Which one of the following pairs of cities has recently been connected through a 6-lane express way ?

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Q: 37 (IAS/1998)
Which one of the following pairs of cities has recently been connected through a 6-lane express way ?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,40,47,35,9,3,40

keywords: 

{'ahmedabad': [2, 1, 0, 0], 'cities': [2, 1, 1, 1], 'dhaka': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'lahore': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'islamabad': [1, 1, 4, 4], 'mumbai': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'express way': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'lane': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'pune': [1, 0, 1, 2], 'chittagong': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'vadodara': [2, 2, 4, 2]}

The correct answer choice is option 4: Mumbai-Pune. An expressway refers to a broad, multilane roadway designed for high-speed traffic with controlled entry and exit, blockade of cross traffic, and often grade-separated intersections.

Option 1, Ahmedabad-Vadodara, is not the correct answer as they are joined by an expressway, but not a 6-lane one.

Option 2, Dhaka-Chittagong, is within Bangladesh, which is not stated in the question so it cannot be considered. Furthermore, there is no known 6-lane expressway connecting these two cities.

Option 3, Islamabad-Lahore, is also not correct. Although there is an expressway between these cities, it is a motorway.

Finally, option 4 is the correct answer as Mumbai and Pune have been connected by the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, which is a controlled-access highway and India`s first six-lane concrete, high-speed expressway. It spans a distance of 94.5 km connecting Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, with Pune, the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra.