Who got constructed ‘Grand Trunk Road’?
(A) Akbar
(B) Ashoka
(C) Shershah Suri
(D) Samudra Gupta
Correct Answer : Shershah Suri
Question Asked : SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam 2003, SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre.) Exam 2002 (Re-Exam), SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre.) Exam 2006, SSC Combined Graduate Level Prelim Exam 2005
Explanation : The Grand Trunk Road is one of South Asia’s oldest and longest major roads. For several centuries, it has linked the eastern and western regions of the Indian subcontinent, running from Chittagong, Bangladesh through to Howrah, West Bengal in India, across north India into Peshawar (in present day Pakistan), up to Kabul, Mghanistan. The modern road was built by Sher Shah Suri, who renovated and extended the ancient route in the 16th century.
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