Question

The longest national highway in India links.
A. New Delhi and Kanyakumari
B. Varanasi and Guwahati
C. Mumbai and Srinagar
D. Varanasi and Kanyakumari

Answer 1

Hint: One of the largest road networks in the world with a total distance of 4.7 million km for roads is present in India connecting village to village and village to urban centers. Roads play an important role for economic development and regional planning.

Complete answer:
National Highways have become an essence of the road network today and it also plays a very important role in the development of the infrastructure of a country to which India has got a good number of national highways.
In India, the longest National Highway is National Highway 44 which was previously known as National Highway 7. The National Highway 44 stretches up to 3,745 km long and covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP. It starts from Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh and ends in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in Kanyakumari.
This highway serves as a major link between the north and the southern regions of India and runs by crossing the states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. National Highway 44 was introduced by combining together the seven major national highways.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: The central government is responsible for the maintenance and development of the National Highway System in India and the ministry is carrying out developmental works through three agencies namely 1) The National Highways Authority of India, 2) The state Public Works Department and 3) The Border Road Organisation.