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Question
Find out from your elders – How did people travel fifty years ago? Were the present means of travel available at that time also?
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Solution
Fifty years ago, our elders travelled through bullock-carts, buses, trains, cars, taxis, bicycles, etc. Yes, some of the current modes of travel were available at that time such as cars, buses, trains, taxis, etc.
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