There are many National Highways and Bridges in India. Here are gk questions related to national highways and bridges in India. Lets check out your general knowledge.
Quick Info About National Highways
Here is quick details about the National Highways in India. Rest of the information is given in the form of question provided below.
| Total National Highways in India | 7,990 |
| Total Length of National Highways in India | 1,44,634 km ( As on 30 November 2022 ) |
| Largest national highway in India | NH 44 |
| NHIDCL Full Form | National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited |
Quick Info About Bridges in India
Here is quick details about the Bridges in India. Rest of the information is given in the form of question provided below.
| Total Bridges in India | 147523 |
| Longest Bridge | Dhola – Sadiya Bridge |
Gk Questions on National Highways and Bridges
Q1. In which year National Highways Authority of India was formed ?
Answer : 1988 .
Q2. Headquarter of NHAI is located in which city?
Answer : New Delhi
Q3. What is the full form of NHAI ?
Answer : Full form of NHAI is ” National Highways Authority of India”.
Q4. Which highway is longest in India ?
Answer : NH 44 is the longest Highway in India .
Q5. Who is the current minister of Road Transport and Highways ?
Answer : Nitin Gadkari
Q6. Name the current chairman of NHAI ?
Answer : Alka Upadhyaya ( as on Dec 2021 )
Q7. What is the length of the Longest National Highway ?
Answer : 4112 km
Q8. What was the old name of NH44 ?
Answer : NH7 , NH 44 was previously known as National Highway 7.
Q9. Which is the longest highway in the world ?
Answer : Pan American Highway , Total length 48000 km
Q10. Which is the longest highway in Karnataka ?
Answer : NH13 is the longest highway in Karnataka with a length of 719km.
Q11. Which is the longest highway in Maharashtra ?
Answer : NH48
Q12. Which state has the longest network of national highway in India ?
Answer : Uttar Pradesh, 7863 km
Q13. Which is the smallest highway in Karnataka ?
Answer : State Highway 57 is the smallest highway in Karnataka
Q14. What is the new name of NH 13 ?
Answer : NH13 is now renamed as NH 169
Q15. What are the end points of NH169?
Answer : NH169 runs from Solapur in Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka.
Q16. Name the Oldest road Route in India ?
Answer : GT Road, Grand Trunk Road is the oldest road route in India
Q17. What is the new name of NH4?
Answer : NH48
Q18. Which state has best roads in India ?
Answer : Karnataka
Q19. What is the full form of NH ?
Answer : NH stands for National Highway
Q20. Who made the first NH in India ?
Answer : Chandragupta Maurya of the Mauryan Empire.
Q21. How many NH are there in Uttarakhand ?
Answer : 14
Q22. Which is the longest NH in Uttarakhand ?
Answer : NH 58
Q23. Which is the smallest NH in Uttarakhand ?
Answer : NH 109
Q24. Which pass connects Uttarkashi and Tibet ?
Answer : Borasu Pass or Bara-su
Q25. NH-7 connects which two cities ?
Answer : Varanasi and Kanyakumari
Q26. What is the percentage of public transportation through national highway ?
Answer : 40 %
Q27. What is the full form of BRO ?
Answer : Border Roads Organisation
Q28. When was BRO established ?
Answer : 1960
Q29. Which union Territory has largest network of national highways ?
Answer : Andaman and Nicobar
Q30. Where are the headquarters of BRO ?
Answer : Seema Sadak Bhawan , New Delhi
Q31. Golden Quadrilateral is related to which Project ?
Answer : National Highway Network Connecting
Q32. Which is the longest state road in Rajasthan ?
Answer : NH 15
Q33. What is the length of NH 15 in Rajasthan ?
Answer : 878.3 km
Q34. Which NH Connects Delhi to Mumbai ?
Answer : NH 8
Q35. Which NH is becoming to danger for Animals of Kaziranga National park ?
Answer : NH 37
Q36. Which is the India’s longest road tunnel ?
Answer : Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel
Q37. Bharat Mata Project is related to which project?
Answer : National Highway Development Project.
Q38. Name the shortest national highway in India ?
Answer : NH548
Q39. Which authority is responsible for maintenance of Indian National Roads ?
Answer : NHAI
Q40. What is the junction of North- South and East – West Corridors ?
Answer : Jhansi
Q41. Which authority is responsible for maintenance of Leh-Manali National Highway ?
Answer : BRO
Q42. What is the length of National Waterway 1 ?
Answer : 1620 km
Q43. What is the length of total NW network in India?
Answer : 20275.5 km
Q44. What is the number of National Waterways in India?
Answer : 111 National Waterways
Q45. What are the end points of NW 1 ?
Answer : Prayagraj- Haldia
Q46. What are the end points of NW2 ?
Answer : Sadiya to Dhubri
Q47. What are the end points of NW3 ?
Answer : Kollam- Kozhikode
Q48. What is the full form of IWAI ?
Answer : Inland Waterways Authority of India.
Q49. Which national waterway crosses through Koromandal , Krishna and Godavari River ?
Answer : NW4
Q50. What is the length of NW4 ?
Answer : 1095 km