UPSC Prelims 1995 · General Studies
Question 86: Geography
The national highway from Delhi to Calcutta via Mathura and Varanasi is numbered
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The Grand Trunk Road route from Delhi through Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi to Calcutta was National Highway 2. NH 1 runs from Delhi to Amritsar and the border, NH 4 from Thane to Chennai via Pune and Bangalore, and NH 8 from Delhi to Mumbai via Jaipur and Ahmedabad. Remember: NH 2 is Delhi to Calcutta, NH 8 is Delhi to Mumbai.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) NH 1 runs from Delhi to Amritsar and the border.
- (b) Right: NH 2.
- (c) NH 4 runs from Thane to Chennai.
- (d) NH 8 runs from Delhi to Mumbai through Jaipur and Ahmedabad.
Worth knowing: Dated: the Delhi-Calcutta route was later renumbered NH 19.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1995, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.