Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Intercontinental Railway) | LIST-II (Station) | ||
| A. | Trans Siberian Railway | I. | Broken Hill |
| B. | Trans Canadian Railway | II. | Kazan |
| C. | The Orient Express | III. | Vienna |
| D. | The Australian Trans-Continental Railway | IV. | Regina |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
(A) Trans Siberian Railway — this matches (II) Kazan. Kazan is a station between Moscow and Yekaterinburg on the map of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
(B) Trans Canadian Railway — this matches (IV) Regina. Regina lies between Calgary and Winnipeg on the map of the Trans-Canadian Railway.
(C) The Orient Express — this matches (III) Vienna.
(D) The Australian Trans-Continental Railway — this matches (I) Broken Hill.
Tip: Kazan and Regina are not in the text at all; they are printed only on the route maps. When you revise a chapter, give its maps the same time as its paragraphs; a name printed on a map is as likely to be asked as one in the text.
NCERT (2025-26): “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 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 (Fig. 7.7).…” “The Orient Express … This line runs from Paris to Istanbul passing through Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.…”
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