Question

Match the columns.

‘A’ Group	‘B’ Group
(a) Trans-Amazonian	(i) Tourist Place Highway
(b) Road Transport	(ii) Railway Station in India
(c) Rio de Janeiro	(iii) Golden Quadrilateral
(d) Manmad	(iv) Major Highways
	(v) 40° W. Meridian

Answer 1

‘A’ Group	‘B’ Group
(a) Trans-Amazonian	(iv) Major Highways
(b) Road Transport	(iii) Golden Quadrilateral
(c) Rio de Janeiro	(i) Tourist Place Highway
(d) Manmad	(ii) Railway Station in India

Explanation:

1. Trans-Amazonian is an important highway in Brazil. It was inaugurated on 27 September 1972. It is 4000 km long. It is the third-largest highway in Brazil. It was commissioned to integrate the interior northern parts of Brazil with the rest of the country.
2. The golden Quadrilateral is an important national highway network of India. It connects the major centres of India and the four metros - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. It is maintained by the National Highway Authority of India. It was completed in 2012. It is the largest highway project undertaken in India.
3. Rio de Janeiro is an important tourist place in Brazil situated in the 40 ̊ W Meridian. Its proper coordinates are 22° 54 S, 43° 12 W. It has the second-largest economy of Brazil.
4. Manmad is a major railway station of the Central Railway zone. It is located in the Nasik district of Maharashtra, India. It was opened in 1886.