UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: 1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat. 2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar. 3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China. How many of the above statements are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None

Answer

Correct Answer

None

Explanation

The East-West Corridor is under NHDP (not the Golden Quadrilateral) and connects Silchar to Porbandar (not Dibrugarh to Surat). The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway connects Moreh to Mae Sot, not Chiang Mai. The BCIM corridor connects Kolkata, not Varanasi, to Kunming.

Topics: connectivity projects, geography, infrastructure, international transport corridors