INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnam? [Asstt Comm 2008]
A
NH 4
B
NH 5
C
NH 6
D
NH 8
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NH 5 National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnam.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Highway 16 (NH16) The highway was previously known as National Highway No. 5 or NH 5. This great and gruelling highway is drawn out of 1, 764 km of pure bituminous materials. Moreover, NH 16 highway is also a part of the humongous Golden Quadrilateral Superhighways.

Detailed explanation-3: -The highway passes through Moga, Jagraon, Ludhiana, Mohali, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Kalka, Solan, Shimla, Theog, Narkanda, Kumarsain, and Rampur Bushahr and continues along the Sutlej River till its terminus near the Tibet border.

Detailed explanation-4: -NH 4 linked four of the 10 most populous Indian cities – Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, and Chennai. NH 4 was 1, 235 km (767 mi) in length and passed through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-5: -The highway connects national capital Delhi with Kolkata as well as important cities such as Faridabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur and Bardhaman.

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