Border Roads, Expressways, and National Highway Milestones

Q. What are border roads?

1. They are roads that are built near state borders.
2. They are roads that are built in the border area for the defence of the country.
3. They are roads that are built to connect multiple villages.
4. They are roads that connect different district headquarters with the state capital.

Q. The longest highway in the country is.

1. NH-44
2. NH-23
3. NH-55

Q. The recent construction of the Daulet Beg Oldi (DBO) in Ladakh led to increased tensions between the armed forces of India and China. This strategic road connects Ladakh's capital city (Leh) to the DBO post of the Indian army near the China border. What kind of road is the DBO road?

1. Expressway
2. State Highway
3. Border Road
4. District Highway

Q. The National Expressway 1 is between ____ and _____.

1. Gujarat, Maharashtra
2. Delhi, Amritsar
3. Ahmedabad, Vadodara
4. Delhi, Vadodara

Q. The National Expressway number 1 in Gujarat connects the cities of Ahmedabad and .

1. Surat
2. Gandhinagar
3. Vadodara

Q. 'Z' was the flagship scheme of the central government that was launched in 2000. Its aim was to construct all-weather motorable roads connecting the villages to their nearest towns. This scheme wanted to provide access to the economic and social services to the rural villages by providing all-weather access to unconnected habitations. Which of the following is 'Z'?

1. Setu Bharatam
2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
3. Atal Mission for Rural Rejuvenation
4. Bharatmala Pariyojana

Q. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was set up in.

1. 1959
2. 1963
3. 1960