Question

Which one of the following is the deepest sea-port of India?
A) Chennai
B) Haldia
C) Mumbai
D) Visakhapatnam

Answer 1

Hint: One of the major ports of Andhra Pradesh. This city has a nickname or it is also known as ‘City of Destiny’ and the ‘Jewel of the east Coast’ and this city is also developed as a smart city under Smart Cities Missions.

Complete answer:
Marine transportation is one of the transportations of trade in India. Other modes of transportation are:- roadways, railways, airways etc. Marine transportation is fully administered and controlled by the central and state Governments. In India, 95% of trade is done through maritime transport.
Option A) Chennai – Chennai port is also known as Madras Port. Chennai port is considered as the second largest port of India and also the largest port in Bay of Bengal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Haldia – Haldia port is also known as Haldia Dock Complex. This is not considered as the port but it is considered as the official dock complex because this complex has been built as a meeting place for Haldi river and Hoogly river. So, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Mumbai – In Mumbai there are two main ports and they are: Mumbai port trust set up in the 17th century and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (also known as Nhava Sheva Port). Mumbai port is situated on the natural deep-water harbor in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Therefore, Mumbai is not the deepest seaport in India and this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Visakhapatnam – Visakhapatnam port is located between the Chennai and Kolkata port i.e. the east coast. Visakhapatnam is one out of the 13 major ports in India. Therefore, this is the correct answer as Vishakhapatnam is the deepest sea-port in India.

Hence the correct answer is (Option D).

Note: The 13 ports in India are:-
West coast: Mumbai, Mangalore, Kandla, Cochin, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Mormugao.
East coast: Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Tuticorin, Paradip and Ennore.
Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Mumbai is the largest natural port in India. Apart from these 13 major ports there are 200 small or minor and intermediate ports in India.