Q 2. Consider the following pairs:
Port Well known as
- Kamarajar Port First major port in India registered as a company
- Mundra Port Largest privately owned port in India
- Visakhapatnam Largest container port in Port India
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs
(c) All three pairs
(d) None of the pairs
Correct Answer: Option (b)
- Kamarajar Port, located on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai Port, Chennai, is the 12th major port of India, and the first port in India which is a public company. The port was declared as a major port under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 in March 1999 and incorporated as Ennore Port Limited under the Companies Act, 1956 in October 1999. Hence, pair 1 is correctly matched.
- Mundra Port is India’s first private port and largest privately-owned port, located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra, Kutch district, Gujarat. It is owned and operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), which is a part of Adani Group. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
- Visakhapatnam Port is India’s third largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and the largest on the Eastern Coast. It is located midway between the Chennai and Kolkata Ports on the Bay of Bengal. Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Seva), Maharashtra, is the largest container port in India. Hence, pair 3 is NOT correctly matched.
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