Connectivity corridors and projects — UPSC Prelims PYQs

7 questions in this bank come from Connectivity corridors and projects, spanning UPSC Prelims papers from 2011 to 2026. Every question here carries all four options, the correct answer and a full explanation.

It has appeared in 6 of the last 16 papers, most heavily in 2025 with 2 questions. That makes it an occasional area rather than a fixture.

The themes examined most often within it are India's transport infrastructure projects (4), International connectivity corridors (3), Transport technology and navigation systems (2), Defense Technology Innovations (1) and Differences between LTE and VoLTE technologies (1). Those counts are of questions in which the theme is examined, not merely mentioned.

Questions here are spread across International Relations (3), General Studies (Uncategorized) (2), Geography (1) and Science & Technology (1). Between them they draw on 7 distinct themes, so this is a broader area than a single revision note can cover. That is 0.5% of the 1433 questions in the bank — useful for deciding how much revision time it deserves.

It has come up more often lately — roughly 1.0 questions a year across the last five papers, against 0.2 before that.

It was not examined in 10 of those papers. Each question below links to its full explanation and to related questions on the same theme from other years, so a weak area can be worked through in one pass rather than hunted for paper by paper.

UPSC Prelims 20261 question

International Relations
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:

UPSC Prelims 20252 questions

UPSC Prelims 20241 question

General Studies (Uncategorized)
Consider the following airports: 1. Donyi Polo Airport 2. Kushinagar International Airport 3. Vijayawada International Airport In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?

UPSC Prelims 20231 question

International Relations
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. The 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?

UPSC Prelims 20191 question

Science & Technology
With reference to communications technologies, what is/ are the difference/differences between LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and VoLTE (Voice over Long-Term Evolution)? 1. LTE is commonly marketed as 3G and VoLTE is commonly marketed as advanced 3G. 2. LTE is data-only technology and VoLTE is voice-only technology. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

UPSC Prelims 20111 question

Geography
Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following? 1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia. 2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?