Which national highway forms the East to West corridor through Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Purnia in north Bihar?
- A.National Highway 19
- B.National Highway 27
- C.National Highway 31
- D.National Highway 44
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, National Highway 27. The East to West corridor, numbered 27 after the renumbering of the national highways, runs from Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam, and its Bihar stretch passes through Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Purnia, opening up the Mithila and Seemanchal districts.
Option A, National Highway 19, is the old National Highway 2, the Grand Trunk Road, which crosses the south of the state through Sasaram, Dehri and Aurangabad and forms part of the Delhi to Kolkata arm of the Golden Quadrilateral. Option C, National Highway 31, is an older number long associated with the roads of north Bihar and Bengal, which is why it is placed here; much of it has been renumbered. Option D, National Highway 44, is the longest highway of the country, from Srinagar to Kanyakumari, and it does not pass through Bihar at all. Remember 19 for the south and 27 for the north.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Patna
- B.Hajipur
- C.Sonpur
- D.Danapur
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- A.Mahatma Gandhi Setu
- B.Rajendra Setu
- C.Vikramshila Setu
- D.Jayaprakash Setu
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Read the full explanation →The Mahatma Gandhi Setu connects Patna with which town across the Ganga?
- A.Sonpur
- B.Hajipur
- C.Chhapra
- D.Simaria
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The Mahatma Gandhi Setu, about 5.75 kilometres long and opened in 1982, runs from Patna to Hajipur in Vaishali district, the town that also holds the headquarters of the East Central Railway, and it is the main road link between the capital and north Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Vikramshila Setu, opened in 2001, crosses the Ganga at which city?
- A.Munger
- B.Bhagalpur
- C.Buxar
- D.Katihar
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Read the full explanation →National Waterway 1 of India runs along which river system?
- A.Brahmaputra from Sadiya to Dhubri
- B.Ganga from Haldia to Prayagraj
- C.Godavari and Krishna
- D.West Coast Canal in Kerala
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