Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Type of Port) | LIST-II (Name of Port) | ||
| (A) | Oil Port | (I) | Maracaibo |
| (B) | Port of Call | (II) | Rotterdam |
| (C) | Entrepot Ports | (III) | Honolulu |
| (D) | Naval Port | (IV) | Kochi |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
(A) Oil Port — this matches (I) Maracaibo. Oil ports deal in the processing and shipping of oil, and Maracaibo in Venezuela is a tanker port.
(B) Port of Call — this matches (III) Honolulu. Ports of call grew as calling points on main sea routes where ships stopped for fuel, water and food; Aden, Honolulu and Singapore are examples.
(C) Entrepot Ports — this matches (II) Rotterdam. Entrepots are collection centres where goods from different countries are brought for export; Rotterdam is the entrepot for Europe.
(D) Naval Port — this matches (IV) Kochi. Naval ports have only strategic importance, serving warships; Kochi and Karwar are such ports in India.
NCERT (2025-26): “Types of port on the basis of specialised functions: … 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.” “Types of port on the basis of specialised functions: … 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.…” “Types of port on the basis of specialised functions: … 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.…” “Types of port on the basis of specialised functions: … Naval Ports: These are ports which have only strategic importance. These ports serve warships and have repair workshops for them. Kochi and Karwar are examples of such ports in India.” |