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Monu went on a trip, when he return back he told his classmates that he travelled the longest National Highway of India. You have to tell on which of the following tour he was ?

The correct answer is

From Ladakh to Tamil Nadu

Identifying India's Longest National Highway Trip

The question asks us to determine which of the given tour options represents a trip along the longest National Highway of India. To answer this, we need to know which National Highway is the longest in India and what its route is.

The longest National Highway in India is National Highway 44 (NH 44). It covers a significant distance across the country.

The route of NH 44 is from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir (which is in the region now part of Ladakh) to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. This highway essentially runs from the northernmost part of mainland India to the southernmost tip.

Now let's look at the given options and compare them to the known route of NH 44:

  • Option 1: From Ladakh to Tamil Nadu - This aligns with the route of NH 44, which starts near Srinagar (in the Ladakh region) and ends in Tamil Nadu (at Kanyakumari).
  • Option 2: From Varanasi to Kanyakumari - While Varanasi to Kanyakumari was historically part of the old NH 7 (which was the longest before renumbering), the current NH 44 extends further north from Varanasi up to Srinagar. So, this is only a section of the longest highway, not the entire length.
  • Option 3: From Gujarat to Karnataka - This route is generally covered by other National Highways in the western part of India, not NH 44.
  • Option 4: From Delhi to Amritsar - This route is also part of NH 44, but it is only a small segment of the entire length of the highway which goes from Srinagar to Kanyakumari.

Comparing the options, the trip "From Ladakh to Tamil Nadu" best describes the route of the longest National Highway in India, NH 44.

Therefore, Monu's trip was likely along the route from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu.

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