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:

(A), (B) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only

(C) It constructs and maintains the border roads in the country. Incorrect. Border roads are constructed and maintained by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), not NHAI.