Major Sea Ports in India MCQ Set-4
31. What was the first major port built on the east coast of India?
A. Paradip Port (12 March 1966)
B. Chennai Port
C. Visakhapatnam Port
D. Haldia Port
Answer –A. Paradip Port (12 March 1966).
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32. Which port in India was earlier known as Madras Port?
A. Chennai Port
B. Cochin Port
C. Kandla Port
D. Mumbai Port Trust
Answer –A. Chennai Port.
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33. What is the only riverine port in India?
A. Kolkata Port
B. Haldia Port
C. Marmugao Port
D. Tuticorin Port
Answer –A. Kolkata Port.
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34. What is the official name of the Kolkata Port?
A. Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
B. Rabindra Port
C. Netaji Subhas Port
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Port
Answer – A. Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port.
Explanation-• PM Modi renames Kolkata Port Trust after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
35. The first Port Trust Board in India was established for which port?
A. Calcutta Port
B. Mumbai Port Trust
C. Chennai Port
D. Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
Answer –A. Calcutta Port in 1870.
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36. Which is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India?
A. Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
B. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
C. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd
D. Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Answer –A. Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
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37. Which port was upgraded in the Fourth five-year plan to accommodate larger ships?
A. New Mangalore Port
B. Chennai Port
C. Kolkata Port
D. Cochin Port
Answer –A. New Mangalore Port.
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38. Which port in India was the first to be established as a corporate port?
A. Ennore Port (Kamarajar Port)
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
C. Mundra Port
D. Vizag Port
Answer –A. Ennore Port (Kamarajar Port).
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39. What is the primary item exported from Visakhapatnam Port?
A. Iron ore
B. Coal
C. Petroleum products
D. Chemicals
Answer –A. Iron ore.
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40. Which port in India is the deepest landlocked and protected port?
A. Visakhapatnam Port
B. Chennai Port
C. Ennore Port (Kamarajar Port)
D. Mumbai Port Trust
Answer –A. Visakhapatnam Port.
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