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Study the following table and answer the following questions:

Operation of Indian Railways
Items	Unit	Year
		1950-51	1997-98
Route
Electrified	000 Kms	0.4	14.0
Total Route Length	000 Kms	53.6	62.5
Earning from Goods Carried	crore Rs.	139.3	19595.0
Passenger Earnings	crore Rs.	98.2	7573.2
Average rate per passenger-kilometre	paise	1.5	19.7

(a) How much increase has been noticed in the total rail length between 1950-1951 and 1997-1998?

(b) What is the motive behind electrifying more and more rail routes in India?

[Delhi 2001]

Answer:

(a) The total route length has increased from 53.6 to 62.5 kms. i.e.  8.9 kms in 1997-1998

(b) Electricity provides speed more traction power clean and comfortable journey.