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Q33 (IAS/2007) Geography › Maps & Locations › International transport routes Answer Verified

The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s, which was recently in news, connects which of the following?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: B
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The Stilwell Road (often called the Ledo–Stilwell Road) was a World War II supply route constructed to link India with China via Burma (now Myanmar). It began at Ledo in Assam (northeast India), passed through northern Burma and joined the old Burma Road, ultimately reaching Kunming in Yunnan Province, China. The road was reconstructed during WWII by American forces specifically to connect Ledo (Assam) and Kunming (China) through Myanmar; it was later renamed the Stilwell Road in early 1945 [2]. Therefore option (2) — Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar — is correct.

Sources

  1. [1] https://ijhss.thebrpi.org/journals/Vol_4_No_9_1_July_2014/30.pdf
  2. [2] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/uop_etds/article/2085/viewcontent/gordon_thomas.pdf
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SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CAPF · 2009 · Q3 Relevance score: 3.12

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