Transport Part-2

Total Questions: 50

31. Which one of the following ports is situated at the Gulf of Kutch? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

(a) Cochin
(b) Haldia
(c) Kandla
(d) Tuticorin

Correct Answer: (c) Kandla

Solution:

Kandla is one of the major ports on the west coast, which is located on the Gulf of Kutch. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the main seaport serving Western India, after the partition of India and Pakistan which left the port of Karachi in Pakistan.

32. Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Jamnagar
(b) Okha
(c) Porbandar
(d) Veraval

Correct Answer: (a) Jamnagar

Solution:Okha, Porbandar, Alang, Bedi, Bhavnagar, Dahej, Jafarabad, Mandvi, Navlayi, Surat and Veraval are major port towns of Gujarat, whereas Jamnagar is located at the south of the Gulf of Kutch is not a port town Gujarat.

33. Which of the following is not a harbour? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Kandla
(b) Cochin
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Mangalore

Correct Answer: (c) Bengaluru

Solution:

Among the above options, Kandla (Gujarat), Cochin (Kerala) and Mangalore (Karnataka) are eminent harbours while Bangalore is a landlocked city located in Karnataka which has no port.

34. Which of the following ports of India is an open seaport? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Haldia
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Vishkhapatnam

Correct Answer: (c) Chennai

Solution:The open seaport is a place in the sea where ships coast in open sea. In India, Chennai is the open seaport where Quays are made parallel to the coast. Being one of the major ports with access to the open sea and a significant hub for trade and container shipping in the Bay of Bengal; it's particularly notable as the second largest container port in the country after Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port. It handles a wide range of cargo including automobiles, iron ore, coal, granite, petroleum products, and fertilizers.

35. Which of the following is a specific example of 'Out Port'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) Porbandar
(b) Haldia
(c) Panaji
(d) Vishkhapatnam

Correct Answer: (b) Haldia

Solution:Haldia port, located 90 km from Kolkata, is a specific example of 'Out Port'. The out port is the face in the sea which is established in deep watery land and subsidiary port of a main port. It is located at the confluence of the Hooghly and Haldi rivers, 105 km downstream from Kolkata. It is built to reduce congestion at Kolkata port and handles bulk cargo like iron ore, coal, petroleum, jute, cotton, and more.I has four terminals: dry bulk cargo, liquid bulk cargo, container, and multi-purpose. The dry bulk cargo terminal has berths for coking coal and thermal coal. It is a strategic location with state-of-the-art facilities and ideal choice for businesses looking to import or export cargo.

36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

List-I (Shipyards)	List-II (States)
A. Garden Reach	1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Hindustan Shipyard	2. Maharashtra
C. Mazgaon Docks	3. Kerala
D. Cochin Shipyard	4. West Bengal

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	4	1	3
(b)	4	1	2	3
(c)	3	1	4	2
(d)	4	3	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is as follows:

Shipyard	State
Garden Reach	West Bengal
Hindustan Shipyard	Andhra Pradesh
Mazgaon Docks	Maharashtra
Cochin Shipyard	Kerala

Thus, option (b) is the correct answer.

37. The diesel engine plant of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited is located at: [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Bokaro
(b) Adityapur
(c) Condra
(d) Ranchi

Correct Answer: (d) Ranchi

Solution:The diesel engine plant of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited is located at Ranchi. It builds and repairs naval and commercial vessels. The GRSE has shipbuilding facilities in Kolkata and Ranchi. GRSE Ranchi Diesel Engine Plant produces licensed engines. Testing, assembling, overhauling (up to W6 Routines) for MTU 396, 4000 & 538 series engines are carried out here. Manufacturing of portable steel bridges has been started in this plant since May 2016.

38. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Dabolim Airport Goa
(b) Cochin airport
(c) Hyderabad airport
(d) Bangalore airport

Correct Answer: (b) Cochin airport

Solution:Cochin airport in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company. The facility was inaugurated by the then President of India, K.R. Narayanan in May, 1999, and the first commercial service began in June 1999. Located at Nedumbassery, about 26 km North East of Kochi (commercial capital of Kerala) it is the busiest and largest airport in the State of Kerala.

39. Where is Raja Sansi International Airport? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Nagpur
(c) Amritsar
(d) Chennai

Correct Answer: (c) Amritsar

Solution:Raja Sansi International Airport (Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport) named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar city, is an International airport of the city of Amritsar, India. It is located on the Amritsar-Ajnala Road, near the village of Raja Sansi while Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located in Hyderabad; Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur and Chennai International Airports is in Chennai.

40. Which of the following is not located on the Western Coast of India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

(a) Daman
(b) Janjira
(c) Karaikal
(d) Ratnagiri

Correct Answer: (c) Karaikal

Solution:Daman, Janjira and Ratnagiri are located on the Western Coast of India while Karaikal is located on Eastern Coast of India.

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