Consider the following pairs: The National Highway - Cities connected1. NH4 : Chennai and Hyderabad2. NH6 : Mumbai and Kolkata3. NH15: Ahmedabad and JodhpurWhich of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
✓ Correct answer: d) None
ExplanationIndia has a vast network of national highways, with a total length of 1,46,195 kilometers as per Annual Report 2024- 25 of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: : NH4 (National Highway 4) was one of the major national highways in India before the renumbering of highways in 2010. After renumbering, NH4 was largely replaced by NH48. It connected Mumbai to Chennai via Pune, Bengaluru, and other cities.It did not connect Chennai and Hyderabad.Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: : NH6 (National Highway 6) did not connect Mumbai and Kolkata directly.After renumbering, it was largely replaced by NH53 and NH16. Historically it con- nected Surat (Gujarat) to Kolkata, passing through states like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: : The old NH 15 ran from Pathan- kot in Punjab to Samakhiali in Gujarat, passing through cit- ies like Bikaner and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.It did not connect Ahmedabad and Jodhpur.344
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