Which one of the following is known as transport city?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Kandla
Indian towns are grouped by their main function.
Option (1) Ambala — Incorrect. Ambala is a garrison (cantonment) town.
Option (2) Jharia — Incorrect. Jharia is a mining town.
Option (3) Kandla — Correct. Kandla is a transport city, a port engaged mainly in export and import.
Option (4) Digboi — Incorrect. Digboi is a mining town.
NCERT (2026-27): “Transport Cities … They may be ports primarily engaged in export and import activities such as Kandla, Cochin, Kozhikode, Vishakhapatnam, etc., or hubs of inland transport, such as Agra, Dhulia, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar, Itarsi, Katni, etc.” “Mining towns … These towns have developed in mineral rich areas such as Raniganj, Jharia, Digboi, Ankaleshwar, Singrauli, etc.” “Garrisson Cantonment towns … These towns emerged as garrisson towns such as Ambala, Jalandhar, Mhow, Babina, Udhampur, etc.” |