Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the national highways in India:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 2 only
• B. 1 and 3 only
• C. 1 only
• D. 2 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is D 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

Until 2010, National Highways continued to be numbered the way they were numbered in the National Highways Act of 1956, which listed each National Highway. In 2010, the government issued a notification to rationalize the numbering system, arguing that the “existing number of National Highway does not give any indication of its location and direction”.

• Statement 1 is incorrect: All North-South highways will carry EVEN numbers. All East-West highways will have ODD numbers
• Statement 2 is correct: North-South highways will increase their numbers from East to West. So a highway from Jodhpur to Kanpur will have a smaller number than a highway from Mumbai to Chennai.
• Statement 3 is correct: East-West highways will increase their numbers as we move from North to South. A highway from Kolkata to Chennai will have a smaller number than a highway from Delhi to Mumbai.