Match List-I with List-II
| List-I Highways | List-II Cities connected | ||
| (A) | The Trans-Canadian Highway | (I) | Vancouver to St. John's City |
| (B) | The Alaskan Highway | (II) | Darwin to Melbourne |
| (C) | The Trans-Continental Stuart Highway | (III) | Edmonton to Anchorage |
| (D) | African Highway | (IV) | Cairo to Cape Town |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
(A) The Trans-Canadian Highway — this matches (I) Vancouver to St. John’s City. It runs from the west coast of Canada to the east coast.
(B) The Alaskan Highway — this matches (III) Edmonton to Anchorage. It links Edmonton in Canada with Anchorage in Alaska.
(C) The Trans-Continental Stuart Highway — this matches (II) Darwin to Melbourne. It crosses Australia from the north coast to the south.
(D) African Highway — this matches (IV) Cairo to Cape Town. A highway in Africa connects Cairo in the north to Cape Town in the south.
NCERT (2026-27): “Highways … The Trans-Canadian Highway links Vancouver in British Columbia(west coast) to St. John’s City in Newfoundland (east coast) and the Alaskan Highway links Edmonton (Canada) to Anchorage (Alaska). … The Trans-Continental Stuart Highway connects Darwin (north coast) and Melbourne via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs in Australia.” “In Africa, a highway joins Algiers in the north to Conakry in Guinea. Similarly, Cairo is also connected to Cape Town.” |