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Which city is served by Diamond Harbour?

  1. Mumbai

  2. Visakhapatnam

  3. Kolkata

  4. Rangoon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Diamond Harbour is a satellite port of Kolkata located on the Hooghly River, about 50 km downstream from Kolkata. It serves as a loading point for ocean-going vessels that cannot navigate to Kolkata.

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Match the following inland waterways and the areas served by them:

List-I List-II
A. Backwaters 1. Goa
B. Buckingham Canal 2. Kerala
C. Cumbarjua Canal 3. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3

  2. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1

  3. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3

  4. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Backwaters are famous in Kerala (especially Alappuzha), Buckingham Canal runs along the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and Cumbarjua Canal is located in Goa connecting two estuaries.

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The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North __________.

  1. Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin

  2. Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla

  3. Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin

  4. Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The west coast ports from south to north are: Cochin (Kerala, southernmost), Goa (Goa), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kandla (Gujarat, northernmost). This follows the geographical order along the Arabian Sea coast.

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The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is _______.

  1. Visakhapatnam

  2. Chennai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Paradeep
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is India's largest land-locked natural harbor on the east coast. Its natural basin and surrounding hills provide protection, making it a strategically important port.

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The Buckingham Canal runs through ________.

  1. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

  2. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

  3. Tamil Nadu and Kerala

  4. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Buckingham Canal is a 796 kilometres long freshwater navigation canal, running parallel to the Coromandel Coast of South India from Kakinada in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu.

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The deepest land locked and protected port in India is ________.

  1. Marmugoa

  2. Visakhaptanam

  3. Mumbai

  4. Cochin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Visakhapatnam is the deepest land-locked and protected port in India, with a natural harbor that provides excellent shelter. The spelling in option B (Visakhaptanam) is a minor typo but refers to the same port.

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Which of the following is a natural harbour?

  1. Visakhapatnam

  2. Mumbai

  3. Chennai

  4. Kolkata
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Visakhapatnam is a natural harbor formed by geographical features, while Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata are artificial harbors developed by extensive engineering and dredging.

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Which of the following is the most important port of Gujarat?

  1. Porbandar

  2. Surat

  3. Kandla

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kandla (Kandla Port) is the largest and most important port in Gujarat, located on the Gulf of Kutch. It is a major cargo port and handles significant trade volume.

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Where was the 13th major seaport established in India ?

  1. Andaman and Nicobar island

  2. Goa

  3. Karnataka

  4. Andhra Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Port Blair Port is a seaport in South Andaman District of Andaman and Nicobar in India, near the city of Port Blair. Located on the Andaman Sea, it is one of the major ports in India. The port operated by Port Blair Port Trust. All major provisions of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, have become applicable to the major port of Port Blair from June 1, 2010. With this, the Port Blair becomes the 13th major port in India and only major port in Andaman and Nicobar.

 

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In which of the following year was the Chennai Port built?

  1. 1852

  2. 1855

  3. 1861

  4. 1854
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The initial piers were built in 1861, but the storms of 1868 and 1872 made them inoperative.So an artificial harbour was built and the operations were started in 1881. The cargo operations were carried out on the northern pier, located on the northeastern side of Fort St. George in Chennai