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UPSC 2017: If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?
(a)6
(b)7
(c)8
(d)9
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The shortest all-weather highway route from Kohima (Nagaland) to Kottayam (Kerala) runs: Nagaland → Assam → West Bengal → Odisha → Andhra Pradesh → Tamil Nadu → Kerala. This includes the origin and destination and crosses only five intermediate states, giving a minimum of seven states in total. Any alternative road (e.g., via Karnataka or Bihar) would raise the count to eight or more. Hence the correct option is 7. ([vajiramandravi.com](https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/if-you-travel-by-road-from-kohima-to-kottayam-what-is-the-minimum-number-of-states-within-india-through-which-you-can-travel-including-the-origin-and-the-destination/?utm_source=openai))
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