Out of the following which National Highway does not pass through State of Madhya Pradesh ?

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Correct — D, NH-8. Under the old (pre-2010) National Highway numbering, NH-8 ran from Delhi to Mumbai via Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Ahmedabad and Vadodara — through Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, but not Madhya Pradesh. The other three all cross MP: NH-3 (Agra–Mumbai) via Gwalior and Indore, NH-12 (Jabalpur–Jaipur) via Bhopal, and NH-7 (Varanasi–Kanyakumari) via Jabalpur and Seoni.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Old NH-3, the Agra–Mumbai road, passes through MP (Gwalior, Shivpuri, Indore), so it does cross the state.  (b) Old NH-12 ran Jabalpur–Bhopal–Jaipur, lying largely within MP, so it clearly passes through the state.  (c) Old NH-7 (Varanasi–Kanyakumari), then India's longest highway, runs through MP via Jabalpur, Lakhnadon and Seoni before entering Maharashtra.

Concept: This uses the pre-2010 National Highway numbering. NH-8 = Delhi–Mumbai via Rajasthan and Gujarat (renumbered NH-48). NH-3 = Agra–Mumbai (Agra–Gwalior–Indore–Dhule–Mumbai). NH-7 = Varanasi–Kanyakumari, the longest highway of that era. NH-12 = Jabalpur–Jaipur via Bhopal. Only NH-8 skirts around MP to its west.

State PCS 2019 Q97 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2019 Q97 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer