Multiple choice

Which one of the following ports was developed the first after independence?

  1. Paradip

  2. Tuticorin

  3. Marmagoa

  4. Kandla

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Kandla port (now Deendayal Port) was the first major port developed after independence in the 1950s. It was built to replace the loss of Karachi port during Partition and serve the northern hinterland.