Kerala has a well-developed network of:

National Highways
State Highways
Both a & b
Water Transport Answer: c

The correct answer is c) Both a & b.

Kerala has a well-developed network of national highways and state highways. The state has a total road length of 24,000 km, of which 11,000 km are national highways and 13,000 km are state highways. The national highways connect Kerala to other parts of India, while the state highways connect the different parts of the state.

The national highways in Kerala are:

  • NH 47: This highway connects Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Mangalore in Karnataka. It passes through Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, and Kannur.
  • NH 66: This highway connects Mumbai in Maharashtra to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. It passes through Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala.
  • NH 744: This highway connects Salem in Tamil Nadu to Kozhikode in Kerala. It passes through Coimbatore, Palakkad, and Malappuram.
  • NH 766: This highway connects Madurai in Tamil Nadu to Kasaragod in Kerala. It passes through Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, and Kozhikode.

The state highways in Kerala are:

  • SH 1: This highway connects Thiruvananthapuram to Kollam.
  • SH 2: This highway connects Kollam to Alappuzha.
  • SH 3: This highway connects Alappuzha to Kottayam.
  • SH 4: This highway connects Kottayam to Ernakulam.
  • SH 5: This highway connects Ernakulam to Thrissur.
  • SH 6: This highway connects Thrissur to Palakkad.
  • SH 7: This highway connects Palakkad to Malappuram.
  • SH 8: This highway connects Malappuram to Kozhikode.
  • SH 9: This highway connects Kozhikode to Kannur.
  • SH 10: This highway connects Kannur to Kasaragod.

The well-developed network of national highways and state highways in Kerala has helped to improve the connectivity of the state and has also boosted the economic development of the state.