Assertion: Trans-continental railway lines have now lost their importance in modern times.
Reasoning: Now a days quicker and more flexible transport systems of airways and roadways are available.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Assertion: Trans-continental railway lines have now lost their importance in modern times. This statement is correct because their relative importance has decreased compared with earlier times.
Reason: Nowadays quicker and more flexible transport systems such as airways and roadways are available. This statement is also correct.
The Reason correctly explains the Assertion because the availability of faster and more flexible modes of transport has reduced the importance of trans-continental railway lines in many regions.
NCERT: Trans-continental railway lines have now lost their importance to quicker and more flexible transport systems of airways and roadways.