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1. Which is the largest port in India by volume of cargo handled?

A) Chennai Port
B) Paradip Port
C) Kandla (Deendayal) Port
D) Mumbai Port
Answer: C) Kandla (Deendayal) Port
Explanation: Located in Gujarat, it is India’s largest port by cargo volume.

2. Which is the oldest port in India?

A) Chennai Port
B) Visakhapatnam Port
C) Mumbai Port
D) Kolkata Port
Answer: D) Kolkata Port
Explanation: Established in 1870, Kolkata Port (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port) is India’s
oldest operational port.

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3. Which is the deepest port in India?

A) Chennai Port
B) Visakhapatnam Port
C) Mumbai Port
D) Tuticorin Port
Answer: B) Visakhapatnam Port
Explanation: Located in Andhra Pradesh, it is the deepest port with a depth of 17 meters.

4. Which is the first corporate port in India?

A) Kandla Port
B) Ennore Port
C) Mormugao Port
D) Mundra Port
Answer: D) Mundra Port
Explanation: Mundra Port (Gujarat) is India's first privately owned port, operated by
Adani Group.

5. Where is India’s first international transshipment port located?

A) Kochi
B) Chennai
C) Mormugao
D) Vizhinjam
Answer: D) Vizhinjam
Explanation: Vizhinjam Port (Kerala) is India's first deepwater transshipment port, built
by Adani Group.

6. Which major port is located on the eastern coast of India?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
B) Kandla Port
C) Paradip Port
D) Mumbai Port
Answer: C) Paradip Port
Explanation: Located in Odisha, Paradip Port handles bulk cargo and crude oil imports.

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7. Which is the busiest container port in India?

A) Chennai Port
B) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
C) Kochi Port
D) Mormugao Port
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Explanation: JNPT (Navi Mumbai) is India’s largest container port, handling 55% of
India’s container cargo.

8. Which Indian port is famous for iron ore exports?

A) Mormugao Port
B) Chennai Port
C) Cochin Port
D) Kolkata Port
Answer: A) Mormugao Port
Explanation: Located in Goa, it is India’s leading iron ore exporting port.

9. The Sethusamudram Project is associated with which port?

A) Kandla Port
B) Tuticorin Port
C) Chennai Port
D) Vishakhapatnam Port
Answer: B) Tuticorin Port
Explanation: It is aimed at reducing shipping time between the east and west coasts of
India.

10. Port Blair is located in which Union Territory?

A) Lakshadweep
B) Daman & Diu
C) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
D) Puducherry
Answer: C) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Explanation: Port Blair is the capital city and only major port in the Andaman & Nicobar
Islands.

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11. Which is the largest thermal power plant in India?

A) Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant
B) Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Plant
C) Chandrapur Thermal Power Plant
D) Talcher Thermal Power Plant
Answer: B) Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Plant
Explanation: Located in Madhya Pradesh, it has a capacity of 4,760 MW.

12. Which state has the highest installed power generation capacity?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: A) Maharashtra
Explanation: Maharashtra has the largest power generation capacity, mainly from
thermal and hydroelectric plants.

13. Which is the largest hydroelectric power plant in India?

A) Srisailam Dam
B) Bhakra Nangal Dam
C) Koyna Hydroelectric Project
D) Tehri Dam
Answer: D) Tehri Dam
Explanation: Located in Uttarakhand, Tehri Dam has a capacity of 2,400 MW.

14. Which is India’s first nuclear power plant?

A) Tarapur Atomic Power Station
B) Kaiga Nuclear Plant
C) Kudankulam Nuclear Plant
D) Rawatbhata Nuclear Plant
Answer: A) Tarapur Atomic Power Station
Explanation: Located in Maharashtra, it was commissioned in 1969.

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15. Where is the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant located?

A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: C) Tamil Nadu
Explanation: It is India’s largest nuclear power plant with Russian collaboration.

16. Which is the first solar power plant in India?

A) Kamuthi Solar Power Plant
B) Bhadla Solar Park
C) Charanka Solar Park
D) Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park
Answer: C) Charanka Solar Park
Explanation: Located in Gujarat, it was India’s first large-scale solar power park.

17. Which port is known as the "Gateway of India"?

A) Chennai Port
B) Mumbai Port
C) Visakhapatnam Port
D) Kandla Port
Answer: B) Mumbai Port
Explanation: Mumbai Port is called the "Gateway of India" as it was historically a major
port for trade and travel.

18. In which state is the Kandla (Deendayal) Port located?

A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Tamil Nadu
D) West Bengal
Answer: B) Gujarat
Explanation: Kandla Port (now called Deendayal Port) is located in Gujarat and is India’s
busiest port by cargo volume.

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19. Which port is located at the confluence of the Hooghly River?

A) Chennai Port
B) Visakhapatnam Port
C) Kolkata Port
D) Cochin Port
Answer: C) Kolkata Port
Explanation: Kolkata Port (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port) is situated on the Hooghly
River, a tributary of the Ganges.

20. Which port handles the majority of India's petroleum imports?

A) Kandla Port
B) Mangalore Port
C) Haldia Port
D) Kochi Port
Answer: A) Kandla Port
Explanation: Kandla Port is India’s leading port for petroleum and crude oil imports.

21. Which major port is closest to the Suez Canal shipping route?
A) Chennai Port
B) Mumbai Port
C) Kandla Port
D) Cochin Port
Answer: C) Kandla Port
Explanation: Kandla Port in Gujarat is the nearest to the Suez Canal route, making it
crucial for trade with Europe & Africa.

22. What is the main cargo handled by Visakhapatnam Port?

A) Coal
B) Iron Ore
C) Crude Oil
D) Tea
Answer: B) Iron Ore
Explanation: Visakhapatnam Port is India’s largest iron ore exporting port.

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23. The Kochi Port is known for handling which type of cargo?
A) Spices
B) Tea
C) Coffee
D) Rice
Answer: A) Spices
Explanation: Kochi Port, located in Kerala, is historically famous for the export of spices.

24. Which Indian port is located near the international shipping route of the Malacca
Strait?
A) Chennai Port
B) Kochi Port
C) Kolkata Port
D) Port Blair
Answer: D) Port Blair
Explanation: Port Blair, located in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, is strategically near
the Malacca Strait.

25. India’s first Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) was established at which port?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
B) Kandla Port
C) Chennai Port
D) Ennore Port
Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Explanation: JNPT (Navi Mumbai) was the first port in India to have an FTWZ for
international trade.

26. The Bhakra Nangal Dam supplies power to which states?

A) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
B) Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
D) Assam, West Bengal, Bihar
Answer: A) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
Explanation: Bhakra Nangal Dam (Himachal Pradesh) is a major hydroelectric power
supplier for North India.

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27. The Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station is located in which state?
A) Telangana
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
Answer: A) Telangana
Explanation: Ramagundam Thermal Power Station is one of the biggest coal-fired
plants in South India.

28. Which is the first supercritical thermal power plant in India?

A) Mundra Thermal Power Plant
B) Talcher Thermal Power Plant
C) Singrauli Thermal Power Plant
D) Kota Thermal Power Plant
Answer: A) Mundra Thermal Power Plant
Explanation: Mundra Power Plant (Gujarat) is India’s first ultra-mega supercritical
power project.

29. The Rihand Dam Power Station is located in which state?

A) Jharkhand
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Bihar
Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Rihand Dam (Sonbhadra, UP) is the largest dam-based power project in
North India.

30. Which power plant is India’s largest solar power project?

A) Kamuthi Solar Plant
B) Bhadla Solar Park
C) Rewa Solar Plant
D) Charanka Solar Park
Answer: B) Bhadla Solar Park
Explanation: Located in Rajasthan, Bhadla Solar Park has a capacity of 2,245 MW.

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31. The Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant is in which state?

A) Tamil Nadu
B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
Answer: C) Karnataka
Explanation: The Kaiga Nuclear Plant is one of India’s largest operational nuclear
plants.
32. The Ennore Port was renamed as?
A) Deendayal Port
B) Kamarajar Port
C) Rajiv Gandhi Port
D) Subhash Chandra Bose Port
Answer: B) Kamarajar Port
Explanation: Ennore Port (Tamil Nadu) was renamed Kamarajar Port, and it is India’s
first corporate port.

33. Which port is called the "Jewel of the East Coast"?

A) Chennai Port
B) Visakhapatnam Port
C) Paradip Port
D) Haldia Port
Answer: B) Visakhapatnam Port
Explanation: Visakhapatnam Port is known as the "Jewel of the East Coast" due to its
strategic location and capacity.

34. Which Indian port is closest to Bangladesh?

A) Chennai Port
B) Kolkata Port
C) Haldia Port
D) Paradip Port
Answer: B) Kolkata Port
Explanation: Kolkata Port is the closest major port to Bangladesh and handles trade with
the country.

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35. Which port in Gujarat is a private port operated by Adani Group?

A) Mundra Port
B) Kandla Port
C) Okha Port
D) Pipavav Port
Answer: A) Mundra Port
Explanation: Mundra Port (Gujarat) is India’s largest private port and is operated by
Adani Group.

36. What is the main cargo handled at Paradip Port?

A) Crude Oil
B) Iron Ore
C) Coal
D) Spices
Answer: C) Coal
Explanation: Paradip Port (Odisha) is a major port handling thermal coal and coking coal
imports.

37. Where is the Narora Nuclear Power Plant located?

A) Maharashtra
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: The Narora Nuclear Power Plant is in Uttar Pradesh and generates atomic
energy for North India.

38. Which thermal power plant is the largest in Maharashtra?

A) Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
B) Koradi Thermal Power Station
C) Nashik Thermal Power Station
D) Paras Thermal Power Station
Answer: A) Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
Explanation: Chandrapur STPS is Maharashtra’s largest and one of India’s biggest
coal-based power plants.

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39. The Srisailam Hydroelectric Project is built on which river?

A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Kaveri
D) Mahanadi
Answer: A) Krishna
Explanation: Srisailam Hydroelectric Plant is located on the Krishna River in Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana.

40. Which is the largest wind power project in India?

A) Muppandal Wind Farm
B) Jaisalmer Wind Park
C) Kutch Wind Farm
D) Tamil Nadu Wind Farm
Answer: A) Muppandal Wind Farm
Explanation: Muppandal Wind Farm (Tamil Nadu) is India’s largest wind energy plant,
producing 1,500 MW.

41. The Chamera Hydroelectric Plant is located in which state?

A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Sikkim
D) Assam
Answer: A) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: Chamera Dam in Himachal Pradesh is an important hydroelectric project
on the Ravi River.

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