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  • Border Roads Organisation for hilly regions, was formed in


  • Options
  • A. 1947
  • B. 1954
  • C. 1958
  • D. 1960
  • E. 1962

  • Correct Answer
  • 1960 

    Explanation
    The Border Roads Organization (BRO) was conceived and raised in the year 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the great visionary and the first Prime Ministry of India. This was done with the aim of coordinating the speedy development of network of roads in the North and the North Eastern border regions of the country. BRO is regarded as a symbol of nation-building, national integration and an inseparable component in maintaining the security and integrity of the country.

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