UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 54
With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements :
- East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.
- Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.
- 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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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D (None)
Explanation: The three proposed routes misstate established alignments: East–West is Silchar–Porbandar, the India–Myanmar–Thailand road ends at Mae Sot, and BCIM is Kolkata–Kunming.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Incorrect/False - The East–West Corridor under NHDP links Silchar with Porbandar, not Dibrugarh with Surat.
2. Incorrect/False - The Trilateral Highway is traditionally framed as Moreh–Mae Sot via Myanmar, not Chiang Mai.
3. Incorrect/False - BCIM Economic Corridor was proposed from Kolkata to Kunming through Bangladesh and Myanmar, not Varanasi to Kunming.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-it counts 1, but only 0 qualify; item(s) 1, 2, 3 do not.
B. Incorrect-it counts 2, but only 0 qualify; item(s) 1, 2, 3 do not.
C. Incorrect-it counts 3, but only 0 qualify; item(s) 1, 2, 3 do not.
D. Correct-exactly 0 of the 3 listed items satisfy the condition.