Almost 90% of India’s Foreign trade by volume and 70% of India’s F – InterviewSolution

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Almost 90% of India’s Foreign trade by volume and 70% of India’s Foreign trade by value is transported by _________.1. Rail Transport2. Road Transport 3. Maritime Transport4. Air Transport

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Maritime Transport

The correct answer is Maritime Transport.

India has a vast coastline of approximately 7,517 km, including islands.
Oceanic routes play an important role in the transport sector of India’s economy.
Approximately 95 percent of India’s foreign trade by volume and 70 percent by value moves through ocean routes.
Apart from international trade, these are also used for the purpose of transportation between the islands and the rest of the country.

Transport	Important Points
Rail Transport	The length of the Indian Railways network is 63,221 km. Indian Railway was introduced in 1853 when a line was constructed from Bombay to Thane.
Road Transport	India has one of the largest road networks in the world with a total length of 33.1 lakh km (2005). About 85 percent of passengers and 70 percent of freight traffic are carried by roads every year.
Air Transport	Air transport is the fastest means of movement from one place to the other. At present, there are 17 international airports and 112 domestic airports functioning in the country.

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