National, State, District Highways and Border Roads

Q. Which two cities are connected by the Sher Shah Suri Marg?

1. Delhi and Mumbai
2. Mumbai and Amritsar
3. Chennai and Kolkata
4. Delhi and Amritsar

Q. The National Highways are maintained by which of the following?

1. Central Public Works Department
2. Urban Development Ministry
3. Public Works Department
4. National Public Works Department

Q. Which of the following organisation constructs and maintains the roads that connects the district headquarters with the state capitals?

1. Zila Parishad
2. Nagar Nigam
3. State Public Works Department
4. Central Public Works Department

Q. When was the Border Roads organisation set up?

1. 1967
2. 1945
3. 1960
4. 1950

Q. What is the total length of India's roadway network?

1. 23 Lakhs km
2. 56 Lakhs km
3. 45 Lakhs km
4. 12 Lakhs km

Q. Which of the following organisation constructs and maintains the roads that connects the district headquarters with the state capitals?

1. Zila Parishad
2. State Public Works Department
3. Nagar Nigam
4. Central Public Works Department

Q. The National Highways are maintained by which of the following?

1. Public Works Department
2. National Public Works Department
3. Central Public Works Department
4. Urban Development Ministry

Q. Roads that connect villages and rural areas with towns fall under the category of ‘______’.

1. Other Roads
2. Rural roads
3. Town roads
4. Village roads

Q. Which among the following organisations is responsible for the maintenance of the National Highways of India?

1. Central Public Works Department
2. Ministry of Urban Affairs
3. State Public Works Department
4. Ministry of Rural Development

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. Bharatmala Pariyojana
3. Atal Mission for Rural Rejuvenation
4. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Q. Match the following National Highways with the cities that they connect.

1. NH1
2. Delhi-Kolkata
3. Delhi-Amritsar
4. NH8
5. NH4
6. Delhi-Mumbai
7. NH2
8. Delhi-Chennai