The Ports and Harbours

Total Questions: 17

1. Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea? [64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Solution:The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea or Periplus of the Red Sea is a Greco-Roman periplus written in Koine Greek that describes navigation and trading opportunities from Roman Egyptian ports like Berenice Troglodytica along the Coast of Red Sea and others along the Horn of Africa, the Sindh region of Pakistan, along with southwestern regions of India.

The text has been ascribed to different dates between the first and the third century. A mid-first century date is now the most commonly accepted. While the author is unknown, it is clearly a first-hand description by someone familiar with the area and is nearly unique in providing accurate insights into what the ancient European world knew about the lands around the Indian Ocean.

2. Which of the following is the busiest port of Japan? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Yokohama
Solution:The busiest port of Japan is Yokohama. It is operated by Port and Harbour Bureau of the City of Yokohama in Japan. It served as a gateway to the greater Tokyo area.

3. Which one of the following is not a sea-port city? [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (b) Canberra
Solution:Canberra, the capital of Australia is not surrounded by Sea. Tokyo - Capital of Japan and prominent seaport situated on Honshu island. New York - Sea-port city of the USA located on the banks of Hudson River in New York City. London - Port situated on the banks of Thames. Hence Canberra is not a seaport city.

Thus, option (b) is the correct answer.

4. Which one of the following has the largest harbour in the world? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005, 2006]

Correct Answer: (c) Rotterdam
Solution:At the time when the question was asked Rotterdam was the largest harbour in the world. World's 5 largest harbours as in the year 2021 were:

1. Shanghai (China) 2. Singapore 3. Ningbo Zhoushan (China),

4. Shenzhen (China), 5. Guangzhou Harbour (China).

5. In terms of the monetary value, the largest shipbuilder of the world is - [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) South Korea
Solution:In terms of the monetary value, the largest shipbuilder country of the world is South Korea.

6. In which country, Port Gwadar is located? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) Pakistan
Solution:Gwadar Port is a warm-water, deep-sea port situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan. It has strategic significance.

Pakistan and China have signed a deal to acquire the usage rights to more than 2,000 acres of land. China is developing railways for rapid and easy access to this port.

7. Gwadar Port in Pakistan is situated in which of the following provinces?- [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

Correct Answer: (a) Balochistan
Solution:Gwadar port is a port city on the Arabian Sea in Balochistan province in the far South-Western part of Pakistan.

8. Which of the following (Port-Country) is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (b) Igarka - China
Solution:The seaport of Igarka is located on the shore of the Igarskaya Creek of the Yenisey River in Russia. The Port of Jakarta is a seaport in Indonesia and Rotterdam is a seaport in Netherlands. The Port of Montevideo is a seaport in Uruguay.

9. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

PortCountry
(a) RotterdamThe Netherlands
(b) IgarkaChina
(c) MontevideoUruguay
(d) JakartaIndonesia
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Igarka is a town in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, not in China. Rest of the ports are correctly matched with their respective countries.

10. The world's busiest seaport by cargo tonnage is: [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Shanghai
Solution:At the time when the question was asked Rotterdam was the largest harbour in the world. World's 5 largest harbours as in the year 2021 were:

1. Shanghai (China) 2. Singapore 3. Ningbo Zhoushan (China),

4. Shenzhen (China), 5. Guangzhou Harbour (China).