SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 39

SSC MTS - 21 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q39

Which is the longest national highway in India?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answear is option  B i.e  NH-44

  1. The NH 44 is the longest National Highway In India. National Highway 44 (NH 44) was previously known as National Highway 7. NH 44 is 3,745 km long.
  2. It starts from Srinagar in the north and ends in Kanyakumari in the south.
  3. It passes through the Union Territory from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, in the north to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, in the country's south.

Additional details-

NH-102                    National Highway 102 is a short National Highway in India entirely within the state of Manipur. NH 102 links Imphal to Moreh and runs for a distance of 107 km.
NH-22 This highway runs from Sonbarsa in Bihar to Chandwa in Jharkhand. 
NH-7 A highway connecting Fazilka to Mana in India. It passes through the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The NH-7 connects Hindu pilgrim centres of Rishikesh, Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Joshimath and Badrinath with Dehradun and Chandigarh now known as NH-44