Question

Which of the following districts in Karnataka has no national highways?
A. Bengaluru Rural
B. Tumkur
C. Raichur
D. Dakshina Kannada

Answer 1

Hint: This district is situated in the northeast part of the Karnataka state. The Krishna river is situated on the north and Tungabhadra on the south of the district.

Complete Answer: Karnataka, a state situated in the southwestern region of the country. With the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, the state was formed in 1956. Before 1973, the state was known as the State of Mysore.
Karnataka is the seventh-largest state in the country and the largest state in south India.
The border of the state in the northwest is with Goa, in the northeast with Telangana, in the north with Maharashtra, in the west with the Arabian Sea, in the east with Andhra Pradesh, in the south with Kerala, and in the southeast with Tamil Nadu. Karnataka is the only state to share its frontiers with all other southern Indian states.
The state has great transportation facilities, the state has both national and international airports. The New Mangalore Port is the most significant port of the state. The state has a total of 11 ports. The state also has an exceptional railway network and National Highways that majorly facilitates trade.

While talking about the options,
A. National Highway 207 passes through Bengaluru Rural.
B. National Highway 73 passes through Tumkur.
C. The district of Raichur has no national highway.
D. National Highway 73 passes through the district of Dakshina Kannada.

Thus the correct option is C.

Note: National Highway 14 is the longest National Highway that runs from north to south. From the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and many other states, it reaches Tamil Nadu.