UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — NHAI Creates Multiple Guinness World Records on Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor
Q1. The following are described as the four Guinness World Records set by NHAI on the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor in January 2026:
1. Longest continuous laying of 28.89 lane-km of bituminous concrete in 24 hours
2. Highest quantity of 10,655 MT of bituminous concrete laid in 24 hours
3. Continuous laying of 57,500 MT of bituminous concrete
4. Continuous paving of 156 lane-km of cement (rigid) concrete pavement
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified?
- Longest continuous laying of 28.89 lane-km of bituminous concrete in 24 hours
- Highest quantity of 10,655 MT of bituminous concrete laid in 24 hours
- Continuous laying of 57,500 MT of bituminous concrete
- Continuous paving of 156 lane-km of cement (rigid) concrete pavement
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 3 only
- C. 4 only
- D. 2 and 4
Q2. The construction of the NH-544G Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor is being implemented by which one of the following agencies?
- A. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
- B. National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL), under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
- C. The State Public Works Departments of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
- D. National Highways Logistics Management Ltd. (NHLML)
Q3. Under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, which one of the following categories of roads constitutes the single largest component by length?
- A. Economic Corridors (~9,000 km)
- B. Inter-corridor and Feeder routes (~6,000 km)
- C. National Corridors Efficiency Improvement (~5,000 km)
- D. Border and International connectivity roads (~2,000 km)
Q4. Under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) used for national highway projects, what percentage of the project cost is provided by the Government/executing agency as construction support (grant) during the construction period?
- A. 20 per cent
- B. 40 per cent
- C. 60 per cent
- D. 100 per cent
Q5. The base-case modal split of taking up roughly 60% of projects on Hybrid Annuity Mode, 10% on BOT (Toll) and the remainder on EPC is prescribed in the Standard Operating Procedure of which one of the following programmes?
- A. Bharatmala Pariyojana
- B. National Highways Development Project (NHDP)
- C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
- D. Setu Bharatam Programme
Q6. With reference to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), consider the following statements:
1. It was constituted under the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988.
2. It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
3. It became operational only in 1995, several years after its constituting Act.
4. It is the sole agency responsible for the construction and maintenance of every category of road in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- It was constituted under the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988.
- It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
- It became operational only in 1995, several years after its constituting Act.
- It is the sole agency responsible for the construction and maintenance of every category of road in India.
- A. 4 only
- B. 1 and 3
- C. 2 and 4
- D. 3 only
Q7. The National Highways Authority of India is responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways totalling approximately how many kilometres?
- A. About 34,800 km
- B. About 66,000 km
- C. About 92,850 km
- D. About 1,46,000 km
Q8. Under India's rationalised National Highway numbering system, the major (primary) National Highways are denoted by numbers having at most how many digits?
- A. One digit
- B. Two digits
- C. Three digits
- D. Four digits