Q136
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Transport, Ports & Urbanisation
Which of the following group of cities is connected by the Golden Quadrilateral?
- a.Delhi-Mumbai-Bangalore-Chennai
- b.Delhi-Ahmedabad-Jaipur-Srinagar
- c.Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Bangalore
- d.Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
Answer: (D) Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
The Golden Quadrilateral, built under Phase I of the National Highways Development Project, is a highway network of about 5,846 km linking the four metros Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The North–South Corridor links Srinagar with Kanyakumari. The East–West Corridor links Silchar with Porbandar. Bengaluru lies on the Golden Quadrilateral between Mumbai and Chennai, but it is not one of the four corner cities, which is why (A) and (C) are wrong.