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With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements : 1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat. 2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar. 3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China. How many of the above statements are correct?
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 (None) because all three statements are factually incorrect regarding the geographical terminals of India's connectivity projects.
- Statement 1 is incorrect: The East-West Corridor, part of the National Highways Development Project (not the Golden Quadrilateral itself, which connects the four metros), connects Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat, not Dibrugarh and Surat.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway connects Moreh (India) to Mae Sot (Thailand) via Myanmar. Chiang Mai is not the designated terminal point.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The BCIM Economic Corridor is proposed to connect Kolkata (West Bengal) with Kunming in China, passing through Bangladesh and Myanmar. Varanasi is not a terminal or a primary node of this international corridor.
Since none of the statements accurately describe the project routes, Option 4 is the right choice.
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Guest previewThis question is a precision test on 'Terminals and Project Structures'. It blends static NCERT geography (NHDP phases) with standard International Relations connectivity projects. The difficulty lies not in knowing the projects exist, but in recalling their exact starting and ending cities, which UPSC deliberately swaps to trap superficial readers.
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- Statement 1: In the context of India's projects on connectivity, is the East–West Corridor part of the Golden Quadrilateral project?
- Statement 2: In the context of India's projects on connectivity, does the East–West Corridor connect Dibrugarh and Surat?
- Statement 3: In the context of India's projects on connectivity, does the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway connect Moreh in Manipur with Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar?
- Statement 4: In the context of India's projects on connectivity, does the Bangladesh–China–India–Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor connect Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China?
- Explicitly names the East-West Corridor and immediately labels it as part of the Golden Quadrilateral project.
- Provides this statement within a study of Indian connectivity corridors, directly linking EWC to GQ.
- States that the East-West Corridor is one of the GQ projects.
- Gives additional context by describing its route (connects Assam with Gujarat), reinforcing it is part of the Golden Quadrilateral programme.
- Repeats the identification of the East-West Corridor as part of the Golden Quadrilateral project in the study's list of corridors.
- Used in the same report to categorize EWC alongside other national/regional corridors, confirming its status under GQ.
Defines the National Highways Development Project phases: Phase I is the Golden Quadrilateral (connecting the four metros) while other components exist separately.
A student can infer that since GQ is explicitly Phase I and described separately, other named corridors (like East–West) are likely distinct phases/projects to check.
Explicitly lists Phase II components as the North–South Corridor and the East–West Corridor, implying they are Phase II and not part of the Phase I Golden Quadrilateral.
Combine with knowledge that project phases are distinct to conclude East–West is a different component from GQ and verify by comparing phase descriptions.
Separately describes Golden Quadrilateral (route and length) and then describes North–South and East–West Corridors with their own routes and lengths.
Use the separate route descriptions to map both projects; if their routes do not coincide with GQ sides, that supports they are distinct projects.
Groups Golden Quadrilateral and North–South & East–West Corridors together as distinct entities expected to carry most freight under Bharatmala, implying separate identities.
A student could note the parallel listing (GQ vs NS‑EW) and use basic project naming/organizational logic to treat them as separate elements to verify.
Repeats that Bharatmala's economic corridors will work along with Golden Quadrilateral and North–South & East–West Corridors, again treating them as separate corridor categories.
Combine this repeated separation with a map: if East–West corridor runs interior routes unlike the GQ ring linking metros, it supports they are not the same project.
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