Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

Arrange the following Indian roads in ascending order according to their length.

(A) Golden Quadrilateral
(B) Rural Roads
(C) The East-West Corridor
(D) The North-South Corridor

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(B), (D), (C), (A)

(C), (D), (A), (B)

(B), (C), (D), (A)

(C), (A), (D), (B)

Correct Answer:

(C), (D), (A), (B)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (D), (A), (B)

(C) The East-West Corridor : planned to connect Silchar in Assam with the port town of Porbandar in Gujarat with 3,640-km of road length.
(D) The North-South Corridor : aims at connecting Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu (including Kochchi-Salem Spur) with 4,076-km long road.
(A) Golden Qaudrilateral : It comprises construction of 5,846-km long 4/6 lane, high density traffic corridor, to connect India’s four big metro cities of Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai Kolkata.  
(B) Rural Roads :  These roads are vital for providing links in the rural areas. About 80 per cent of the total road length in India are categorised as rural roads.