Practicing Success
The Grand Trunk (GT) Road during the British Period connected which of following places? |
Mumbai to Kolkata Karachi to Kolkata Peshawar to Kolkata Delhi to Kanyakumari |
Peshawar to Kolkata |
Sher Shah Suri built the Shahi (Royal) (Royal) road to strengthen and consolidate his empire from the Indus Valley to the Sonar Valley in Bengal. This road was renamed the Grand Trunk (GT) road during the British period, connecting Calcutta and Peshawar. At present, it extends from Amritsar to Kolkata. It is bifurcated into 2 segments : (a) National Highway(NH)-1 from Delhi to Amritsar AmritsarAmritsar, and (b) NH- 2 from Delhi to Kolkata. |