Ports — Kamaraj Port, Mundra Port, Visakhapatnam Port descriptions
Question
Consider the following pairs: The following table: Port Well known as
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Options
Only one pair
Only two pairs
All three pairs
None of the pairs
Explanation
Pair 1 is correct; Kamarajar Port (Ennore) is the first major port in India incorporated as a public company rather than a port trust. Pair 2 is correct; Mundra Port in Gujarat is India's largest privately owned port, operated by APSEZ. Pair 3 is incorrect; Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Maharashtra, not Visakhapatnam, is the largest container port in India.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q2
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Oceanography & Water Resources
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography Cl.12 Ch.11
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