Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct about the construction of the North-South and East-West Corridors?

a- North-South corridor aims at connecting Ladakh with Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
b- The East-West Corridor has been planned to connect Dibrugarh in Assam with the port town of Porbandar in Gujarat.

Options:

Only statement a is correct.

Only statement b is correct.

Both statements are correct.

Neither of them is correct.

Correct Answer:

Neither of them is correct.

Explanation:

North-South and East-West Corridors: 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. The East-West Corridor has been planned to connect Silchar in Assam with the port town of Porbandar in Gujarat with 3,640- km of road length