With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: 1. East-West Corridor…

With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: 1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat. 2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar. 3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China. How many of the above statements are correct?
  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None

Solution

Per the official UPSC key, the answer is C. Most coaching keys argued D — East-West Corridor connects Silchar (not Dibrugarh) to Porbandar (not Surat); Trilateral Highway ends at Mae Sot, not Chiang Mai; BCIM connects Kolkata to Kunming — UPSC officially marked C.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2023

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