Description : Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour? (1) Chennai (2) Mumbai (3) Cochin (4) Paradip
Last Answer : (1) Chennai Explanation: A natural harbor is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. Many such harbors are rias. Bombay port and Kandla port have ... way back in 1639 on the sea shore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks.
Description : Kudremukh Iron-ore is exported from these two ports – (1) Kandla and Mumbai (2) Marmugoa and Mangalore (3) Kochi and Tuticorin (4) Paradip and Kolkata
Last Answer : (2) Marmugoa and Mangalore Explanation: The mined ore of Kundremukh is transported through pipelines running through districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada up to the plant in Panambur, adjacent to the premises of New Mangalore Port in Mangalore.
Description : Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Cochin
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India? (a) Cochin, Goa, Mumbai (b) Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai (c) Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam (d) Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey
Description : Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy? (a) Cochin Shipyard, Cochin (b) Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam (c) Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai (d) Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Description : The finest natural harbour in India is (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Cochin
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The largest dry dock in India is situated at - (1) Cochin (2) Marmagoa (3) Kolkata (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : (2) Marmagoa Explanation: Marmugao dock, located in Goa, was the largest dry dock of India till 2015.
Description : Match the following: [CPO AC 2003] Major Port State A. Jawaharlal Nehru 1. Tamil Nadu B. Paradwip Port 2. Maharashtra C. Kandla Port 3. Orissa D. Ennore Port 4. Gujarat A B C D (a) 4 1 2 3 (b) 4 3 4 1 (c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 2 1 4 3
Description : The deepest land locked and protected port in India is (a) Marmugoa (b) Visakhaptanam (c) Mumbai (d) Cochin
Description : Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? (a) Cochin (b) New Mangalore (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : Which of the following universities/institutes is ranked first in the India Rankings 2016 ? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (B) Central University, Hyderabad (C) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (D) Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Last Answer : (C) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Description : The National Institute of Oceanography is located at (a) Kandla (b) Mumbai (c) Cochin (d) Goa
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following shipyards builds warships for Indian Navy ? (1) Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai (2) Cochin Shipyard (3) Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam (4) Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Last Answer : Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Description : The port commanding the largest hinterland in India is (a) Mumbai (b) Kandla (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2003] (a) India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage (b) Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade (c) Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports (d) India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Description : Which of the following is an inland river port? (1) Kolkata (2) Mumbai (3) Chennai (4) Tutieorin
Last Answer : (1) Kolkata Explanation: The term inland port is used in two different but related ways to mean either a port on an inland waterway or an inland site carrying out some functions of a seaport. By this standard, Kolkata is an inland river port.
Description : Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India? (1) Mumbai (2) Kolkata (3) Kochi (4) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (1) Mumbai Explanation: Based on the number of shipping services calling each port, Mumbai (Nava Sheva) is by far India's busiest port, having 30 inter-regional shipping services calling its ... information from Blue Water Reporting. Eleven of these services only encompass the Asia and ISC trades.
Description : Which is a port in India having a free trade zone? (1) Kochi (2) Paradip (3) Kandla (4) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (3) Kandla Explanation: Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) earlier known, as the Kandla Free Trade Zone is located at the port town Gandhidham in the state of Gujarat. One of the most ... Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) is the first in Asia and largest multiproduct Special Economic Zone in India.
Description : What was the need for the construction of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port ? Mention an important characteristic of this port. -Geography
Last Answer : The main purpose of Jawaharlal Nehru Port is to relieve pressure on Mumbai Port. The main characteristics of this port are : 1. Most of the operations are conducted with the help of computers. It has a ... . The sea is quite deep near the port and there will be no need for dredging in this port.
Description : Why was Jawaharlal Nehru port developed ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : To decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for the region.
Description : Where is Jawaharlal Nehru port
Last Answer : Mumbai
Description : The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from (a) Punjab to Haryana (b) Mumbai to Goa (c) Vijayawada to Villupuram (d) Cochin to Kozhikode (e) Kanyakumari to Rameshwaram
Description : Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at (a) Cochin (b) Visakhapatnam (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
Description : Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from (a) Mumbai (b) Cochin (c) Tuticorin (d) Chennai
Description : The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North, in that order, are (a) Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin (b) Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla (c) Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin (d) Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Description : ____ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. (a) Cochin (b) Mumbai (c) Mangalore (d) Surat
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the 1ST (Indian Standard Time) ? [NDA 1991] (a) Delhi (b) Cochin (c) Mumbai (d) Kohima
Description : The Konkan Coast stretches between: (a) Goa and Cochin (b) Goa and Mumbai (c) Goa and Daman (d) Goa and Diu
Description : Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude? (a) Bengaluru and Chennai (b) Mumbai and Visakhapatnam (c) Ajmer and Shillong (d) Nagpur and Kolkata
Description : The largest herbarium of India is located at - (1) Kolkata (2) Lucknow (3) Mumbai (4) Coimbatore
Last Answer : (1) Kolkata Explanation: The largest herbarium in India is situated at The India Botanical Garden, Kolkata.
Description : Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network? (1) Kolkata (2) Mumbai (3) New Delhi (4) Chandigarh
Last Answer : (4) Chandigarh Explanation: The Golden Quadrilateral Road Network is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed ... , Kanpur, Pune, Surat, Nellore, Vijayawada and Guntur are also connected by the network.
Description : The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at – (1) Vishakhapatnarn (2) Kochi (3) Kolkata (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : (4) Mumbai Explanation: Mazagon Dock is situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India's prime shipyard that manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy, and offshore platforms and ... for offshore oil drilling. It also builds tankers, cargo bulk carriers, passenger ships and ferries.
Description : Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? [CDS 2001, CDS 2003] (a) Cochin (b) Ennore (c) Tuticorin (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : Which of the following is a natural harbour? (a) Visakhapatnam (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
Description : Which one among the following has the largest shipyard In India? (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Visakhapatnam
Description : Where was the first cotton mill set up in India? (a) Mumbai (b) Coimbatore (c) Surat (d) Kolkata
Description : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is in (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai
Description : The National Highway - 1 connects Delhi to (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Amritsar
Description : Which city is served by Diamond Harbour? (a) Mumbai (b) Visakhapatnam (c) Kolkata (d) Rangoon
Description : Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct? (a) North-Eastern-Gorakhpur (b) South-Central-Hyderabad (c) Eastern-Kolkata (d) Western-Mumbai
Description : The first machine made paper was manufactured (a) in 1870 near Kolkata (b) in 1903 in Mumbai (c) in 1910 at Delhi (d) After independence shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects: [Asstt Comm PF 2002] (a) Kolkata and Mumbai (b) Delhi and Chennai (c) Kolkata and Amritsar (d) Tirupati and Ludhiana
Description : Match the following: [CDS 2001] National Highway Cities A. NH 1 1. Delhi-Kolkata B. NH 2 2. Mumbai-Agra C. NH 3 3. Chennai-Thane D. NH 4 4. Delhi-Amritsar A B C D (a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 4 2 1 3 (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 4 1 2 3 shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2011] Name of the Shipyard Location A. Hindustan Shipyard Limited 1. Kolkata B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited 2. Vasco-da- Gama C. Goa Shipyard Limited 3. Mumbai D. Mazgaon Dock Limited 4. Visakhapatnam A B C D (a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 3 1 2 4 (c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 3 2 1 4
Description : Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008] (a) Jabalpur and Nagpur (b) Mumbai and Pune (c) Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar (d) Guwahati and Shillong
Description : In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum? (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
Description : Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003] (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun? [CDS 2009] (a) Srinagar (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Description : Which among the following city of India used first electricty commercially? (1) Kolkata (2) Chennai (3) Mumbai (4) Darjeeling
Last Answer : (4) Darjeeling Explanation: November 10, 1897 was an epoch-making day in the power sector in India. A century back, On this day, the first hydel power station in India, and reportedly ... sub-continent, and ushering in a revolutionary change in the sodacultural and economic life of Indian society.
Description : Where is the Integral Coach Factory situated? (1) Perambur (2) Chittaranjan (3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata
Last Answer : (1) Perambur Explanation: SAIL with its corporate office in New Delhi operates and manages five integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, Rourkela and Burnpur, a plant of the Indian ... cleanest city in India, the administration of Chandigarh is considering a green code for the city.