Question

In the length of the National Highways passing through the state, the state of Rajasthan comes under the category of _______ among the Indian National Highways.
1. Second
2. Seventh
3. Tenth
4. Eleventh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Second

The correct answer is Second.

• In the length of the National Highways passing through the state, the state of Rajasthan comes under the category of second among the Indian National Highways.
• Please note that as per current stats, Rajasthan stands at third position, after Maharastra and Uttar Pradesh. 
• You can read about it here-https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Summary-of-NHs_1.pdf
• The National highways in India are a network of trunk roads owned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
  • It is constructed and managed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), and the public works departments (PWD) of state governments.
• India has 151,019 km (93,839 mi) of National Highways as of March 2021.
• The longest National Highway is NH44 which runs between Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, covering a distance of 3,806 km.