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Which of the following statements regarding major road transport corridors in India are correct?

  1. The Golden Quadrilateral highway network connects the four primary metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.Answer
  2. The North-South and East-West corridors intersect at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.Answer
  3. The East-West Corridor links Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat.Answer
  4. D
    The North-South Corridor connects Leh in Ladakh directly to Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.

Answer

The correct statements are those identifying the Golden Quadrilateral as connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata; Jhansi as the intersection of the North-South and East-West corridors; and Silchar to Porbandar as the span of the East-West Corridor.
The Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. The North-South and East-West corridors intersect at Jhansi. The East-West corridor runs between Silchar (Assam) and Porbandar (Gujarat). All three statements reflect official National Highways Development Project (NHDP) routes.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate the statement about the Golden Quadrilateral
It correctly identifies the four metropolitan terminal cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata).
The Golden Quadrilateral project was designed to link India's four key economic hubs.
2
Evaluate the statement regarding the intersection of the North-South and East-West corridors
It accurately states that the two corridors cross at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.
Jhansi is the geographic nodal intersection for these national highway corridors.
3
Evaluate the terminal points of the East-West and North-South corridors
The East-West Corridor correctly runs from Silchar (Assam) to Porbandar (Gujarat), while the North-South Corridor runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari (not Leh to Tuticorin).
Srinagar and Kanyakumari are the extreme northern and southern terminals of the North-South Corridor.

Key Concept

National Highway Corridors and Golden Quadrilateral Network
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Transportation, Communication, and Trade in India

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