Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.


NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

1. 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 it is a priority of the Government of India.
2. 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 50 kms were added in an entire year. Today about 10 km are being added
every single day, especially with developmental works progressing rapidly in the
Golden Quadrilateral. Isn't that just fantastic!
3. 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 are under the jurisdiction of the respective state governments. Seventy
per cent of the state highways is single-lane roads, of which, 2,300 km 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.

Find the words from the Passage which mean the same as:
a) Swiftly (Para 2)
b) giving preference (Para 1)

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)rapidly

(b)hassle-free

Answer 2

Q.1. what length do national highways which carry move then 40 percent of the total traffic in india constitute?

Answer:- National Highway constitutes about 2 percent of the total road length of india.

Thank you.