Question

The roads linking to the state capital with district headquarters are called ______?
A. State Highways
B. National Highways
C. Corridor Highways
D. District Roads

Answer 1

Hint: A road is a path or a route that links two places so that travel can be possible between the places either by foot or by a vehicle like a car, bike, truck, bus, cycle, etc. A road is usually a paved surface and can sometimes be unpaved also.

Complete answer: - Option A: The State Highways are the roads that link the state capital with the different district headquarters and are constructed and maintained by the state Public Works Department as known as PWD. Hence, this is the correct option.
- Option B: National Highways are the roads that link the extreme parts of the country as they run from North-South and East-West. These are constructed and maintained by the Central Public Works Department also known as CPWD. The National Highway 1 or NH-1 is between Delhi and Amritsar. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option C: Corridor Highways also known as North-South and East-West Corridor which is an ongoing project connecting Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Kochi, Porbandar, and Silchar having a length of 7300 km. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option D: District Roads are those roads that connect the district headquarters with the other places within the district and are constructed and maintained by Zila Parishad. Hence, this is an incorrect option.

Therefore, The correct answer is Option A.

Note: There are different names given to roads, like highways, motorways, freeways, etc. It is also named on the basis of usage and the parts that it is connecting like national highways, state highways, district roads, border roads, super highways, other roads.