Identify the sea route which is called the Big Trunk Route.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The Northern Atlantic Sea Route
Option (1) The Southern Atlantic Sea Route — Incorrect. It connects West Europe and West Africa with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Traffic on it is far less, because South America and Africa are less developed and less populated.
Option (2) The North Pacific Sea Route — Incorrect. It links the ports on the west coast of North America with those of Asia, with several routes meeting at Honolulu.
Option (3) The Cape of Good Hope Sea Route — Incorrect. It connects Western Europe with West Africa, South Africa, South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Option (4) The Northern Atlantic Sea Route — Correct. It links North-eastern U.S.A. and North-western Europe, two industrially developed regions. One fourth of the world’s foreign trade moves on it, which makes it the busiest route in the world, the Big Trunk Route.
Note: This question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 21-05-2026 (Slot 2, similar), in CUET (UG) 2023 on 18-06-2023 (Slot 3, same) and 13-06-2023 (Slot 1, same), and in CUET (UG) 2022 on 30-08-2022 (Slot 1, similar).
NCERT (2025-26): “The Northern Atlantic Sea Route … The foreign trade over this route is greater than that of the rest of the world combined. One fourth of the world’s foreign trade moves on this route. It is, therefore, the busiest in the world and otherwise, called the Big Trunk Route. Both the coasts have highly advanced ports and harbour facilities.” |