Read the following statements about State Highways carefully.
(A) State highways are constructed and maintained by state governments.
(B) They constitute 10% of the total road length in the country.
(C) They connect state capitals with district headquarters.
(D) These roads are connected to the National Highways.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C), (D) Only
(A) State highways are constructed and maintained by state governments. — True. State highways are built and looked after by the state governments.
(B) They constitute 10% of the total road length in the country. — False. State highways make up only 4 per cent of the total road length. NTA changed “4 per cent” to “10%”, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
(C) They connect state capitals with district headquarters. — True. They join the state capitals with district headquarters and other important towns.
(D) These roads are connected to the National Highways. — True. State highways are connected to the National Highways.
Note: Statement (B) is taken from an earlier edition of the NCERT book (2023-24). The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the earlier edition (2023-24) is given below for the benefit of students.
NCERT (2026-27): “State Highways These are constructed and maintained by state governments. They join the state capitals with district headquarters and other important towns. These roads are connected to the National Highways.”
NCERT (2023-24): “State Highways … These constitute 4 per cent of total road length in the country.” |