Question map
Not attempted Correct Incorrect ★ Bookmarked
Loading…
Q41 (CDS-II/2024) Geography › World Human & Economic Geography › World trade and transport Answer Verified

Consider the following statements regarding transportation functions associated with important ports: 1. Singapore functions both as a port of call and an entrepot. 2. Karwar in India is an example of a naval port. 3. Dover in England is an example of an outport. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as Singapore is a classic example of an entrepot, specializing in receiving and redistributing goods to neighboring countries [2]. It also functions as a port of call, having developed as a refueling and watering point on main sea routes [1]. Statement 2 is correct because naval ports serve warships and have repair workshops; Karwar and Kochi are primary examples of such strategic ports in India [1]. Statement 3 is incorrect; Dover is classified as a packet station or ferry terminal, specializing in the transportation of passengers and mail across short water bodies like the English Channel [2]. Outports are deep-water ports built away from parent ports to accommodate large ships, such as Piraeus for Athens. Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are accurate.

Sources

  1. [1] FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: International Trade > Types of Port > p. 76
  2. [2] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 31: Settlements and Towns > Functions of Settlements > p. 320
How others answered
Each bar shows the % of students who chose that option. Green bar = correct answer, blue outline = your choice.
Community Performance
Out of everyone who attempted this question.
75%
got it right
✓ Thank you! We'll review this.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CAPF · 2020 · Q69 Relevance score: 0.23

Singapore is known as Port of Call because

CDS-II · 2025 · Q103 Relevance score: -2.20

Consider the following statements with reference to location of Major Ports in India : 1. Deendayal Port is situated at the head of Gulf of Khambhat. 2. Cochin Port is situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal. 3. Mormugao Port is situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary. 4. Paradip Port is situated in the Godavari delta. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

NDA-I · 2008 · Q54 Relevance score: -2.44

Consider the following statements: 1. Kandla Port is si tuated at the head of Gulf of Khambhat. 2. Paradeep Port is situated in the Mahanadi Delta. Which of the statements given above are correct?

CAPF · 2022 · Q117 Relevance score: -2.85

Consider the following statements about the seaports in India: 1. There are 4 major and 25 minor seaports in India. 2. The major ports are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. 3. The minor ports are under the jurisdiction of the respective State Maritime Board/State Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

IAS · 2000 · Q55 Relevance score: -2.99

Consider the following statements about the megacities of India : I. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million. II. All the megacities are important sea ports. III. Megacities are either national or State capitals. Which of these statements are correct ?