Question

Match the following :

NH 1	Thane-Mumbai
NH 2	Delhi-Kolkata
N 3	Delhi-Amritsar
NH 4	Agra-Mumbai

• A. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
• B. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
• C. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
• D. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

Answer 1

Answer:

D. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

Roadways

• Indian road network of 41 lakh km (approx) is the second largest in the world and consists of National Highways, State Highways, major/other district roads and village/ rural roads.

• National Highways [NHS]: Though the NHs, which are the responsibility of the Central Govt, have about 70,934 km length and comprise only 1.7% of the total length of roads

• The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is the largest highway project ever undertaken in the country. The NHDP is being implemented mainly by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Phases I to VII.

• The Golden Quadrilateral consists of 5846 km and connects four major cities, viz., Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. (Under NHDP Phase I; Chennai to Kolkata is the largest side, which is 1684 km long.]

• Grand Trunk (GT) Road, which was contructed by Sher Shah Suri, connected Peshawar to Kolkata. It joined Amritsar to Kolkata after the Partition of India. Maharashtra has the maximum length of surfaced road in India.

• UP has the maximum length (7818 km) of National Highways in India.

• Road transport carries about 30% of total transport.

• NH1 and NH2 are collectively called as the Grand Trunk Road.

• The Jawahar Tunnel (at Banihal Pass) is situated on NH 1A. This highway connects Jalandhar with Uri via Jammu and Srinagar.

• The smallest National Highway of India is NH 47A.

• The highest roadway of the world is the Manali- Leh Highway