Arrange the events in order of land transport development:
A. Animals were used as beasts of burden
B. Invention of wheel, use of carts and wagons
C. railway line development and transport
D. Human beings as carriers
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → D, A, B, C
(D) Human beings as carriers — first. In early days, humans themselves carried loads.
(A) Animals were used as beasts of burden — second. Later, animals carried the loads.
(B) Invention of wheel, use of carts and wagons — third. Carts and wagons became important after the wheel was invented.
(C) railway line development and transport — last. Railways came after the steam engine; the first public railway line opened in 1825.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2022 on 16-07-2022 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2026-27): “Land Transport … Most of the movement of goods and services takes place over land. In early days, humans themselves were carriers. … Later animals were used as beasts of burden. … With the invention of the wheel, the use of carts and wagons became important. The revolution in transport came about only after the invention of the steam engine in the eighteenth century. Perhaps the first public railway line was opened in 1825 between Stockton and Darlington in northern England and then onwards, railways became the most popular and fastest form of transport in the nineteenth century.” |