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Topic 214 · Environment, Climate & Biodiversity

Kaziranga elevated corridor on NH-715

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: On 1 October 2025 the Cabinet approved a Rs 6,957 crore four-laning of Kalibor-Numaligarh on NH-715 in Assam.
Groundbreaking: The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone on 18 January 2026.
Key Numbers: Of the 85.675 km stretch, about 34.5 km is elevated and 30.22 km is at-grade widening.
Wildlife Use: The elevated corridor lets elephants, rhinos and tigers move between Kaziranga and the Karbi Anglong hills during floods.
Complaint: A complaint over alleged illegal construction in the corridor went to the Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee.
Project Title: The approval is titled widening to four lanes including wildlife-friendly measures.
India Link: The project tests whether highways can be built through protected habitats without cutting animal movement.
Venue: Kaziranga National Park lies in Assam on the Brahmaputra floodplain.
Founded: Kaziranga became a national park in 1974 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
Landmark: In T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v Union of India (1996) the Supreme Court began continuing supervision of forest matters; the CEC was set up on its direction in 2002.
Articles: Article 48A directs the State to protect the environment and wildlife; Article 51A(g) makes it a citizen's duty.
Doctrine: Sustainable development was accepted in Vellore Citizens' Welfare Forum v Union of India (1996) along with the precautionary principle.

Question 1 of 10

The Rs 6,957 crore Cabinet approval of 1 October 2025 was for four-laning which highway?

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Answer: (C) NH-715

Core Trigger: On 1 October 2025 the Cabinet approved a Rs 6,957 crore four-laning of Kalibor-Numaligarh on NH-715 in Assam.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 1

Question 2 of 10

The foundation stone of the project was laid on which date?

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Answer: (D) 18 January 2026

Groundbreaking: The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone on 18 January 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 2

Question 3 of 10

About how much of the 85.675 km stretch is elevated?

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Answer: (C) About 34.5 km

Key Numbers: Of the 85.675 km stretch, about 34.5 km is elevated and 30.22 km is at-grade widening.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 3

Question 4 of 10

The elevated corridor aids animal movement between Kaziranga and which hills?

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Answer: (A) Karbi Anglong hills

Wildlife Use: The elevated corridor lets elephants, rhinos and tigers move between Kaziranga and the Karbi Anglong hills during floods.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 4

Question 5 of 10

A complaint over alleged illegal construction in the corridor went to which body?

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Answer: (D) Central Empowered Committee

Complaint: A complaint over alleged illegal construction in the corridor went to the Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 5

Question 6 of 10

1. The approval is titled widening to four lanes including wildlife-friendly measures. 2. The project proves highways cannot pass through protected habitats. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

India Link: The project tests whether highways can be built through protected habitats without cutting animal movement.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 7

Question 7 of 10

Kaziranga National Park lies in Assam on the floodplain of which river?

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Answer: (B) Brahmaputra

Venue: Kaziranga National Park lies in Assam on the Brahmaputra floodplain.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 8

Question 8 of 10

Kaziranga became a national park in which year?

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Answer: (D) 1974

Founded: Kaziranga became a national park in 1974 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 9

Question 9 of 10

In T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v Union of India (1996), the Supreme Court began continuing supervision of what?

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Answer: (C) Forest matters

Landmark: In T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v Union of India (1996) the Supreme Court began continuing supervision of forest matters; the CEC was set up on its direction in 2002.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 10

Question 10 of 10

1. Article 48A is a Fundamental Duty of citizens. 2. Article 51A(g) makes protecting the environment a citizen's duty. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Articles: Article 48A directs the State to protect the environment and wildlife; Article 51A(g) makes it a citizen's duty.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 214, point 11

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