Which of the following does not fall on Trans-Siberian Railway route?
A. Regina
B. Baku
C. Moscow
D. Khabarovsk
E. Ulan Bator
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and E only
Note: NTA dropped this question from the official answer key. The question has been slightly modified so that it has a single correct answer. It is kept for the benefit of students, as it gives them an additional practice question.
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the main rail route of Russia, from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok in the east. Some cities stand on this main line. Others are only joined to it by connecting links to the south.
A. Regina — Does not fall on the route. Regina is in Canada. It lies on the Trans-Canadian Railway, between Calgary and Winnipeg.
B. Baku — Does not fall on the route. Baku is on the Caspian coast. It is reached by a connecting link to the south, not by the main line.
C. Moscow — Falls on the route. The main line passes through Moscow.
D. Khabarovsk — Falls on the route. The main line passes through Khabarovsk, near its eastern end, before Vladivostok.
E. Ulan Bator — Does not fall on the route. Ulan Bator is in Mongolia. Like Baku, it is joined only by a connecting link to the south.
NCERT (2026-27): “Trans–Siberian Railway … This is a trans–siberian Railways major rail route of Russia runs from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast in the east passing through Moscow, Ufa, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk. It is the most important route in Asia and the longest (9,332 km) double-tracked and electrified trans–continental railway in the world. It has helped in opening up its Asian region to West European markets. It runs across the Ural Mountains Ob and Yenisei rivers Chita is an important agrocentre and Irkutsk, a fur centre. There are connecting links to the south, namely, to Odessa (Ukraine), Baku on the Caspian Coast, Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Ulan Bator (Mongolia), and Shenyang (Mukden) and Beijing in China.”
Fig. 7.5: Trans–Siberian Railway
Fig. 7.6: Trans–Canadian Railway |
