Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:

Match List – I with List – II.

List – I
(Major Railway Routes of World)

List – II
(Terminal Stations)

 (A) Trans-Siberian Railways

 (I) New York to San Francisco

 (B) Trans-Canadian Railways

 (II) Perth to Sydney

 (C) The Australian Trans-Continental Railways 

 (III) St. Petersburg to Vladivostok 

 (D) The Union and Pacific Railways

 (IV) Halifax to Vancouver

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

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.

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. passing through Kalgoorlie, Broken Hill and Port Augusta.

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.