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The Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia is being termed as : 

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  1. N.W. NO.1

  2. N.W. NO.2

  3. N.W. NO.3

  4. N.W. NO.4

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Waterway 1 or NW-1 or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Haldia (Sagar) to Prayagraj across the Ganges, Bhagirathi, and Hooghly river systems. It is 1,620 km (1,010 mi) long, making it the longest waterway in India. It is of prime importance amongst all the national waterways considering its locational advantages. 

 

Which one of the following is a riverine port?

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  1. Kandla

  2. Kolkata

  3. Mumbai

  4. Tuticorin

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kolkata is an inland riverine port. This port serves a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga- Brahmaputra basin. Being a tidal port, it requires constant dredging of Hoogly. 

Which of the following port has a free trade zone?

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  1. Kandla

  2. Cochin

  3. Chennai

  4. Tuticorin

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a tidal port and a free trade zone located at the eastern end of Rann of Kutch. It handles crude oil, petroleum products, edible oil, foodgrains, salt, cotton, etc.

The port of Kandla is situated ________.

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  1. at the head of the Kori Creek of Kutch

  2. near Cape Ramas on the Western Coast of India

  3. at the head of the Gulf of Kachchh

  4. at the head of the Gulf of Khambat

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following ports does not have an oil refinery ?

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  1. Cochin

  2. Chennai

  3. Tuticoran

  4. Mumbai

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Correct Option: C

Paradip Port is located in the state of ___________.

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  1. West Bengal

  2. Odisha

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Paradip Port is a natural, deep-water port on the East coast of India in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. It is situated at the confluence of the Mahanadi river and the Bay of Bengal.

Which of the following ports has not been developed recently?

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  1. New Mangalore

  2. Mumbai

  3. Haldia

  4. Nhava Sheva

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B

_____ is an example of inland riverine port.

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  1. Haldia

  2. Kandla

  3. Kolkata

  4. Marmagao 

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kolkata port is located on the banks of the river Hooghly. It handles diversified commodities, coming from south-east Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand. Kolkata port was established by the British East India Company after the company received trading rights from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

A major sea port with an artificial harbour is __________.

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  1. Kochi

  2. Tuticorin

  3. Visakhapatnam

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the second largest port in terms of volume of traffic handled and is the oldest artificial harbour on the east coast of India. It handles petroleum products, crude oil, fertilisers, iron ore and dry cargo.

The major sea port located in the state of Gujarat is ____________.

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  1. Kandla

  2. Mumbai

  3. Nhava Sheva

  4. Marmagoa

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Correct Option: A
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. 

It is the largest port in terms of Cargo it handles. Major imports entering the Port of Kandla are petroleum, chemicals, and iron and steel and iron machinery, but it also handles salt, textiles, and grain.