Russians prefer railways as a better means of transport than roads. Its reason is _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Russia has vast geographical area with relatively less population.
Railways carry bulky goods and passengers over long distances. Russia is a very large country, so railways serve it better than highways.
Option (1) The roads are always covered with ice and snow. — Incorrect. The reason is the vast geographical area, not ice and snow.
Option (2) Russia has vast geographical area with relatively less population. — Correct. Due to the vast geographical area, highways in Russia are not as important as railways.
Option (3) Whole of Russia is highly industrialized. — Incorrect. Only the region west of the Urals is the industrialised region, not the whole of Russia.
Option (4) It doesn’t have good roads. — Incorrect. Russia has a dense highway network west of the Urals and the important Moscow-Vladivostok Highway, so the lack of roads is not the reason.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not say in clear words that Russia has relatively less population. It gives only the vast geographical area as the reason why highways in Russia are not as important as railways.
NCERT (2026-27): “In Russia, a dense highway network is developed in the industrialised region west of the Urals with Moscow as the hub. The important Moscow-Vladivostok Highway serves the region to the east. Due to the vast geographical area, highways in Russia are not as important as railways.” |