These are the ports which originally developed on main sea routes where ships used to anchor for refueling, watering and taking food items. Identify the ports.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Ports of Call
Option (1) Packet Station — Incorrect. Packet stations, or ferry ports, carry passengers and mail across short stretches of water, in pairs facing each other, like Dover and Calais.
Option (2) Entrepot Ports — Incorrect. These are collection centres where goods are brought from different countries for export, like Singapore and Rotterdam.
Option (3) Oil Ports — Incorrect. Oil ports deal in the processing and shipping of oil; some are tanker ports and some refinery ports.
Option (4) Ports of Call — Correct. They grew up as calling points on main sea routes where ships anchored for refuelling, watering and taking food items, and later became commercial ports. Aden, Honolulu and Singapore are examples.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 16-05-2025 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Types of Port … Oil Ports: These ports deal in the processing and shipping of oil. Some of these are tanker ports and some are refinery ports. Maracaibo in Venezuela, Esskhira in Tunisia, Tripoli in Lebanon are tanker ports. Abadan on the Gulf of Persia is a refinery port. Ports of Call: These are the ports which originally developed as calling points on main sea routes where ships used to anchor for refuelling, watering and taking food items. Later on, they developed into commercial ports. Aden, Honolulu and Singapore are good examples.…” “Packet Station: These are also known as ferry ports. These packet stations are exclusively concerned with the transportation of passengers and mail across water bodies covering short distances. These stations occur in pairs located in such a way that they face each other across the water body, e.g. Dover in England and Calais in France across the English Channel.…” “Entrepot Ports: These are collection centres where the goods are brought from different countries for export. Singapore is an entrepot for Asia. Rotterdam for Europe, and Copenhagen for the Baltic region.…” |