With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: 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?
- AOnly one
- BOnly two
- CAll three
- DNoneCorrect
Explanation
Let's analyze each statement:
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East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat: This statement is incorrect. The East-West Corridor, part of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), connects Silchar (Assam) in the east to Porbandar (Gujarat) in the west. Dibrugarh and Surat are not the terminal points.
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Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar: This statement is incorrect. The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway connects Moreh (Manipur) in India to Mae Sot (Thailand) via Myanmar. Chiang Mai is a city in Thailand but is not the terminal point of this highway project.
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Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China: This statement is incorrect. The BCIM Economic Corridor (which has seen limited progress) was proposed to connect Kolkata (India) with Kunming (China) via Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Mandalay (Myanmar). Varanasi is not the designated Indian starting point for this corridor.
As none of the statements are correct, the answer is 'None'.

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