Question

The four or six-lane highways crossing the country from east to west and north to south are called
A. National Corridor Project
B. Golden Quadrilateral
C. National Highways
D. Expressways

Answer 1

Hint: The project was launched in 2001 and its overall length is around 5846 km. It is the largest highway project and connects the four major metropolitan cities in India.

Complete answer: Option B. The Golden Quadrilateral is the four or six lane highway which connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata which forms the shape of a quadrilateral.
The Golden Quadrilateral is maintained by the National Highways Authority of India. The Golden Quadrilateral is the fifth longest highway project in the entire world and it was constructed at a cost of rupees 600 billion.
The planning of the project began in 1999 and it was launched by the government in the year 2001. The entire project was completed by the year 2012. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, when he was the Prime Minister, laid the foundation stone for the project.

Option A - National Corridor Project - The Green National Highways Corridor Project will be funded by the World Bank and its aim is to build green, safe and resilient national highway corridors in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
Option C - National Highways - They are owned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and are a network of strategic roads or trunk roads.
Option D - Expressways - It is meant for high speed traffic and consists of few intersections but has a divider in between for traffic moving in the opposite directions.

Therefore the correct answer option B.

Note: The National Highways Authority of India was set up in the year 1988 and is an autonomous agency of the Indian Government. It is a nodal agency of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and its motto is “Not just roads, but a nation”.