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Who builds and maintains the National Highways?

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  1. The state government

  2. Joint Sector

  3. The Central government

  4. Private Sector

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is the nodal agency responsible for building, upgrading, and maintaining most of the National Highways network. It operates under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the Central Government.

The National Highways Authority of India was established by the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988. Section 16(1) of the Act states that the function of NHAI is to develop, maintain, and manage the National Highways and any other highways vested in, or entrusted to, it by the Government of India.

 

National Highway connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is termed as a ________.

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  1. Locomotives

  2. Guage

  3. Golden Quadrilateral

  4. Dock

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Golden Quadrilateral is a national highway network connecting most of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centers of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting the four major metro cities of India, viz., Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai.

The Hindustan-Tibet road connects ________________.

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  1. Kalimpong with Lhasa

  2. Shimla with Gangtok

  3. Leh with Lhasa

  4. Gangtok with Gyantse

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Correct Option: B
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The Hindustan-Tibet road connecting Shimla with Gangtok in Western Tibet passes through the Shipki la.

The road density of Japan is _______ more than that of India.

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  1. 5 times

  2. 12 times

  3. 18 times

  4. 25 times

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. It is expressed in km of state roads per 100 km2.
  • Japan has road density 12 times greater than India. 

Which national highway connects Delhi-Mumbai?

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  1. NH-7

  2. NH-8

  3. NH-6

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

National Highway-7 is the longest national highway in India, which traverses between Varanasi and Kanya Kumari. Identify the places on route from North to South.

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  1. Nagpur - Jabalpur - Bangalore - Hyderabad - Madurai

  2. Jabalpur - Nagpur - Hyderabad - Bangalore - Madurai

  3. Jabalpur - Nagpur - Bangalore - Hyderabad - Madurai

  4. Nagpur - Jabalpur - Hyderabad - Bangalore - Madurai

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The longest National highway in India is NH-7 which is now called NH 44. It starts from Srinagar in the north and terminates in Kanyakumari in south. It passes through the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. It includes cities of Nagpur - Jabalpur- Bangalore - Hyderabad – Madurai. 

Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?

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  1. Allahabad

  2. Lucknow

  3. Agra

  4. Kanpur

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Correct Option: B

The roadways linking Mumbai and Agra passes through _______.

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  1. Nasik and Gwalior

  2. Pune and Bhopal

  3. Badodara and Jhansi

  4. Jaipur and Kanpur

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Correct Option: A

Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and ________.

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  1. Pakistan

  2. Nepal

  3. Myanmar

  4. Bangladesh

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Correct Option: D

The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered ____.

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  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 4

  4. 8

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Correct Option: B