Historical Trade Routes | MCQs

Explanation

1.       G.T Road was constructed by Sher Shah Suri

2.       G.T. Road stands for Grand Trunk Road

3.       The Grand Trunk Road is formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, Sarak-e-Sher Shah is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads.

4.       It runs roughly, 3,710 km (2,305 mi) from

Ø    Teknaf, Bangladesh (on the border with Myanmar)

Ø    west to Kabul, Afghanistan,

Ø    passing through Chittagong and Dhaka in Bangladesh,

Ø    Kolkata, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Delhi, and Amritsar in India,

Ø    Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar in Pakistan