Match List - I with List - II.
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List - I Organisation |
List - II Year of Establishment |
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(A) Border Road Organisation |
(I) 1995 |
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(B) National Highway Authority of India |
(II) 1998 |
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(C) Konkan railway |
(III) 1983 |
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(D) Indian National Satellite System |
(IV) 1960 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
(A) Border Road Organisation — this matches (IV) 1960. It builds strategically important roads along the northern and north-eastern boundary of the country.
(B) National Highway Authority of India — this matches (I) 1995. It develops, maintains and operates the National Highways.
(C) Konkan railway — this matches (II) 1998. This 760 km rail route connects Roha in Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka.
(D) Indian National Satellite System — this matches (III) 1983. INSAT is a multi-purpose satellite system for telecommunication and meteorological observation.
NCERT (2026-27): “Other roads include Border Roads and International Highways. The Border Road Organisation (BRO) was established in May 1960 for accelerating economic development and strengthening defence preparedness through rapid and coordinated improvement of strategically important roads along the northern and north-eastern boundary of the country.” “The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was operationalised in 1995. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Surface Transport.” “Konkan Railway One of the important achievements of the Indian Railways has been the construction of Konkan Railway in 1998.” “On the basis of configuration and purposes, satellite system in India can be grouped into two: Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite System (IRS). The INSAT, which was established in 1983, is a multi-purpose satellite system for telecommunication, meteorological observation and for various other data and programmes.” |