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How many major sea ports are there in India?

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  1. 10

  2. 8

  3. 14

  4. 12

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The major sea ports of India are Kolkata, Haldia, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, Mumbai, Jawahar Lal Nehru Port, Mormugao, New Mangalore, and Kochi.

India has about___________kilometers of navigable water ways comprising of rivers, canals, back waters and creeks e.t.c.

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  1. 14,000

  2. 14,500

  3. 14,200

  4. 14,300

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India has 14,500 km of navigable waterways out of which about 3,700 km of river and 4300 km of canals are navigable by mechanised flat bottom vessels. 

How many medium and minor ports are there in India?

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  1. 181

  2. 100

  3. 300

  4. 150

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

With a long coastline of 7,516.6 km, India is dotted with 12 major and 181 medium and minor ports. These major ports handle 95 per cent of India’s foreign trade. 

How many major ports are there on the east coast of India?

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  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 3

  4. 5

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Correct Option: B

Consider the following ports.
$1$. Karaikal
$2$. Machilipatnam
$3$. Paradeep
$4$. Vishakapatnam
What is the correct sequence of the given ports from north to South?

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  1. $1-2-4-3$

  2. $1-4-2-3$

  3. $3-2-4-1$

  4. $3-4-2-1$

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Correct Option: D

The port especially developed for exporting iron to Japan is ________.

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  1. Haldia

  2. New Tuticorin

  3. Paradeep

  4. Vishakhapatnam

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following statements is correct?

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  1. India ranks $9$th in the world's shipping tonnage

  2. Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade

  3. Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports

  4. India has $14$ major ports and $129$ minor ports

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Correct Option: B

Match the following.

Major Port State
A. Jawaharlal Nehru $1$. Tamil Nadu
B. Paradip Port $2$. Maharashtra
C. Kandla Port $3$. Odisha
D. Ennore Port $4$. Gujarat
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  1. A-$4$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$3$

  2. A-$4$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  3. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  4. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$4$, D-$3$

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Correct Option: C

Which is the land-locked and protected port in India?

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  1. Paradeep

  2. Chennai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Visakhapatnam

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following steps.
$1$. Chennai
$2$. Machilipattinam
$3$. Nagapattinam
$4$. Tuticorin
The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is?

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  1. $1, 2, 3, 4$

  2. $2, 1, 3, 4$

  3. $1, 3, 2, 4$

  4. $2, 1, 4, 3$

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Correct Option: B