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Consider the following pairs : Port Well known as 1. Kamarajar Port : First major port in India registered as a company 2. Mundra Port : Largest privately owned port in India 3. Visakhapatnam : Largest container port in India How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Explanation
The correct answer is option B because only two pairs are correctly matched.
**Pair 1 is CORRECT**: Kamarajar Port is the 12th major port of India and the first port in India which is a public company. The Kamarajar Port Limited is the only corporatised major port and is registered as[1] a company.
**Pair 2 is CORRECT**: Mundra is identified as a Private Major Port in India, run by Adani Ports and SEZ Limited [2](APSEZ) in Gujarat. The port covers 400 square kilometers and is India's most significant in size and maritime trade.[3] This confirms it is the largest privately owned port in India.
**Pair 3 is INCORRECT**: JNPT maintains its position as India's largest container port, processing more than 7.14 million TEUs in 2023.[4] Visakhapatnam is not the largest container port in India; JNPT (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) holds that distinction.
Therefore, pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched, while pair 3 is incorrectly matched, making the answer "Only two pairs."
Sources- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamarajar_Port
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Guest previewThis question marks a shift from 'Location Geography' to 'Economic Geography'. It tests the administrative status (Company vs Trust) and functional ranking (Container vs Bulk) rather than just map pointing. It rewards reading the Economic Survey or Infrastructure chapters over standard physical geography textbooks.
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- Explicitly states Kamarajar/Ennore is the first port in India that is a public company.
- Says Kamarajar Port Limited is the only corporatised major port and is registered as a company, directly addressing the claim.
- States the port was established as Ennore Port Limited under the Companies Act and corporatised.
- Directly declares Kamarajar Port is the only major port that has been corporatised and registered as a company.
- Explicitly says Kamarajar Port is the only significant port that has been incorporated and registered as a company.
- Frames the port as the first to be run by a public company, supporting the 'first registered as a company' claim.
Lists Ennore among the 12 major seaports of India, establishing it as a major port institutionally.
A student could use this to narrow comparisons to the other named major ports and check their company-registration/corporatisation dates to see which was first.
Describes Ennore as a 'newly developed port' built to relieve Chennai, implying a later development date than older ports like Chennai.
One could compare the development/operational dates of Ennore with older ports to judge whether Ennore could plausibly have been first to register as a company.
Gives Ennore's location and role as a natural harbour developed to ease pressure on Chennai, reinforcing that Ennore is a later addition to India's port system.
Use this to identify Ennore as a relatively newer major port and then check incorporation/registration dates against other major ports.
Notes Ministry of Shipping PPP guidelines (1996) to invite private players and develop terminals in major ports, indicating a policy context for private/ corporatised arrangements.
A student could investigate whether Kamarajar/Ennore's company registration happened under/after this 1996 PPP push or earlier, and compare with other ports' corporatisation timing.
States the list/count of major ports (initially 13, later 12) and names high-capacity ports like JNPT, giving targets for comparison.
Use the list of major ports (including JNPT and others) to check which of these were registered as companies and their registration dates to decide whether Ennore was the first.
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