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The natural sea port of India from where spices, tea, coffee, sugar and coconut oil are mostly exported is _____.

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  1. Kandla

  2. Chennai

  3. Vishakhapatnam

  4. Cochin

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kochi in Kerala is a natural harbour. It handles the export of tea, coffee and spices and import of petroleum oil and fertilizers.

Which of the following ports is visited by largest number of ships?

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  1. Vishakapatnam

  2. Bombay

  3. Tuticorn

  4. Calicut

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following ports in India is the chief exporter of Jute?

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  1. Chennai

  2. Mumbai

  3. Calcutta

  4. Marmagoa

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following ports in India handles the largest traffic of country?

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Chennai

  3. Calcutta

  4. Kandla

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following canals links up North Sea with Baltic Sea?

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  1. Panama Canal

  2. Kiel Canal

  3. Suez Canal

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

The total length of waterways in India is ______________.

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  1. $12,000$ km

  2. $14,000$ km

  3. $15,000$ km

  4. $20,000$ km

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following ports in India handles the largest imports in India?

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  1. Calcutta

  2. Mumbai

  3. Chennai

  4. Calicut

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is an artificial port on the west-coast of India?

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  1. Kandla

  2. Bombay

  3. Cochin

  4. Surat

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Correct Option: A

The newly developed port on the coast of Bay of Bengal is.

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  1. Haldia

  2. Paradeep

  3. Vishakapatnam

  4. Tuticorin

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Correct Option: A

The port which is called the Gateway of India is ____________.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Delhi

  3. Chhenai

  4. Kolkata

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Correct Option: A