Transport Part-3

Total Questions: 34

21. Sethusamudram Project connects - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008, U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

(a) Palk Bay with Pak Strait
(b) Palk Bay with the Bay of Bengal
(c) Gulf of Mannar with Palk Bay
(d) Cape Comorin with Gulf of Mannar

Correct Answer: (c) Gulf of Mannar with Palk Bay

Solution:

Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project is a proposed project to create a shipping route in the shallow straits between India and Sri Lanka. The project involves digging a 167 kilometers long deepwater channel linking the shallow Palk Strait (Bay of Bengal) with the Gulf of Mannar. This would provide a continuously navigable sea route around the Indian Peninsula.

22. In India, the ports are categorized as major and non- major ports. Which one of the following is a non-major port? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

(a) Kochi (Cochin)
(b) Dahej
(c) Paradip
(d) New Mangalore

Correct Answer: (b) Dahej

Solution:Dahej is situated in Gulf of Khambhat in Bharuch district of Gujarat. It is one of the non-major port which is strategically situated on international maritime routes and provides easy access to the dense industrial hub of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

At present India has total 13 major ports -

(1) Kolkata (2) Paradip (3) Viskhapatnam (4) Chennai (5) Tuticorin (6) Kochi (7) New Mangluru (8) Marmugoa (9) Mumbai (10) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port trust (Nhava Sheva) (11) Ennore (12) Kandla.

23. By promotion of Krishnapatnam port, which of the following state would be most beneficiary? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (a) Andhra Pradesh

Solution:By promotion of Krishnapatnam port, the State of Andhra Pradesh would be most benefitted. Krishnapatnam Port is located in Andhra Pradesh. The Port has been named so as the Vijayanagar Emperor, Sri Krishnadevaraya used to operate this port. In the 1980s, the Government of India declared the Port as a 'minor port'. The Union Government is responsible for development of 12 Major Ports whereas minor ports are under the jurisdiction of respective State Governments.

24. The biggest port in India is - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

(a) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Mumbai
(c) Tuticorin
(d) Kandla

Correct Answer: (b) Mumbai

Solution:Mumbai Port is a natural deep-water harbour and biggest port which lies on the west coast of India. This port has played a significant role in Industrial Development of India.

25. Of the four places 'marked 1,2,3 and 4 of the map, he one indicating a tidal port is: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (e) Both 1 & 4

Solution:The description of Ports mentioned in the above map is as follows -

	List-I	List-II
1	Kolkata	West Bengal
2	Paradeep	Odisha
3	Cochin	Kerala
4	Kandla	Gujarat

Kandla and Kolkata both are tidal ports.

26. Paradip port is developed for decongestion of two ports, these are: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999]

List-I	List-II
(a) Kolkata	- Vishakhapatnam
(b) Kolkata	- Mumbai
(c) Mumbai	- Cochin
(d) Chennai	- Vishakhapatnam

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The port started as a mono commodity port intended mainly to cater to the export of iron ore from Odisha to Japan. Paradip port is developed for reducing the traffic of Kolkata & Vishakhapatnam ports.

27. Which statement is correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Haldia is in Odisha
(b) Paradip is a West Bengal
(c) Kandla is in Gujarat
(d) Marmugao is in Karnataka

Correct Answer: (c) Kandla is in Gujarat

Solution:Correct location parts given in the question are matched as below:

Port	-	State
Haldia	-	West Bengal
Paradip	-	Odisha
Kandla	-	Gujarat
Marmugao	-	Goa

Thus option (c) is correctly matched.

28. Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with their respective names and select the correct answer using the odes given below the list of ports: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

List: (Ports of Pondicherry)

1. Karaikal

2. Mahe

3. Pondicherry

4. Yanam

Code: :

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

Correct Answer: (a) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Solution:Union Territory Pondicherry (Now Puducherry) has three sub-areas in addition to main area, which were ruled by French, till 1954 and is now a Union Territory. The areas mentioned by A, B, C and D are given below.

A - Mahe

B- Karaikal

C - Pondicherry

D - Yanam

29. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2023]

	Port	Well Known As
1	Kamarajar Port	First major port in India registered as a company
2	Mundra Port	Largest privately owned port in India
3	Visakhapatnam Port	Largest container

(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs
(c) All three pairs
(d) None of the pairs

Correct Answer: (b) Only two pairs

Solution:Formally known as Ennore Port, Kamarajar Port is the only corporatized major port in India and the country's first major port to be registered as an company. So, statement 1 is correctly matched.

Mundra port is the largest private owned port in India. It is located on the north shore of the Gulf of Kutch, near Mundra, Kutch district, Gujarat. So, pair 2 is also correctly matched.

Vishakhapatnam port is located on the east coast of India in Andhra Pradesh. It is not the largest container port in India. Jawaharlal Nehru Port also known as Nhava Shera Port is largest container port in India. So pair 3 is incorrect.

30. The following map is showing the location of ports of the eastern coast of India as (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Identify and answer he correct sequence as given below: [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Machilipatnam, Chennai, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam
(b) Chennai, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam, Machilipatnam
(c) Tuticorin, Chennai, Machilipatnam, Vishakhapatnam
(d) Tuticorin, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Machilipatnam

Correct Answer: (c) Tuticorin, Chennai, Machilipatnam, Vishakhapatnam

Solution:(i) Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)

(ii) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

(iii) Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

(iv) Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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