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Q1.Read the given passage and answer the following questions. National Highways (NH) connect all the major cities. Though they constitute only about 2 per cent of the total road length of India, they carry more than 40 per cent of the total traffic in India. There are 77 national highways in India. These are the primary road grids and are under the direct responsibility of the Central Government. The development of National Highways in the country, aims towards providing hassle-free transport and is a priority of the Government of India. In fact, an official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) claims that a lot has been achieved in terms of the addition to the national highway system. In the past, only 50kms were added in an entire year. Today about 10kms are being added every single day, especially with developmental works progressing rapidly in the Golden Quadrilateral. Isn’t that just fantastic! State Highways (SH) are the main arteries of commercial and passenger transport in the individual states. They connect every town with the state capital, the national highways and other commercially important centres. The development and maintenance of the state highways is under the jurisdiction of the respective state governments. Seventy per cent of the state highways are single- lane roads, of which, 2300km of roads are unsurfaced. The funds for the construction and maintenance of the state highways are raised through state allocation and loans by financial institutions. Questions: a. The priority of the Government of India is to: i) connect all the major cities ii) increase the number of highways iii) hassle-free transport for people iv) collect lots of funds to construct and maintain the state highways b. In the past, what length was added to national highways every year? i) 200kms ii) 150kms iii) 100kms iv) 50kms c. State Highways connect every town with : i) State capital ii) National Highways iii) commercially important centres iv) all of these d. The development and maintenance of State Highways is looked after by: i) National Highways ii) their respective state government iii) central government iv) none of these e. At present what length of road is added to the National Highways every day? i) 5kms ii) 10kms iii) 20kms iv) 30kms f. What percentage of the State Highways are the single -lane roads? i) Thirty percent ii) Forty percent iii) Sixty percent iv) Seventy percent g. National Highways make up ------------- of the total road length of India. h. According to the National Highways Authority of India, nothing has been done to improve the National Highway System. ( True/False). i. Find the word in the passage which means ‘problem’. j. Write the adjective form of the word ‘responsibility’ in the passage. please don't spam and give aur Q ans.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1- hassle free transport for people

2-50 Kms

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Answer 2

a. iii) hassle-free transport for people

b. iv) 50kms

c. iv) all of these

d. ii) their respective state government

e. ii) 10kms

f. iv) seventy percent

g. 2 percent

h. False

i. hassle

j. jurisdiction

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