the past, foreign trade of Bangladesh was mainly characterized by—
At present approximately what percentage of foreign exchange earnings comes from ready-made garments and knitwear?
To increase exports for economic development, we should— (combo)
Bangladesh imports from which countries? (combo)
Which of the following is NOT a destination of Bangladeshi exports?
Which countries import Bangladeshi products? (combo)
Why is proper utilization of Bangladesh's natural resources not taking place?
The largest destination of Bangladesh's exporting products is—
In the fiscal year 2016-17, the top importer of Bangladeshi products was—
The second biggest importer of Bangladeshi products is—
The third biggest importer of Bangladeshi products is—
The fourth biggest importer of Bangladeshi products is—
Which are primary export goods of Bangladesh? (combo)
Which of the following is an industrial export good of Bangladesh?
Which of the following is NOT a primary export good?
Which are industrial export goods of Bangladesh? (combo)
The export earning (in million US dollars) in fiscal year 2020-2021 was—
The import expenditure (in million US dollars) in fiscal year 2020-2021 was—
Export earning was highest in which fiscal year?
Import expenditure was highest in which fiscal year?
In Bangladesh's import sector, which country holds the top position?
In fiscal year 2018-2019, what percentage of total imports came from China?
After China, the next country in Bangladesh's imports is—
The third position in Bangladesh's imports is held by—
Which are main primary import products of Bangladesh? (combo)
Which of the following is a main industrial import good?
Which are industrial import goods? (combo)
Which is one of the four import categories listed in the chapter?
Goods produced at EPZ fall under which import category?
How many kilometers of waterways in Bangladesh are suitable for year-round navigability?
To increase exports in foreign trade—
Mr. Ryan is a computer trader who imports computers from China every year. By which route does Mr. Ryan import computers?
The advantages of bringing the goods (computers from China) by this route are—
Shayan travelled from Rajshahi to his aunt's house in Sylhet by an affordable and comfortable route. Which transport mode best fits this description?
Later Shayan travelled from Sylhet to Dhaka by an expensive but quick route due to illness. Which mode best fits?
The density of roads in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh is—
The geographical reason for less road density in south-eastern Bangladesh is—
What is import trade?
The most convenient way to export frozen food in foreign trade is—
In the export-import table for FY 2020-21 to 2023-24, the balance of trade was lowest (largest deficit) in—
Waterways are the cheapest means of transport in Bangladesh because they—
Why are harbours built along the sea route?
Which of the following is NOT a mode of inland transport in Bangladesh?
According to the chapter, agricultural product imports have—