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LIFELINES OF NATIONAL ECONOMY- MAJOR SEA PORTS GR 10

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was the first port developed soon after Independence?

a)

HALDIA

b)

KANDLA

c)

MUMBAI

d)

CHENNAI

2.

Which port was developed to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port?

a)

HALDIA

b)

KANDLA

c)

KOCHI

d)

CHENNAI

3.

Which port did we lose to Pakistan after partition of India?

(a)  

4.

Kandla port is also known as ________

a)

DEENDAYAL PORT

b)

KANDLA KARACHI PORT

c)

DEVENDRAN PORT

d)

GUJARAT PORT

5.

Kandla is a Tidal port- TRUE OR FALSE.

(a)  

6.

WHAT DOES THE DEENDAYAL PORT CATER TO?

a)

Convenient handling of exports and imports

b)

Handles highly productive granary and industrial belt

c)

Trade of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

d)

All of the above

7.

Which is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour?

a)

Kochi Port

b)

Deendayal Port

c)

Chennai Port

d)

Mumbai Port

8.

Which port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for this region?

a)

RAJIV GANDHI PORT

b)

RAJASANSI PORT

c)

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

9.

Which Port is the premier iron ore exporting port of the country? This port accounts for about how many per cent of India’s iron ore export?

a)

MUMBAI PORT, 100%

b)

MANGALORE PORT, 70%

c)

MARMAGAO PORT, 50%

d)

MANDAVI PORT, 40%

10.

Name the Port that is located in Karnataka?

a)

MARMAGAO PORT

b)

MANDAVI PORT

c)

NEW MANGALORE PORT

d)

KOCHI PORT

11.

New Mangalore port caters to the export of iron ore concentrates from (a)   mines

12.

Which is the extreme south-western port, located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour?

a)

KERALA PORT

b)

KOCHI PORT

c)

MUMBAI PORT

d)

MARMAGAO PORT

13.

Which south-eastern port has a natural harbour and rich hinterland?

a)

Tuticorin Port

b)

Thiruvananthapuram Port

c)

Madras Port

d)

Kochi Port

14.

Which port handles a large variety of cargoes to our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, etc. and the coastal regions of India? It also has a flourishing trade.

a)

TUTICORIN PORT

b)

TRIVANDRAM PORT

c)

MADRAS PORT

d)

HUGHLI PORT

15.

Which Port is one of the oldest artificial ports of the country?

a)

MUMBAI PORT

b)

KOLKATTA PORT

c)

CHENNAI PORT

d)

KOCHI PORT

16.

Which Port is ranked next to Mumbai in terms of the volume of trade and cargo?

(a)  

17.

Which is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port? This port was, originally, conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.

a)

NEW MANGALORE PORT

b)

MARMAGAO PORT

c)

TUTICORIN PORT

d)

VISHAKAPATNAM PORT

18.

(a)   port located in Odisha, specializes in the export of iron ore.

19.

It is an inland riverine port. This port serves a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Name this port.

a)

KOLKATA PORT

b)

HOOGHLY PORT

c)

HALDIA PORT

d)

BENGAL PORT

20.

(a)   port was developed as a subsidiary port, in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port.