Question

Roadways play a very important role in transportation of commodities and passengers as compared to railways.

Choose the correct reasons that justify the above statement.

(P) Roadways are a cheaper mode for short distance travel.

(Q) Heavy and bulky commodities can be carried on roadways.

(R) Roadways provide door to door services.

(S) The percentage of road accidents is less than rail accidents.

Options

• Only (P) and (Q)

• Only (P) and (R)

• Only (Q) and (S)

• Only (R) and (S)

Answer 1

Only (P) and (R)

Justification:

Roadways are cheaper and more convenient for short-distance travel, making statement (P) correct. They also provide door-to-door service, which railways cannot, so (R) is correct.
However, heavy and bulky goods are better transported by railways, so (Q) is incorrect. The statement about road accidents being less than rail accidents is also incorrect, making (S) false.