With reference to India’s projects on connectivity, consider the following statements:1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.2. The Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China.How many of the above statements are correct?
✓ Correct answer: d) None
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect : The East-West Corridor is a part of India’s National Highways Development Project (NHDP) which is designed to improve connectivity between the eastern and western regions of the country.It connects Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat, passing through states like West Ben- gal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.The Golden Quadrilateral forms a quadrilateral connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.The East-West Corridor is not under the Golden Quadrilateral Project.Statement 2 is incorrect : The India–Myanmar–Thailand Tri- lateral Highway is an initiative to enhance connectivity between the three countries.The highway connects Moreh in Manipur, India, to Mae Sot in Thailand, passing through Myanmar.The route includes key locations such as Tamu and Mandalay in Myanmar.Chiang Mai located further north in Thailand is not on this route.Statement 3 is incorrect : The Bangladesh-China-India-Myan- mar (BCIM) Economic Corridor is a proposed initiative aimed at enhancing economic integration and connectivity among the four countri
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