Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (International line) | (Between two countries) | ||
| (A) | Maginot Line | (I) | North Korea and South Korea |
| (B) | Durand Line | (II) | France and Germany |
| (C) | 38th Parallel | (III) | Pakistan and Afghanistan |
| (D) | 49th Parallel | (IV) | USA and Canada |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
Each line is matched with the two countries it separates.
(A) Maginot Line — this matches (II) France and Germany. It was a chain of concrete forts that France built along its border with Germany in the 1930s.
(B) Durand Line — this matches (III) Pakistan and Afghanistan. Drawn in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand between British India and Afghanistan, it is now the Pakistan–Afghanistan border.
(C) 38th Parallel — this matches (I) North Korea and South Korea. The latitude 38°N divided Korea in 1945; the present border, set by the ceasefire of 1953, runs close to it.
(D) 49th Parallel — this matches (IV) USA and Canada. The latitude 49°N forms the long western stretch of the USA–Canada border, from the Lake of the Woods to the Pacific coast.