GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Golden Quadrilateral project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. The vast majority of the system is not access controlled, although safety features such as guardrails, shoulders, and high-visibility signs are in use.

Detailed explanation-2: -Section 16(1) of the Act states that the function of NHAI is to develop, maintain, and manage the National Highways and any other highways vested in, or entrusted to, it by the Government of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Golden Quadrilateral aimed to construct a six lane superhighway between India’s four large metropolises: New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. The Golden Quadrilateral is a national highway network connecting most of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Golden Quadrilateral is a network of highways connecting India’s four top metropolitan cities, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thereby, forming a quadrilateral. The largest highway project in India, the Golden Quadrilateral project was launched in 2001 as part of National Highways Development Project (NHDP).