Question

The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of the country?
A. India-Nepal
B. India-China
C. India-Pakistan
D. China-Pakistan

Answer 1

Hint: Highways are roads that are man-made, it may be private or public, it is used for traveling, good transportation, and for passenger’s purposes. India connects its border with other countries through highways.

Complete answer:
The Karakoram Highway connects China and Pakistan; it is also known to be the friendship highway in china. This Karakoram highway was started in built-in 1959 and was completed and came to use in 1979. This highway was built by both the china government and the Pakistan government.
 Also during the construction of this Karakoram highway, 810 Pakistan workers and 200 china workers lost their lives due to landslides and falls. There is also a book based on this Karakoram highway name “History of Karakoram Highways”, this book was written by a Pakistan’s army retired Brigadier Muhammad Mumtaz Khalid.
 The length of the Karakoram highway is 1300 kilometers, where the length of this highway in Pakistan is 887 kilometers and in china is 413 kilometers. This highway is one of the best places for tourist attraction, as it is the highest paved road.
 The Karakoram highway gets the eighth place in the wonders of the world as it was constructed in difficult conditions and for its high elevation. It attracts the tourists as this highway includes some of the world’s largest glaciers like Baltoro and Siachen Glaciers.
So, the correct answer is option D.

Note: The Karakoram highway has an elevation of more than 15,300 feet; it is the highest paved international road that crosses through the Himalayas. This highway is a part of Asian Highway 4(AH4), it is maintained by the National highway authority of Pakistan and the transport department of china.