Test: Transport and Communication- 1 - Class 5 MCQ

Early humans could express thoughts and feelings by means of body language or by signs and gestures.

John logie baird invented the first mechanical television.

Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for inventing telephone in 1876.

• Social networking is the use of Internet-based social media platforms to stay connected with friends, family, or peers.
• Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are examples of social networking sites.

• The Grand Trunk Road was built by SherSah Suri which connected Kolkata to Peshawar in Pakistan.
• It is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads.

The Tanggula Railway Station in Tibet holds the Guinness World Record for being the highest railway station in the world, as it is 5,068 metres above sea level.

An e-mail is a letter sent through the internet.

There are mainly two types of waterways:

• Inland waterways - Inland waterways comprise of rivers, lakes, canals, backwaters etc which are navigable.
• Sea Routes - Sea Routes are mainly used for transporting goods internationally.

The Image shown in option C is the telegraph.

Some of the earliest means of communication were through letter, telephone,pigeon,etc.