Correct Option: C

National Highway 44 or NH 44 (Old NH 7), is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. NH-44 was laid and is maintained by Central Public Works Department (CPWD). This highway starts from the area Hyderabad Gate in Varanasi. The highway connects several important Indian cities such as Varanasi, Rewa, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur, Chikkaballapur, Bangalore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Velur, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli. A major part of NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 2,369 km (1,427 mi) from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India. As per the recent rationalization of Highway numbers this is renamed as NH 44.