Q101
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Transport, Ports & Urbanisation
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
- a.Kandla — Maharashtra
- b.Paradip — Odisha
- c.Tuticorin — Tamilnadu
- d.Cochin — Kerala
Answer: (A) Kandla — Maharashtra
Kandla, officially Deendayal Port since 2017, lies on the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat, not Maharashtra; it is a tidal port developed after Partition to make up for the loss of Karachi. The other pairs are correct: Paradip (Odisha, near the mouth of the Mahanadi), Tuticorin, now V.O. Chidambaranar Port (Tamil Nadu), and Cochin, a natural harbour on the Vembanad backwaters (Kerala). Maharashtra's major ports are Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva), with Vadhavan approved as a new major port. West Bengal has the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (Kolkata-Haldia), India's only riverine major port.