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UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 · GS Paper I · Question 66 · India & the world: places, pacts & relations

निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सी संपर्क (कनेक्टिविटी) परियोजनाएँ, भारत और आसियान (ASEAN) सदस्य देशों के…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper I, Question 66 — India & the world: places, pacts & relations.

Prelims 2026 · Q66

India & the world: places, pacts & relations Medium Provisional key

निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सी संपर्क (कनेक्टिविटी) परियोजनाएँ, भारत और आसियान (ASEAN) सदस्य देशों के बीच सहयोग का एक भाग है/हैं ?

  1. 1.कलादान मल्टी-मॉडल ट्रांज़िट ट्रांसपोर्ट प्रोजेक्ट
  2. 2.आईएमटी ट्राइलेटरल हाइवे
  3. 3.अगरतला-आखाउड़ा रेल लाइन

नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर उत्तर चुनिए :

Read this question in English

Which of the following connectivity projects is/are a part of cooperation between India and the ASEAN member countries?

1. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project

2. IMT Trilateral Highway

3. Agartala-Akhaura Rail Line

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 · (b) 2 and 3 · (c) 1 and 3 · (d) 2 only

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (a) 1 और 2

The Kaladan project and the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway both link India's Northeast with ASEAN members Myanmar and Thailand. The Agartala-Akhaura line joins Tripura to Bangladesh, which is not an ASEAN member.

  • ✓ 1. Kaladan is an India-Myanmar multi-modal route; the Ministry of External Affairs lists it among major projects connecting India's Northeast with the ASEAN region. Myanmar is an ASEAN member.
  • ✓ 2. The IMT Trilateral Highway links India, Myanmar and Thailand. Myanmar and Thailand are ASEAN members, and the same official list names it among the India-ASEAN connectivity projects.
  • ✗ 3. The Akhaura-Agartala line links Bangladesh's Dhaka-Chittagong corridor to Tripura. Bangladesh is not on ASEAN's list of member states, so this is an India-Bangladesh project.

Remember · India-ASEAN land links from the Northeast: Kaladan (India-Myanmar) and the IMT Trilateral Highway (India-Myanmar-Thailand). Agartala-Akhaura is India-Bangladesh, outside ASEAN.

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

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