National Highways & Expressways in India GK Questions & Answers
India operates the second-largest road network globally, spanning over 6.3 million kilometers, with National Highways administered by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), established under the NHAI Act of 1988 under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Under the revised rationalized highway numbering system introduced in 2010, all north-south highways carry even numbers while east-west highways bear odd numbers. National Highway 44 (NH-44) is the longest National Highway in India, spanning 3,806 kilometers from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, forming the primary North-South Corridor. National Highway 27 (NH-27) constitutes the longest East-West Corridor, extending 3,507 kilometers from Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam. The Golden Quadrilateral (GQ), initiated under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata over 5,846 kilometers. Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, India is constructing advanced access-controlled greenfield expressways, including the 1,386 km Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Maharashtra's Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Mahamarg.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was constituted as an autonomous statutory body under the NHAI Act, 1988.
NH-44 is India's longest National Highway, stretching 3,806 km from Srinagar to Kanyakumari as part of the North-South Corridor.
NH-27 is the longest East-West National Highway, spanning 3,507 km between Porbandar (Gujarat) and Silchar (Assam).
The Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata across a total length of 5,846 km.
The rationalized NH numbering system assigns even numbers to North-South highways (e.g., NH-44) and odd numbers to East-West highways (e.g., NH-27).
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Which is the longest National Highway in India, running from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south?
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National Highway 44 (NH-44) is the longest National Highway in India, covering a distance of 3,745 km and connecting Srinagar (J&K) to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu).
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National Highway 44 (NH-44), the longest national highway in India, connects Srinagar in the north to which city in the south?
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National Highway 44 (NH-44), spanning 3,745 km, runs from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, forming the North-South corridor.
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mediumRailway Zones, Headquarters, Vande Bharat & History
National Highway 44 (NH-44), the longest national highway in India spanning over 3,745 km, connects which two extreme points?
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NH-44 is the longest National Highway in India, running from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu in the south, traversing 11 states and UTs.
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway project connects Moreh in Manipur, India, with which town in Thailand?
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur (India) with Mae Sot in Tak Province (Thailand) via Mandalay and Yangon in Myanmar. It is a flagship cross-border infrastructure initiative under India's Act East Policy.
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway is designed to connect Moreh in India with which border town in Thailand via Myanmar?
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is a 1,360 km cross-border highway project that originates at Moreh in Manipur (India), traverses through major hubs in Myanmar like Mandalay and Naypyidaw, and terminates at Mae Sot in western Thailand.
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway originates in India at which border town in Manipur before traversing Myanmar to terminate at Mae Sot in Thailand?
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway begins at Moreh in Manipur, crosses Myanmar via Tamu, Mandalay, and Myawaddy, and terminates at Mae Sot in Thailand. It serves as a flagship connectivity initiative under India's Act East Policy.
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur, India, with which town in western Thailand?
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is an ambitious cross-border regional connectivity initiative spanning approximately 1,360 km. It connects Moreh in Manipur (India) with Mae Sot in Tak Province (Thailand) passing through various transit points in Myanmar including Mandalay and Naypyidaw.
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is designed to connect Moreh in Manipur (India) with which border town in Thailand?
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway spans approximately 1,360 km, connecting Moreh in Manipur, India, via Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar, to Mae Sot on the western border of Thailand.
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway, a flagship Act East connectivity project, physically connects which border town in Manipur with Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar?
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway is a 1,360-kilometer highway project that connects Moreh in Manipur (India) with Mae Sot in Thailand via Bagan and Mandalay in Myanmar. It serves as a critical overland transport corridor under India's Act East Policy, with proposed eventual extensions to Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway originates in Moreh (Manipur, India) and terminates at which border town in Thailand?
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The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway is a flagship Act East connectivity corridor spanning approximately 1,360 km. It begins at Moreh in Manipur, traverses Myanmar through Mandalay and Naypyidaw, and terminates at Mae Sot in Tak Province, Thailand.
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What is the longest National Highway in India, spanning 3,745 km from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu?
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National Highway 44 (NH-44) is the longest highway in India, traversing North-South through 11 states and union territories.
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Which is the longest National Highway in India, running approximately 3,745 km from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south?
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National Highway 44 (NH 44) is the longest north-south highway corridor in India, connecting Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) with Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) across 11 states and UTs.
National Highway 44 (NH-44), the longest National Highway in India spanning over 3,745 kilometres, connects which two terminal destinations?
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NH-44 is India's longest north-south National Highway corridor, stretching 3,745 km from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir to Kanyakumari at the southern tip of Tamil Nadu. It was formed by merging seven erstwhile national highways, including NH 1A, NH 1, NH 2, and NH 7.
National Highway 27 (NH-27), the second longest National Highway in India and the main spine of the East-West Corridor (spanning 3,507 km), connects which two extremities?
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National Highway 27 (NH-27) spans approximately 3,507 km, serving as the primary East-West Corridor under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). It originates at Porbandar on the Arabian Sea coast in Gujarat and terminates at Silchar in southern Assam.
The Atal Tunnel (9.02 km), recognized as the world's longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet, was excavated under which Himalayan mountain pass on the Leh-Manali Highway?
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Atal Tunnel is a 9.02 km horseshoe-shaped highway tunnel built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under the Rohtang Pass in the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas. Situated at an altitude above 3,000 metres (10,000 feet), it was dedicated to the nation on 3 October 2020.
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Which four major metropolitan cities are connected by the Golden Quadrilateral highway network project in India?
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The Golden Quadrilateral is a 5,846-km highway network connecting India's four major metropolitan economic hubs: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.
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The Z-Morh Tunnel, situated on the Srinagar-Leh Highway in Ganderbal district, provides all-weather connectivity specifically to:
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The 6.5-km Z-Morh Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir ensures year-round, avalanche-free road access to the popular tourist hill destination Sonamarg.
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The FASTag electronic toll collection system deployed across National Highway toll plazas in India operates on which wireless frequency technology?
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FASTag uses passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology operating in the UHF band (865–868 MHz in India) affixed to vehicle windscreens for automatic toll debit.
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The North-South and East-West corridors of India's National Highway network intersect at which city in Uttar Pradesh?
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The North-South Corridor (Srinagar to Kanyakumari) and East-West Corridor (Silchar to Porbandar) intersect at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.
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Which highway project in India holds the distinction of being India's widest expressway, featuring up to 14 lanes in its Nizamuddin-Dasna section?
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The 96 km long Delhi–Meerut Expressway (National Expressway 3) is India's widest expressway, featuring 14 lanes between Nizamuddin and Dasna to ease NCR congestion.
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The 9.28-km Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel (Chenani-Nashri Tunnel) in Jammu and Kashmir is constructed on which major National Highway?
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The Chenani-Nashri Tunnel (renamed Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel) on NH-44 bypasses snow-prone stretches between Jammu and Srinagar, reducing travel distance by 30 km.
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Which 135-km access-controlled expressway around the National Capital Region (NCR), designated as National Expressway 2 (NE-2), is known as India's first smart and green highway?
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The Eastern Peripheral Expressway (NE-2), connecting Kundli to Palwal via Ghaziabad and Greater Noida, is powered entirely by solar energy and features auto-weigh-in-motion systems.
23ID: GK-DIPLO-00447
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Under the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, cargo shipped from Kolkata port reaches Sittwe port in Myanmar and is then transported via inland waterway along the Kaladan River to which terminal in Myanmar before highway transit into Mizoram?
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The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project involves maritime shipping from Kolkata to Sittwe port in Rakhine State, Myanmar (approx. 539 km), followed by a 158-km riverine transit along the Kaladan River from Sittwe to the Inland Water Terminal at Paletwa. From Paletwa, a 110-km highway connects to Zorinpui on the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram.
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Constructed with financial grant assistance from India under the Asian Highway Project, a 1.5 km four-lane bridge over which river connects Galgalia in Bihar with Bhadrapur in Nepal?
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The four-lane bridge over the Mechi River connecting Galgalia in Kishanganj, Bihar, with Bhadrapur in Jhapa district, Nepal, was built with Indian grant funding. It forms a key transit segment along Asian Highway 02 (AH-02), enhancing trade flows between Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.
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Constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Project Falcon and handed over in 2009, the strategic 218 km Zaranj–Delaram highway (Route 606) connects southwestern Afghanistan with which border point?
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The 218 km Zaranj–Delaram highway was constructed by the Border Roads Organisation despite extreme security challenges, connecting Delaram in Nimroz province with Zaranj on the Iranian border near Milak. It provided Afghanistan with an alternative maritime access route via Iran's Chabahar port.
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