1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat. 

2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar. 

3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China. · 

How many of the above statements are correct? 

(a) Only one 

(b) Only two 

(c) All three 

(d) None

Ans: d

Explanation:

Golden Quadrilateral links the Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai-Delhi circuit; includes a North-South Corridor connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari, and a similar East-West Corridor connecting Silchar (Assam) to Saurashtra (Porbandar, Gujarat).

Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

Under the Look East Policy of India, the trilateral highway stretching over 1,400 kilometres will connect the Indian city of Moreh in Manipur to Thailand’s Mae Sot (located on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, while Chiang Mai is located in the interior of Thailand) via Myanmar. This project aims to establish smooth connectivity and improve economic cooperation between India, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

The 2800 km BCIM corridor proposes to link Kunming in China’s Yunnan province with Kolkata, passing through nodes such as Mandalay in Myanmar and Dhaka in Bangladesh before heading to Kolkata.

Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

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