Consider the following pairs : <table><tr><th>Port</th><th>Well known as</th></tr><tr><td>1. Kamarajar Port</td><td>First major port in India registered as a company</td></tr><tr><td>2. Mundra Port</td><td>Largest privately owned port in India</td></tr><tr><td>3. Visakhapatnam Port</td><td>Largest container port in India</td></tr></table> How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
AOnly one pair
BOnly two pairs
CAll three pairs
DNone of the pairs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Only two pairs
Answer: B. Only TWO pairs are correctly matched.
(1) Kamarajar Port - First major port registered as a company: CORRECT. Kamarajar Port (formerly Ennore Port) in Tamil Nadu is the first major port of India incorporated as a public limited company (1999), and the 12th major port.
(2) Mundra Port - Largest privately owned port: CORRECT. Mundra Port (Adani Ports & SEZ, Gujarat) is the largest private port in India by cargo handling capacity and consistently overtakes some public-sector ports in container throughput.
(3) Visakhapatnam Port - Largest container port: WRONG. Visakhapatnam Port handles bulk cargo (iron ore, coal). The LARGEST CONTAINER port in India is Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva, Maharashtra, which handles over 55% of India's container traffic.
So 2 correctly matched (rows 1 and 2).
Source: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways / Major Port Authorities Act 2021.
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