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'Transport and Communication are complementary to each other. ' Support the statement.

(i) Transport and communication are the lifelines of national economy.

(ii) Both has enriched our life and added substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comforts of life.

(iii) Railways, airways, waterways, radio, newspaper etc. have been contributing to the socio-economic progress.

(iv) Transport and communication have added the vitality to the economy.

(v) Transport and communication are pre-requisite for local, national and global trade.

(vi) Today, the world has been converted into a large village with the help of efficient transport and communication.

(vii) Communication system helps in the development of transport.

(b) Analyse the features of International trade of India.

(i) Trade between two countries is called international trade. It may take place through sea, air or land routes.

(ii) International trade is carried between two or more countries.

(iii) Advancement of international trade of a country is an index to its economic prosperity.

(iv) International trade is considered the economic barometer for a country.

(v) India has trade relations with all the major trading blocks and all geographical regions of the world.

(vi) The commodities exported from India to other countries include gems and jewellery, chemicals and related products, agriculture and allied products etc.

(vii) The commodities imported to India include petroleum crude and products, gems and jewellery, chemicals and related products, base metals, electronic items, machinery, agriculture and allied products.

(viii) India has emerged as a software giant at the international level and it is earning large foreign exchange through the export of information technology.

(ix) Tourism is also an important component of international trade.