Transport

31. Golden Quadrilateral Project of India joins [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
(b) Delhi-Jhansi-Bengaluru-Kanyakumari
(c) Srinagar-Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata
(d) Porbandar-Bengaluru-Kolkata-Kanpur

Correct Answer: (a) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata

Solution:The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial and cultural centres of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting the four major metro cities of India, viz., Delhi (North), Kolkata (East), Mumbai (West) and Chennai (South).

32. What is the Golden Quadrilateral? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) National Highway Project

Solution:The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial and cultural centres of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting the four major metro cities of India, viz., Delhi (North), Kolkata (East), Mumbai (West) and Chennai (South).

33. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2014]

National Highway	Cities Connected
1. NH 4	Chennai and Hyderabad
2. NH 6	Mumbai and Kolkata
3. NH 15	Ahmedabad and Jodhpur

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None

Correct Answer: (d) None

Solution:When this question was asked, NH 4 links Mumbai to Chennai. NH 4 passes through Thane, Pune, Kolhapur, Bangalore, Chittoor, etc. Hyderabad does not lie on its way. Hence, pair 1 is not correct.RA NH6 begins from Hazira (Gujarat) and ends at Kolkata. The NH6 passes through the cities of Surat, Dhule, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Bhandara, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund, Sambalpur, Kolkata. Mumbai does not lie on its way. Hence, pair 2 is also not correct. NH 15 connects Samakhiali in Gujarat with Pathankot in Punjab and passes through Pathankot, Amritsar, Kotkapura, Bhatinda, Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer. Ahmedabad and Jodhpur both are not on its way. Hence option (d) is correct.

34. Which of the following States of India has a maximum total length of state highways? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer: (d) Maharashtra

Solution:According to 'Basic Road Statistics - 2013', the scenario of the total length of state highways in mentioned states till 31, March is as follows:

State	Total length (in kms) (2012-13)	of state highways(2018-19)
Maharashtra	38765	32,005
Gujarat	18506	16,746
Rajasthan	10465	15,061
Uttar Pradesh	7703	7427

Note: As per the new report Maharashtra has the highest share in the total length of State Highways, followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh.

35. What is the correct sequences of the following Indian states in descending order of their length of surface roads per 100 km² of their areas? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]

1. Haryana

2. Maharashtra

3. Punjab

4. Tamil Nadu

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 4,3,2,1
(b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1

Correct Answer: (d) 3, 4, 2, 1

Solution:When the question was asked option (d) was correct answer. According to 'Basic Road Statistics - 2018-19.'

States	Length of Surface Roads per 100 km²
Punjab	293.59 km
Maharashtra	208.47 km
Tamil Nadu	206.97 km
Haryana	113.75 km

36. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

	List-I	List-II
(a)	Haldia - Allahabad	National Waterway
(b)	Nasik - Pune	National Highway-50
(c)	Durgapur - Kolkata	Express Highways
(d)	Hyderabad	Headquarter of South Central Railway

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:National Waterway (NWI) is expanded from Haldia to Allahabad (Prayagraj). NH-50 was located between Nasik & Pune NH-50 and NH-3 is currently known as NH-60. Durgapur - Kolkata is interlinked with Express Highway -2 Old NH-2, now contained new NH-19GQ and NH-44NS. The Headquarter of South Central Railway is situated in Secunderabad not in Hyderabad. Thus, option (d) is not correctly matched.

37. Arrange the following State in descending order of their length of National Highways. Use the codes given below to select the correct answer: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

(i) Arunachal Pradesh

(ii) Mizoram

(iii) Nagaland

(iv) Sikkim

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)
(b)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(c)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)
(d)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The descending order the length of National Highways in the above states is as follows:

State	Length of National Highways (in km) (As on 31.12.2022)
Arunachal Pradesh	4285.39
Nagaland	1670.47
Mizoram	1498.67
Sikkim	709.07

38. Which among the following National Highway route is the longest? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Agra-Mumbai
(b) Chennai - Thane
(c) Kolkata - Hazira
(d) Pune - Machilipatnam

Correct Answer: (c) Kolkata - Hazira

Solution:National Highway (Old Number) routes mentioned in the question and their length is given below:

National Highway	Number	Length (in km)
Agra - Mumbai	(3)	1161
Chennai - Thane	(4)	1235
Kolkata - Hazira	(6)	1949
Pune - Machilipatnam	(9)	841

According to Ministry of Transport and Highway (as on March 31, 2019), NH-27 EW is the longest National Highway in India.

39. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

	List-I	List-II
(a)	Haldia - Allahabad	National Waterway
(b)	Nasik - Pune	National Highway-50
(c)	Durgapur - Kolkata	Express Highways
(d)	Hyderabad	Headquarter of South Central Railway

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)