Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: International Trade

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I Port

LIST II Nature

A. Kochchi port

I. Deepest harbour

B. Paradwip port

II. Land-locked harbour

C. Jawaharlal Nehru Port

III. Queen of the Arabian Sea

D. Vishakhapatnam Port

IV. Satellite Port

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Correct Answer:

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Kochchi Port, situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal, popularly known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’, is also a natural harbour. This port has an advantageous location being close to the Suez-Colombo route. It caters to the needs of Kerala, southernKarnataka and south western Tamil Nadu.

Paradwip Port is situated in the Mahanadi delta, about 100 km from Cuttack. It has the deepest harbour specially suited to handle very large vessels. It has been developed mainly to handle large-scale export of iron-ore. Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are the parts of its hinterland.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port at Nhava Sheva was developed as a satellite port to relieve the pressure at the Mumbai port. It is the largest container port in India.

Visakhapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh is a land-locked harbour, connected to the sea by a channel cut through solid rock and sand. An outer harbour has been developed for handling iron-ore, petroleum and general cargo.