Q. Following are port infrastructure projects being developed. Match the pairs of port with respective to states.
1. Vizhinjam Port -------------- i. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kirtania port -------------- ii.Kerla
3. Dugarajapatnam -------------- iii.West Bengal
4. Sagar ----------------------- iv.Orissa
5. Nargol ---------------------- v. Gujrat- Published on 07 Jun 15a. 1- ii, 2-iv , 3-i, 4- iii, 5-v
b. 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii, 5-iii
c. 1- iii, 2- i, 3-v, 4- ii, 5-iv
d. 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii, 5-v
ANSWER: 1- ii, 2-iv , 3-i, 4- iii, 5-v
Vizhinjam International Seaport is a proposed port by the Arabian Sea at Thiruvananthapuram. Kirtania port is a deep-water, all-weather port proposed to be constructed at the mouth of Subarnarekha River in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha.The government has decided to set up two new major ports, one each at Sagar in West Bengal and Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.