Arrange the following developments in India in the chronological order :
(A) 20-year Road Plan was introduced
(B) The National Highways Authority of India was operationalized
(C) Train was introduced in India
(D) The Border Road Organization was established
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (D), (A), (B)
(C) Train was introduced in India — first. The first line, from Bombay to Thane (34 km), was built in 1853.
(D) The Border Road Organization was established — second. The BRO was set up in May 1960.
(A) 20-year Road Plan was introduced — third. It came in 1961, after Independence, to improve the roads.
(B) The National Highways Authority of India was operationalized — last. The NHAI started working in 1995.
NCERT (2026-27): “Indian Railway was introduced in 1853, when a line was constructed from Bombay to Thane covering a distance of 34 km.” “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.” “Road transport in modern sense was very limited in India before World War-II. … After Independence, twenty-year road plan (1961) was introduced to improve the conditions of roads in India.” “The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was operationalised in 1995.” |