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The queen of the Arabian sea is ________.

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Mumbai port
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Cochin port
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Kandla port
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New Mangalore port
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Solution

The correct option is B Cochin port

Kochi Called the "Queen of the Arabian Sea", Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of India from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with Arab merchants from the pre-Islamic era. Occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, Kochi was the first of the European colonies in colonial India.


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