Which of the following sea route is called Big Trunk Route?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The North Atlantic Sea Route
Option (1) The South Atlantic Sea Route — Incorrect. It connects West Europe and West Africa with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Traffic on it is far less, because South America and Africa are less developed and less populated.
Option (2) The North Pacific Sea Route — Incorrect. It links the ports on the west coast of North America with those of Asia, with several routes meeting at Honolulu.
Option (3) The North Atlantic Sea Route — Correct. It links North-eastern U.S.A. and North-western Europe, two industrially developed regions. One fourth of the world’s foreign trade moves on it, which makes it the busiest route in the world, the Big Trunk Route.
Option (4) The South Pacific Sea Route — Incorrect. It connects Western Europe and North America with Australia, New Zealand and the scattered Pacific islands via the Panama Canal; it is also used for reaching Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia.
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NCERT (2025-26): “The Northern Atlantic Sea Route … The foreign trade over this route is greater than that of the rest of the world combined. One fourth of the world’s foreign trade moves on this route. It is, therefore, the busiest in the world and otherwise, called the Big Trunk Route. Both the coasts have highly advanced ports and harbour facilities.” |