Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (Trans-continental Railways) | (Stations) | ||
| (A) | Trans-Siberian Railways | (I) | Perth to Sydney |
| (B) | Trans-Canadian Railways | (II) | St. Petersburg to Vladivostok |
| (C) | The Union and Pacific Railways | (III) | New York to San Francisco |
| (D) | The Australian Trans-continental Railways | (IV) | Halifax to Vancouver |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
(A) Trans-Siberian Railways — this matches (II) St. Petersburg to Vladivostok. It is the longest double-tracked and electrified trans-continental railway in the world.
(B) Trans-Canadian Railways — this matches (IV) Halifax to Vancouver. It runs 7,050 km across Canada, from the east coast to the Pacific coast.
(C) The Union and Pacific Railways — this matches (III) New York to San Francisco. It joins the Atlantic coast of the U.S.A. to its Pacific coast.
(D) The Australian Trans-continental Railways — this matches (I) Perth to Sydney. It runs west-east across the southern part of Australia.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 17-06-2023 (Slot 1).
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.” “Trans–Canadian Railways … This 7,050 km long rail-line in Canada runs from Halifax in the east to Vancouver on the Pacific Coast passing through Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary (Fig. 7.6).” “The Union and Pacific Railway … This rail-line connects New York on the Atlantic Coast to San Francisco on the Pacific Coast passing through Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Evans, Ogden and Sacramento.” “The Australian Trans–Continental Railway … This rail-line runs west-east across the southern part of the continent from Perth on the west coast, to Sydney on the east coast.” |