Sea Ports, Its Importance, Major Sea Ports of India

Q. Which among the following port is not located in the eastern coast of India?

1. Tuticorin
2. Haldia
3. Paradip
4. Kandla

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Name a few major ports on the Eastern coast of India.

1. Paradip port
2. Visakhapatnam port
3. New Mangalore port
4. Cochin port

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which port caters to the export of iron ores from the Kudremukh mines?

1. Mormugao port
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
3. Kandla Port
4. New Mangalore port

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider yourself working in a particular port in India, where you have just witnessed that the port ownership is being transferred over to the British by the Portuguese, in 1661. Which port is being referred to here?

1. Cochin
2. Thoothukudi
3. Mumbai
4. Visakhapatnam

Q. The extensive Indian coastline has bestowed the advantage to buildmajor ports andminor ports.

1. 12
2. 13
3. 200
4. 300

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What is the difference between a port and a harbour?

1. A port is a place where a ship can dock whereas a harbour is where ships receive and discharge cargo.
2. Ports and harbours are exactly the same.
3. A port is a harbour town where ships receive or discharge cargo, whereas a harbour is an area where a ship can dock.
4. Ports are found near oceans, whereas harbours are only found on rivers.