🚌🏞️ Class 2 Social Science – Chapter 3: Transport and Communication
🔹 1. Introduction
Transport and communication help us connect with people and places.
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Transport is how we move from one place to another.
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Communication is how we share messages, news, and information.
💡 Example: Bus, Train, Telephone, Letter
🔹 2. Types of Transport
| Type | Examples | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Road Transport 🛣️ | Bus, Car, Bicycle, Motorcycle | Travel on roads |
| Rail Transport 🚂 | Train | Travel long distances on tracks |
| Water Transport 🚢 | Boat, Ship | Travel by rivers, lakes, or sea |
| Air Transport ✈️ | Airplane, Helicopter | Travel long distances quickly in the sky |
🔹 3. Types of Communication
| Type | Examples | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Writing ✏️ | Letter, Email, SMS | Send messages to friends or family |
| Speaking / Talking 🗣️ | Phone, Video call | Talk to people far away |
| Broadcasting 📻📺 | Radio, TV | Share news, music, and information |
| Internet / Social Media 🌐 | WhatsApp, Email | Share messages and pictures quickly |
🔹 4. Importance of Transport and Communication
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Helps us go to school, work, and visit friends
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Delivers food, goods, and medicines
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Shares news, messages, and information quickly
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Connects cities, countries, and people around the world
🔹 5. Safety Rules
For Road Transport
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Always wear a seatbelt in a car 🚗
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Helmet on a bicycle or motorcycle 🪖
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Follow traffic signals and rules 🚦
For Water Transport
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Always wear a life jacket 🦺
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Follow safety instructions on boat or ship
For Air Transport
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Listen to pilot and crew instructions ✈️
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Follow safety signs in the airplane
🧩 Exercise / MCQs
1️⃣ Which of these is road transport?
(a) Train
(b) Ship
(c) Bus
(d) Airplane
✅ Answer: (c) Bus
2️⃣ Which of these is air transport?
(a) Bicycle
(b) Airplane
(c) Boat
(d) Car
✅ Answer: (b) Airplane
3️⃣ A letter is a type of ______.
(a) Transport
(b) Communication
(c) School
(d) Food
✅ Answer: (b) Communication
4️⃣ Why do we need transport?
(a) To travel from one place to another
(b) To sleep
(c) To eat
(d) To study only
✅ Answer: (a) To travel from one place to another
5️⃣ Safety rules are important in ______.
(a) Transport
(b) Communication
(c) Reading
(d) Cooking
✅ Answer: (a) Transport
✨ Summary
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Transport helps us move from one place to another.
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Communication helps us share messages and information.
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Types of transport: road, rail, water, air.
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Types of communication: writing, speaking, broadcasting, internet.
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Safety rules are important while using transport.