Transport

1. 'Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna' is related to: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Communication
(b) Social Integration
(c) Linking of Rivers
(d) Development of Highways

Correct Answer: (d) Development of Highways

Solution:Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna is an ambitious scheme of Indian Government, which is related to the development of highways. Under this project, tourist places and economically important places will be connected by corridors built on BOT - (Build, Operate, Transfer) principle.

2. The proposed East-West and North-South Express Highways cross at: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Gwalior
(b) Jhansi
(c) Bhopal
(d) Sagar

Correct Answer: (b) Jhansi

Solution:

East-West Corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar and the North-South Corridor links Srinagar to Kanyakumari. They cross each other at Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). That is why Jhansi is considered as the junction of North-South and East-West Corridors.

3. The East-West corridor of the Golden Quadrilateral connects which of the following centres (nodes)? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Silchar and Porbander
(b) Guwahati and Ahmedabad
(c) Kandla and Tinsukia
(d) Itanagar and Jamnagar

Correct Answer: (a) Silchar and Porbander

Solution:

East-West Corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar and the North-South Corridor links Srinagar to Kanyakumari. They cross each other at Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). That is why Jhansi is considered as the junction of North-South and East-West Corridors.

4. The meeting town of North-South and East-West Corridor Super-highway is: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Delhi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Jhansi

Correct Answer: (d) Jhansi

Solution:East-West Corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar and the North-South Corridor links Srinagar to Kanyakumari. They cross each other at Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). That is why Jhansi is considered as the junction of North-South and East-West Corridors.

5. Two National Highways i.e., Srinagar-Kanyakumari highway & Silchar -Porbandar highway, which is constructed under the National Highway Development Project shall meet at: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Bhopal
(b) Gwalior
(c) Jhansi
(d) Nagpur

Correct Answer: (c) Jhansi

Solution:

East-West Corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar and the North-South Corridor links Srinagar to Kanyakumari. They cross each other at Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). That is why Jhansi is considered as the junction of North-South and East-West Corridors.

6. With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2023]

1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.

2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.

3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Correct Answer: (d) None

Solution:East-West Corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar (Gujarat). Hence statement I is not correct. Significantly the Myanmar- India- Thailand Trilateral Highway links the three nations, passing through Bagan in Myanmar, on its route from Moreh in Manipur in India to Mae Sot in Thailand. Therefore statement 2 is incorrect. It is worth mentioning here that the BCIM corridor would stretch from Kunming in the Yunnan province of China to Kolkata. Touching at nodes like Mandalay in Myanmar and Dhaka in Bangladesh on route. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.

7. Arrange the following cities located on the North-South corridor in a sequence from North to South. Select the correct answer using codes given below: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]

A. Nagpur

B. Agra

C. Krishnagiri

D. Gwalior

Code:

(a) B, D, A and C
(b) A, B, D and C
(c) B, C, A and D
(d) D, B, C and A

Correct Answer: (a) B, D, A and C

Solution:According to question the North-South corridor is the largest ongoing highway project in India. It is the second phase of the National Highway Development Project (NHDP). The correct option from North to South are Agra, Gwalior, Nagpur and Krishnagiri. Hence (a) is the correct answer.

8. Which among the following is situated on North-South corridor? [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Lucknow
(b) Agra
(c) Kota
(d) Kanpur

Correct Answer: (b) Agra

Solution:According to question the North-South corridor is the largest ongoing highway project in India. It is the second phase of the National Highway Development Project (NHDP). The correct option from North to South are Agra, Gwalior, Nagpur and Krishnagiri. Hence (a) is the correct answer.

The National Highways Authority of India initiated the National Highway Development Program in 1998 to ease chronic capacity constraints by upgrading key arteries of the National Highways network. The project, which this validation is reviewing, was the third loan financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the multiyear lending program. The program upgraded into four lanes that are corridors connecting the major metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata (known as the golden quadrilateral). The North-South corridor connects Srinagar to Kanyakumari (4,000 km), and the East-West corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar (3,300 km).

The North-South corridor is a 4,000 kilometers corridor that runs through NH 44 from Srinagar-Udhampur-Jammu-Jalandhar-Delhi-Agra-Gwalior-Jhansi-Narsinghpur-Lakhnadon-Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Salem-Madurai to Kanyakumari.

East-West Corridor includes 3,300 kilometers corridor via NH 27 from Porbandar-Rajkot-Samakhiali-Radhanpur-Kota-Jhansi- Kanpur-Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga-Supaul-Purnia-Kishanganj-Galgalia-Bijni-Guwahati-Nagaon-Dabaka to Silchar.

9. Which one of the following pairs of cities have recently been connected by a six-lane expressway: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1998, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Ahmedabad and Vadodara
(b) Dhaka and Chittagong
(c) Mumbai and Pune
(d) Islamabad and Lahore

Correct Answer: (c) Mumbai and Pune

Solution:The Mumbai Pune Expressway is India's first six-lane concrete, high speed, access controlled, tolled expressway. It spans over a distance of 94.5 km connecting Mumbai and Pune.

10. Which one of the following cities is not connected by National Highway No. 3. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Agra
(b) Bhopal
(c) Dhule
(d) Gwalior

Correct Answer: (b) Bhopal

Solution:When this question was asked option (b) was correct answer. Presently NH-3 connecting Atari (India/Pakistan Border), Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshipur in the State of Punjab, Naduan, Hmirpur, Toni Devi, Awa Devi, Mandi, Kullu, Manali, Gramphoo, Kyelong in the State of Himachal Pradesh and Terminating of Leh in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Transport

1. 'Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna' is related to: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

2. The proposed East-West and North-South Express Highways cross at: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

3. The East-West corridor of the Golden Quadrilateral connects which of the following centres (nodes)? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

4. The meeting town of North-South and East-West Corridor Super-highway is: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

5. Two National Highways i.e., Srinagar-Kanyakumari highway & Silchar -Porbandar highway, which is constructed under the National Highway Development Project shall meet at: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

6. With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2023]

7. Arrange the following cities located on the North-South corridor in a sequence from North to South. Select the correct answer using codes given below: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]

8. Which among the following is situated on North-South corridor? [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 2021]

9. Which one of the following pairs of cities have recently been connected by a six-lane expressway: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1998, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

10. Which one of the following cities is not connected by National Highway No. 3. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

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