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The water transport consists of _________.

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  1. Deep sea navigation

  2. Coastal navigation

  3. Inland navigation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The  water transport consist of all the three types of transport.

Deep-sea shipping refers to the maritime transport of goods on intercontinental routes, crossing oceans. It involves long distances and is generally carried out by liner shipping services.

Inland waterway transport plays an important role for the transport of goods in Europe. It is carried out on navigable waterways like rivers, canals or lakes over which vessels of a carrying capacity of no less than 50 tons can navigate when normally loaded 

The coastal Navigation  would be the safe conduct of a ship where the navigator has the land on one side of his course and the open sea on the other,

Tuticorin port is located in ___________.

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  1. Kerala

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Goa

  4. Pondicherry

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This port has a natural harbour and rich hinterland. Thus, it has a flourishing trade handling of a large variety of cargoes to even our neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, etc. and the coastal regions of India. 

Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor?

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  1. Mumbai and Nagpur

  2. Mumbai and Kolkata

  3. Silcher and Porbandar

  4. Nagpur and Siliguri

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The East-West Corridor, would connect Silcher in Assam with the port of Porbandar in Gujarat with a 3,460 km of road length.

The National waterways between Allahabad and Haldia is located on _______.

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  1. Brahmaputra river

  2. Ganga river

  3. Damodar river

  4. Komman river

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

National Waterway 1 or NW1 will start from Allahabad to Haldia with a distance of 1620 km. The NW 1 run through the Ganges, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river system with having fixed terminals at Haldia, Farrakka and Patna and floating terminals at most of the riverside cities like Kolkata,Bhagalpur,Varanasi and Allahabad

Which one of the following is the cheapest mode of transport in India?

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  1.  Pipelines

  2. Waterways

  3. Railways

  4. Airways

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

They are most suitable for carrying heavy and bulky goods. It is a fuel-efficient and environment-friendly mode of transport. 

Deepest landlocked port is located at _________.

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  1. Kochi

  2. Vishakapatnam

  3. Bombay

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 This port was, originally, conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports. 

Which port was developed in the wake of loss of Karachi port?

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Paradeep

  3. Kandla

  4. Marmagoa

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Kandla is a tidal port. It caters to the convenient handling of exports and imports of highly productive granary and industrial belt stretching across the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. 

Which one of the following is the deepest sea-port of India?

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  1. Chennai

  2. Haldia

  3. Mumbai

  4. Vishakhapatnam

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vishakhapatnam is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port. This port was, originally, conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.

Which one of the following major ports has been developed to decongest Kolkata port ?

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  1. Kandla

  2. Haldia

  3. Paradip

  4. Marmagoa

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Haldia port or Haldia Dock Complex has been built at the meeting place of the Haldi River and Hooghly River. Kolkata Port Trust has been created in this port as the port's partner.

The Ganga river between Allahabad and Haldia is being termed as : 

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  1. N.W. NO.1

  2. N.W. NO.2

  3. N.W. NO.3

  4. N.W. NO.4

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Waterway 1 or NW-1 or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Haldia (Sagar) to Prayagraj across the Ganges, Bhagirathi, and Hooghly river systems. It is 1,620 km (1,010 mi) long, making it the longest waterway in India. It is of prime importance amongst all the national waterways considering its locational advantages.