Question

If you are traveling on the Orient Express railway line from West to East, in which order will you cross these cities?
• Budapest (Hungary)
• Paris (France)
• Istanbul (Turkey)
• Vienna (Austria)

• A. \(2-1-4-3\)
• B. \(2-4-1-3\)
• C. \(4-2-1-3\)
• D. \(2-4-3-1\)

Hint:

Orient Express route: \[ \text{Paris} \rightarrow \text{Vienna} \rightarrow \text{Budapest} \rightarrow \text{Istanbul} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The historic: \[ \text{Orient Express} \] connected Western Europe with Eastern Europe and Turkey. Traveling from: \[ \text{West} \rightarrow \text{East} \] the cities are crossed in the following geographical order.
Step 1: Paris Paris is located in: \[ \text{France} \] which lies in Western Europe. Thus Paris comes first.
Step 2: Vienna Vienna is the capital of: \[ \text{Austria} \] and lies east of France. Thus Vienna comes after Paris.
Step 3: Budapest Budapest is the capital of: \[ \text{Hungary} \] which lies further east of Austria. Thus Budapest comes next.
Step 4: Istanbul Istanbul is located in: \[ \text{Turkey} \] and lies furthest east among the given cities. Thus the final sequence is: \[ 2 \rightarrow 4 \rightarrow 1 \rightarrow 3 \] Option analysis:
• Option (A): Incorrect order of Vienna and Budapest
• Option (B): Correct
• Option (C): Incorrect because Paris is westernmost
• Option (D): Incorrect because Istanbul comes after Budapest Therefore: \[ \boxed{\text{(B)}} \]