UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 40 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2023 question on India Connectivity Projects
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2023
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectInternational Relations
- TopicCurrent Affairs
- DifficultyHard
- TypeStatement
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?
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Answer: D. None
Analysis
None of the three statements are correct → Option (d) None.
Statement by statement
Statement 1 – INCORRECT: The two terminals of the East-West corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project are Silcher in Assam and Porbandar in Gujarat — not Dibrugarh and Surat.
Statement 2 – INCORRECT: The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway starts from India and goes to Thailand via Myanmar. It links Moreh (India) - Bagan (Myanmar) - Mae Sot (Thailand). Chiang Mai is not mentioned as the terminal in Thailand; it goes to Mae Sot.
Statement 3 – INCORRECT: The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM) is a proposed connectivity project running from Kunming in China, through Myanmar and Bangladesh, and eventually reaching Kolkata in India — not Varanasi.
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