Consider the following statements with respect to the Golden Quadrilateral It connects four metropol...........

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Consider the following statements with respect to the Golden Quadrilateral

It connects four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore, forming a quadrilateral.
It is India's longest highway network and 5th longest highway in the world.
It passes through 12 states and a union territory.

How many of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

Only statement 1st is incorrect.

Golden Quadrilateral

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved a 4.5 km-long six-lane bridge across the Ganga River in Bihar that will connect Digha in Patna with Sonepur in Saran.

The Golden Quadrilateral connects four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, forming a quadrilateral.
The Golden Quadrilateral passes through 12 states and a union territory.
It is India's longest highway network with a total length of 5,846 kilometres and ranks 5th in the list of longest highways in the world.
It is the dream project of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had laid the foundation in 1999.
The project commenced in 2001 and was completed in 2012.
The project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India.
It consists of national highways like 2, 4,5, 8 and 60.
It stretches from Kolkata to Delhi at 1,563 kilometres, Delhi to Mumbai at 1,419 kilometres, Mumbai to Chennai at 1,290 kilometres and Kolkata to Chennai at 1,684 kilometres.