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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

Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from ________.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Cochin

  3. Tuticorin

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B

Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.V.J. pipeline?

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  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Gujarat

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Gas pipeline from Hazira in Gujarat connects Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh, via Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh. It has branches to Kota in Rajasthan, Shahajahanpur, Babrala and other places in Uttar Pradesh.

Pipelines are used to carry ________.

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  1. Coal

  2. Oil

  3. Wood

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Which one of the following places is not covered by the gas pipeline in India?

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  1. Hazira

  2. Jagdishpur

  3. Kota

  4. Lucknow

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Gas pipeline from Hazira in Gujarat connects Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh, via Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh. It has branches to Kota in Rajasthan, Shahajahanpur, Babrala and other places in Uttar Pradesh.

Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.B.J pipeline?

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  1. Maharashtra

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Gujarat

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: A

Which mode of transportation reduces delays and losses due to trans-shipment?

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  1. Ropeway

  2. Pipeline

  3. Railways

  4. Roadways

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pipeline transport network is a new arrival on the transportation map of India.  In the past, these were used to transport water to cities and industries. Now, these are used for transporting crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas from oil and natural gas fields to refineries, fertilizer factories and big thermal power plants. 

Trans-shipment is nothing but changing of modes of transport. For example road ways to water ways. During this there may be leakage especially in case of liquids and harmful chemicals. This is the reason why they are transported through pipelines to avoid losses due to trans-shipment.