The characteristics of the National Highways Authority of India are:
(A) It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Surface Transport.
(B) It has the responsibility of development, maintenance and operation of National Highways.
(C) It constructs and maintains the border roads in the country.
(D) It was operationalised in 1995.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
The National Highways are built and looked after by the Central Government. The NHAI is the body in charge of them.
(A) It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Surface Transport. — Correct. It works under the ministry but runs on its own, which is what autonomous means.
(B) It has the responsibility of development, maintenance and operation of National Highways. — Correct. It is also the apex body to improve the quality of these roads.
(C) It constructs and maintains the border roads in the country. — Incorrect. Border roads are the work of the Border Road Organisation (BRO), set up in May 1960.
(D) It was operationalised in 1995. — Correct. The NHAI began work in 1995.
NCERT (2026-27): “National Highways … The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was operationalised in 1995. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Surface Transport. It is entrusted with the responsibility of development, maintenance and operation of National Highways. This is also the apex body to improve the quality of the roads designated as National Highways.” “Other Roads … 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.” |