Economic Geography : Transportation

Q 3 / 10

UPSC CSE Prelims 2014

Consider the following pairs:
National Highway Cities connected
1. NH 4 Chennai and Hyderabad
2. NH 6 Mumbai and Kolkata
3. NH 15 Ahmedabad and Jodhpur
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

EXPLANATION

Correct Option (d)

None of the pairs are correctly matched.

Incorrect Options

  • Pair 1: NH 4 (under the old numbering system) connected Mumbai and Chennai. The given pair incorrectly states Chennai and Hyderabad.

  • Pair 2: NH 6 (under the old numbering system) connected Surat and Kolkata. The given pair incorrectly states Mumbai and Kolkata.

  • Pair 3: NH 15 (under the old numbering system) extended from Samakhiali (Gujarat) to Pathankot (Punjab). It did not directly connect Ahmedabad and Jodhpur.

Note: The National Highway numbering system was revised in 2010. Under the new system, the old NH 4 became part of NH 48, the old NH 6 became part of NH 53, and the old NH 15 is now partially covered by NH 27 and NH 62.

SOURCEGeography of India by Majid Husain, Chapter 10: Transport, Communication and Trade