India connectivity projects — Golden Quadrilateral East-West Corridor, Trilateral Highway, BCIM Economic Corridor
Question
With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: How many of the above statements are correct?
- 1.
East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.
- 2.
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.
Options
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect; the East-West Corridor connects Silchar (Assam) to Porbandar (Gujarat), not Dibrugarh and Surat. Statement 2 is incorrect; the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway connects Moreh (India) to Mae Sot (Thailand), not Chiang Mai. Statement 3 is incorrect; the BCIM Economic Corridor proposes connecting Kolkata with Kunming, not Varanasi.
Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q10
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Indian Economic Geography
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
MoRTH Annual Report / India International Connectivity Projects 2022
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