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The two types of waterways are _____ and _____.

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Important Questions on India: Transport, Trade and Communication

MEDIUM

The following waterways have been declared as the National waterways by the Govt. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Column - A Column-B
(1) Allahabad and Haldia (i) National Waterways no 3
(2) Kottapuram Kollam (ii) NW.No.4
(3) Kakinada Puducherry strech of canals (iii) NW.No.2
(4) Sadiya and Dhubri waterways (iv)NW.No1

 

HARD
Which group of ports are major ports on the Western Coast of India?
MEDIUM
Which of the following is not the purpose that modern dams serve?
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Match Column - A with Column - B and choose the correct answer.

 

Column A (Ports) Column B (States)
a. Nhava Sheva i. West Bengal
b. Tuticorin ii. Tamilnadu
c. Paradip iii. Odisha
d. Haldia iv. Andhra Pradesh
  v. Maharashtra

 

HARD

Which of the following is NOT true about the seaports of India?

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 “New Mangalore” seaport is located in which state of India?
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Pandu port is a riverine port developed on the which of the following bank of the river?
EASY
Which mode of transport will you use to reach the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? 
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What advantages are offered by Waterways over other modes of transport? Name the Waterways that have been declared as National Waterways.
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Match the items of column A with the corresponding items of column B and select the correct choice:

 Column A  Column B
1. Jawaharlal Nehru Port  i.Export of iron ore concentrates from Kudremukh mines
2. New Mangalore Port ii. Decongest the Mumbai port
3. Vishakhapatnam iii. Accounts for 50% of India's iron ore export
4. Mormugao port iv. Deepest landlocked and well-protected port

 

MEDIUM

After reading the Assertion and Reason given, choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Kandla in Kutch was the first port developed soon after independence.

Reason (R): India lost the Karachi port to Pakistan after the partition and the volume of trade on the Mumbai port had increased.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true and R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.