2025 · Q68
Consider the following statements with reference to location of Major Ports in India:
- 1Deendayal Port is situated at the head of Gulf of Khambhat.
- 2Cochin Port is situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal.
- 3Mormugao Port is situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary.
- 4Paradip Port is situated in the Godavari delta.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
General KnowledgeGeography
- A1 and 2
- B1 and 3
- C2 and 3
- D3 and 4
Explanation
Deendayal Port (Kandla) is situated at the head of the Gulf of Kutch, not the Gulf of Khambhat — statement 1 is wrong. Cochin Port lies on Willingdon Island at the mouth of the Vembanad Kayal (statement 2 correct), and the third statement about Mormugao is likewise correct. Hence 2 and 3.