INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

PORTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor?
A
Mumbai and Nagpur
B
Silchar and Porbandar
C
Mumbai and Kolkata
D
Nagpur and Siliguri
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The East-West Corridor, would connect Silcher in Assam with the port of Porbandar in Gujarat with a 3, 460 km of road length.

Detailed explanation-2: -The North-South Corridor would connect Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu with a four thousand km long road. The East-West Corridor, on the other hand, would connect Silchar in Assam with the port town of Porbandar in Gujarat with a three thousand six hundred km of road length.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: (i)(b) East-West corridor connect Silcher and Porbandar.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Silchar. The North-South–East-West Corridor (NS-EW) is the largest ongoing highway project in India. East end: Silchar. West end: Porbandar.

Detailed explanation-5: -Delhi–Agra: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor. Bengaluru–Krishnagiri: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor. Akbarpur–Kanpur: Golden Quadrilateral & East–West Corridor. Udaipur–Chittorgarh: Golden Quadrilateral & East West Corridor.

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