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The new port developed to overcome the problem of congestion at Kolkata port is.

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  1. Nhava Sheva

  2. Haldia

  3. Kandla

  4. Marmagoa

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Correct Option: B

Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?

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  1. Ship

  2. Train

  3. Car

  4. Bike

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Correct Option: A

Minor ports are known as ___ ports.

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  1. Entrep port

  2. Tidal port

  3. Anchorage port

  4. Free port

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Correct Option: A

________ is a major port.

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  1. Puducheery

  2. Chennai

  3. Cuddalore

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India?

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  1. Cochin, Goa, Mumbai

  2. Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai

  3. Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam

  4. Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following port has been renamed as Jawaharlal Nehru Port?

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  1. Kandla

  2. Nhava Sheva

  3. Cochin

  4. Mumbai

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the biggest ultra-modern sea-port off Mumbai. It is equipped with modern facilities having mechanised container berths for handling dry cargo and service berths.

What is the length of the Indian coastaline?

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  1. 7506.1

  2. 7516.6

  3. 7537.1

  4. 6373.6

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Correct Option: B
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. 

Which seaport was developed soon after independence to ease the volume on Mumbai port?

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  1. Karachi

  2. Kandla

  3. Kochi

  4. New Mangalore

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kandla in Kuchchh was the first port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port, in the wake of loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after the Partition. Kandla is a tidal port. 

Which of the following ports has a natural harbour and a natural hinterland?

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  1. Tuticorin

  2. Kandla

  3. Nhava Sheva

  4. Kolkata

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tuticorin is a port in Tamil Nadu situated on the east coast of India. This port has a natural harbour and rich hinterland. Thus, it has a flourishing trade handling of a large variety of cargoes to even our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, etc.

Kolkata port is situated on the banks of river ________.

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  1. Ganga

  2. Narmada

  3. Hooghly

  4. Mahanadi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Haldia port or Calcutta Port is a major seaport has been built at the meeting place of the Haldi River and Hooghly river in the state of West Bengal. The port's main imports are petroleum, chemicals, and parts. Exports include coal, iron ore, and steel. Port of Kolkata is also a base of the Indian Coast Guard.