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
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The ports located along the eastern coast of India are : (1) Kandla and Haldia (2) Haldia arid Cochin (3) Paradeep and Kandla (4) Paradeep and Haldia
Last Answer : (4) Paradeep and Haldia Explanation: Ports on the east coast of India are: Kolkata-Haldia (riverine port); Paradeep (exports raw iron to Japan); Visakhapatnam (deepest port); Chermai (oldest and artifical); Ennore (most modern) and Tuticorin (southernmost).
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
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following ports is located on eastern coast of India? (1) Kandla (2) Kochi (3) Mormugao (4) Paradeep
Last Answer : (4) Paradeep Explanation: Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. The Port of Paradeep is the primary port in Orissa, and one of the ... of cargo in 2009-2010. Thermal coal and iron ore are major commodities that transit the port.
Description : Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India? (a) Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore (b) Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi (c) Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore (d) Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which is a major shipbuilding centre of India? (1) Cochin (2) Paradeep (3) Kandla (4) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (1) Cochin Explanation: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is the largest ship building and maintenance facility in India. It is part of a line of maritime related facilities in the port-city of ... -hulled oil tankers". Presently it is building the first indigenous aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.
Description : Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? (a) Cochin (b) New Mangalore (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : ____ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. (a) Cochin (b) Mumbai (c) Mangalore (d) Surat
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Iron ore from Kudremukh mines is exported from – (1) Mannugao (2) Cochin (3) Mangalore (4) Chennai
Last Answer : (3) Mangalore Explanation: Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) has iron ore mines in Kudremukh (Chikkarnagaluru district) on the Western Ghats and a pelletisation plant in Mangalore. The actual mining ... up to the plant in Panambur, adjacent to the premises of New Mangalore Port in Mangalore.
Description : Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south? [NDA 2011) (a) Haldia - Kandla - Paradeep - Kochi (b) Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi (c) Kandla - Haldia - Kochi - Paradeep (d) Kochi - Kandla - Haldia – Paradeep
Description : Consider the following ports: 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam What is the correct sequence of the above ports from north to south? [NDA 2005] (a) 1-2-4-3 (b) 1-4-2-3 (c) 3-2-4-1 (d) 3-4-2-1
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 : The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is (a) Visakhapatnam (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Paradeep
Description : The Konkan Coast stretches between: (a) Goa and Cochin (b) Goa and Mumbai (c) Goa and Daman (d) Goa and Diu
Description : What is the strategic importance of New Mangalore and Kochi ports? -SST 10th
Last Answer : .New Mangalore: This port is located in Karnataka and caters to the export of iron ore concentrates from Kudremukh mines. .Kochi: Kochi is the extreme South-Western port, located at the entrance of a lagoon with a natural harbour. This port is having the biggest ship building yard.
Description : How many major ports are there on the east coast of India? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
Description : Name three important sea ports each on the East and West Coast. -SST 10th
Last Answer : East Coast: Chennai, Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam. West Coast: Mumbai, Marmagoa (Goa), Mangalore.
Description : The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: [CDS 2002] (a) Haldia (b) New Tuticorin (c) Paradeep (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : India has one land-locked and protected port which is at (a) Paradeep (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Visakhapatnam
Description : Which among the following is the major item of export from Paradeep Port ? [NDA 2008] (a) Rice (b) Tea (c) Fish (d) Iron Ore
Description : The important fishing harbour in India is – (1) Kolkata (2) Cohin (3) Paradeep (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : (2) Cohin Explanation: Apart from four main fishing harbours-Mangalore (Kamataka), Kochi (Kerala), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and Roychowk in Kolkata (West ... and ninety-five fishlanding centers are designated to provide landing and berthing facilities to fishing craft.
Description : Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon? [NDA 2002] (a) Chennai (b) Mangalore (c) Mumbai (d) New Delhi
Description : Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in : (1) Jammu and Kashmir (2) New Delhi (3) Mangalore (4) Hyderabad
Last Answer : (4) Hyderabad Explanation: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, also known as Hyderabad International Airport, is an international airport near Shamshabad, south of downtown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh ... partnership venture in the Indian airports, the first being the Cochin International Airport.
Description : The longest distance covered by one Broad Gauge train in India is between (a) Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi (b) Guwahati and Tiruvananthpuram (c) New Delhi and Chennai (d) Gorakhpur and Cochin
Description : The first shore based integrated steel project in India is coming up at (a) Ernakulam (b) Tuticorin (c) Visakhapatnam (d) Mangalore
Description : Consider the following cities: 1. Bhatinda 2. Jamnagar 3. Mangalore Which of the above has/have oil refineries? [Asstt Comm 2008] (a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct? [CDS 2009] (a) Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali (b) Koyali - Mumbai - Mangalore - Kochi (c) Kochi - Mumbai - Mangalore - Koyali (d) Mangalore - Kochi - Mumbai – Koyali
Description : Which of the following is called the 'shrimp capital of India'? (1) Mangalore (2) Nagapatnam (3) Kochi (4) Nellore
Last Answer : (4) Nellore Explanation: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have developed shrimp in a big way. The Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh is known as the 'Shrimp Capital of India'.
Description : The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Ltd. is located at – (1) Bangalore (2) Bhadravati (3) Mangalore (4) Mysore
Last Answer : (2) Bhadravati Explanation: Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL), A unit of Steel Authority of India Limited, is a company involved in the production of alloy steels and pig iron and ... Visvesvaraiya. It is now a steel plant under the jurisdiction of the Steel Authority of India Limited.
Description : Which is the artificial port of India? (1) Kandla (2) Mangalore (3) Chennai or Madras (4) Haldia
Last Answer : (3) Chennai or Madras Explanation: Chennai Port is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. It was a major travel port before becoming a major container port.
Description : The Konkan Railway connects : (1) Goa Mangalore (2) Roha - Mangalore (3) Kanyakumari - Mangalore (4) Kanyakumari - Mumbai
Last Answer : (2) Roha - Mangalore Explanation: Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation. It runs from ... in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western. Ghats.
Description : The first shore-based, modern, integrated steel plant in India is in - (1) Salem (2) Haldia (3) Mangalore (4) Vishakhapatnam
Last Answer : (3) Mangalore Explanation: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) a Government of Indian Undertaldng "Navratna" company popularly known as "Vizag Steer a leading Central PSU under the ... from Waste heat 40 MW for current 3 Mt and would go up to 90 MW after expansion.
Description : Where is the shore based steel plant located? (1) Tuticorin (2) Salem (3) Vishakhapatnam (4) Mangalore
Last Answer : (3) Vishakhapatnam Explanation: Visakhapatnam or Vizag Steel Plant is the only Indian shore-based steel plant. Started in 1971, it is the most advanced steel producer in India with the help of German and Soviet technology.
Description : Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Cochin
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 : The National Institute of Oceanography is located at (a) Kandla (b) Mumbai (c) Cochin (d) Goa
Description : Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at (a) Cochin (b) Visakhapatnam (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
Description : The deepest land locked and protected port in India is (a) Marmugoa (b) Visakhaptanam (c) Mumbai (d) Cochin
Description : Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from (a) Mumbai (b) Cochin (c) Tuticorin (d) Chennai
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
Description : Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters arid dredgers? (a) Hindustan Shipyard (b) Mazgaon Shipyard (c) Garden Reach Shipyard (d) Cochin Shipyard
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 : 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 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 : 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 : The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at – (1) Paradip (2) Cochin (3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata
Last Answer : (3) Mumbai Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru Port is south of Mumbai in Maharashtra. Also known as Nava Sheva, it is the largest container port in India. The port was created to relieve pressure on Mumbai Port, then the pre-eminent port of India.
Description : There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because (a) the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats (b) the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons (c) lack of high mountains in the Deccan (d) of some unknown reason
Description : The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from (a) The west coast to the east coast (b) North-East India to the west coast (c) The north to the south (d) North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau. 2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter. Which of these statements is/are correct ? [CDS 2003] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2