Correct option is B
The correct answer is: (B) 12
- National Highway 44 (NH-44), which is India's longest running highway, passes through a total of 11 states and 1 union territories.
- The route of NH-44 starts in Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) and goes down to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), covering a massive stretch across the Indian subcontinent.
Additional Information :
- The states and Union Territories it crosses are:
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Punjab
- Haryana
- Delhi
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttarakhand (through the Rishikesh area)
- 7: NH-44 crosses more than 7 states.
- 5: NH-44 passes through more than 5 states.