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Q102 (CDS-II/2025) Geography › Maps & Locations › Indian transport networks Answer Verified

The Golden Quadrilateral Highway does not pass through which of the following cities ? 1. Bhubaneshwar 2. Jaipur 3. Lucknow 4. Indore Select the answer using the code given below :

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The Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) is a 5,846 km highway network connecting India's four major metros: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata [2]. The route passes through major cities including Bhubaneswar (Odisha) on the Kolkata-Chennai arm and Jaipur (Rajasthan) on the Delhi-Mumbai arm. Specifically, NH 16 (formerly NH 5) connects Kolkata to Chennai via Bhubaneswar, while NH 48 (formerly NH 8) connects Delhi to Mumbai via Jaipur [1]. However, the GQ does not pass through Lucknow or Indore. Lucknow is located on the East-West Corridor (NH 27), and Indore is situated on NH 52, which is not part of the GQ network. Therefore, cities 3 (Lucknow) and 4 (Indore) are not on the Golden Quadrilateral route, making option 4 the correct answer.

Sources

  1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 12: Transport, Communications and Trade > Highways and Roads > p. 3
  2. [2] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 7: Transport and Communication > National Highways Development Projects > p. 77
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