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*The proposed highway projects connecting
Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri & Yamunotri
Ans : Char Dham Highway, Uttarakhand
*The commission to study the problems of road transport system in India
Ans : Jayakar Committee
*First road in Kerala was constructed by
Ans : Tippu Sulthan (Malabar)
*The first state which joined all villages through roads
Ans : Kerala KURTC (Kerala Urban Road transport Corporation) was established in
Ans : 2014
*Headquarters of KURTC is at
Ans : Thevara (Kochi)
*In the total national highways in India, the percentage of national highways in kerala is
Ans : 2.3%
*Longest National highway in Kerala is NH-66 and shortest is 966 B.
*Number of National highways that pass through Kerala
Ans : Nine
*The first NH in Kerala
Ans : NH-47
*NH 47 connects Salem and Kochi
*NH - 47 is now Known as NH - 544
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*The bus service started by Uttar Pradesh government only for womens
Ans : Pink Express (Delhi - Lucknow)
*Central government decided to build about 25000 kms of road network all along the borders and coastal areas under the new scheme called
Ans : Bharatmala
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*National Highway Authority of India was established in
Ans : 1995
*National Highway Developement Project was launched in
Ans : 1998
Golden Quadrilateral
*The Golden Quardrilateral was inaugurated
Ans : A.B. Vajpyayee (on 6th January 1999)
*Golden Quadrilateral is a project to linkwith four metro cities in india with four six lane highways
*Mumbai,Delhi Kolkata and Chennai are the fourmajor metro cities m the list of Golden Quadrilateral.
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*India’s longest road tunnel
Ans : Chennai - Nashri Tunnel (Patnitop
*Tunnel in Jammu Kashmir ) Length 9,2 Km
*India’s first amphibious bus project was launched recently in
Ans : Punjab (Harike wetland)