Last Updated: 28 March 2023
Do you know India is one of the biggest peninsulas in the world?
It has a coastline spanning 7517 kilometers which makes it one of the biggest peninsulas in the world. As per the Ministry of Shipping, 95 percent of India’s trading by volume and 70 percent by Value is done through Marine Transport.
There are a total of 200 Major and Non-Major ports in India:
- Maharashtra: 53
- Gujarat: 40
- Tamil Nadu: 15
- Karnataka: 10
- Others: 82
A project called “Sagarmala” is approved by the Government of India to modernize these ports. The Government of India has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 Percent under the automatic route for Port and Harbor Construction.
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List Of Major Ports In India
| No. | Port Name | District | Sate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Port | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Jawaharlal Nehru Port | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Kamarajar Port | Ennore | Tamil Nadu |
| 4 | Kandla Port | Kutch | Gujarat |
| 5 | Kochi Port | Ernakulam | Kerala |
| 6 | Kolkata Port | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 7 | Mormugao Port | South Goa | Goa |
| 8 | Mumbai Port | West Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 9 | New Mangalore Port | Mangalore | Karnataka |
| 10 | Paradip Port | Jagatsinghpur | Odisha |
| 11 | V. O. Chidambaranar Port | Thoothukudi | Tamil Nadu |
| 12 | Visakhapatnam Port | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
GK On Major Ports In India
Answer: Lothal Port
Explanation: Lothal Port is the oldest port in India (3800 BC). It is presently located in the Bhal region of Gujarat. Lothal was one of the very important cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation. It was discovered by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1954.
Answer: 12
Explanation: Port Blair was notified as a major port in 2010 but was removed of its status recently
Answer: Alang-Sosiya Ship Breaking Yard (Gujarat)
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
Answer: Kandla Port
Explanation: Set up in Kandla, Gujarat in 1965
Answer: South Andaman Island
Answer: Surat Port
Answer: Gangavaram Port
Explanation: The port is located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Gangavaram Port was inaugurated in July 2009, It is India’s deepest port with a depth of 21m.
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
Answer: Mundra Port
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Answer: Cochin Port or Kochi Port (Kerala)
Answer: Chennai Port
Answer: Mumbai Port
Answer: Chennai Port
Answer: Kandla Port
Explanation: The capacity of 110.10 million tons of cargo handling.
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
Answer: Mumbai Port
Answer: Mundra Port
Answer: Mumbai Port
Answer: Chennai Port
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Answer: Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
Explanation: 31st in the list of top busiest Container Port in the world
Answer: Paradip Port
Answer: Chennai Port
Answer: Port of Singapore
Answer: Mundra Port
Explanation: The Port is located on the north shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra, Gujarat.
Answer: Mumbai Port
Answer: Kandla Special Economic Zone, India in 1965
Answer: Arshiya International Ltd
Answer: Haldia Port and Kolkata Port
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Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
Answer:
1) Socotra (Yemen)
2) Astola Island (Pakistan)
3) Masirah Island (Oman)
4) Lakshadweep (India)
Answer: Gulf of Oman
Answer: The Port of Shanghai (China)
Answer: Maersk Line
Explanation: Headquarters in Denmark has 700 Ships
Answer: Seawise Giant
Explanation: In-service from 1979–2009 that could support 564,650 DWT. It has an overall length of 458.46m (1,504 ft)
Answer: TI class
Explanation: There is 4 TI Class of supertankers that comprises TI Asia, TI Europe, TI Africa, and TI Oceania. It has a length of 380 m (1,247 ft) and is in service since 2002.
Answer: Royal Caribbean International cruise ship
Answer: 14th to 16th April 2016
Answer: Dredging Corporation of India Limited
Explanation: It was established in the year 1976 to provide dredging services to the Major Ports in India.
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Answer: Coastal Tax
Answer: Nhava Sheva
Answer: 14 November 2008
Address: SH 49, Semmancherry, Semmancheri, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119
Answer: Kandla Port
Explanation: It was built after the partition of India and Pakistan. The Karachi port on the western coast had gone to Pakistan.
Answer: May 26, 1989
Explanation: It was built with an investment of ₹1,109 crores.
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Answer: Paradip Port (12 March 1966)
Answer: 26 June 1873
Answer: Chennai Port
Answer: Kolkata Port
Answer: Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust
Map Of Major Ports In India
Establishment Dates Of Major Ports
| No. | Port Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Port | 1639 |
| 2 | Jawaharlal Nehru Port | 26 May 1989 |
| 3 | Kamarajar Port | 2001 |
| 4 | Kandla Port | 1952 |
| 5 | Kochi Port | 26 May 1928 |
| 6 | Kolkata Port | 1870 |
| 7 | Mormugao Port | 1885 |
| 8 | Mumbai Port | 26 June 1873 |
| 9 | New Mangalore Port | 4 May 1974 |
| 10 | Paradip Port | 3 January 1962 |
| 11 | V. O. Chidambaranar Port | 11 July 1974 |
| 12 | Visakhapatnam Port | 19 December 1933 |
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51. India’s first Port Trust Board?
Answer: Calcutta Port (1870)
52. Leading Iron Ore exporting port in India?
Answer: Mormugao Port
53. Which Port is called “The Natural Gateway to the Vast Industrial and Agricultural Produce Markets of South-West India”?
Answer: Cochin Port
54. Which port is renamed as “Kamarajar Port”?
Answer: Ennore Port Limited
55. Indian Port located in the Gulf of Mannar?
Answer: V. O. Chidambaranar Port
56. Which port is renamed as V. O. Chidambaranar Port?
Answer: Tuticorin Port
57. Which port is renamed as Deendayal Port?
Answer: Kandla Port
58. How many Active Ports are there in West Bengal?
Answer: There are 4 Active Ports in West Bengal
1) Kolkata Port
2) Haldia Port
3) Kulpi Port
4) Farakka Port
59. Which port is believed to be used by the Navies of Shivaji?
Answer: Mumbai Port
60. The only port in India to provide a direct weekly container service to the United States?
Answer: V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust
Explanation: Transit time is 22 days
61. Which Country is Hong Kong Port Located in?
Answer: China
62. Mangalore is the chief port city of which Indian state?
Answer: Karnataka
63. All-weather port with State-of-the-art infrastructure and modern navigational facilities?
Answer: Kamarajar Port
64. Which port is known as the “Jewel of all ports in India”?
Answer: Visakhapatnam Port
65. Which port in India is listed in the World’s top 30 container ports?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port
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66. Where is the Headquarters of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)?
Answer: New Delhi
67. How many Minor Ports are in India?
Answer: 187
68. Which is the Southernmost Port in India?
Answer: Tuticorin Port
69. How many major and non-major ports are there in India?
Answer: 200
Explanation: Maharashtra (53), Gujarat (40), Tamil Nadu (15), Karnataka (10), and others (82)
70. Where is Mormugao Port located?
Answer: Goa
71. Which Indian Port handles the largest volume of foreign trade?
Answer: Kandla Port (Cargo Handled 110.10 Million Tones)
72. Largest hinterland port in India?
Answer: Mumbai Port
73. Largest Port during the Mughal Period?
Answer: Surat Port
74. Kamarajar Port is also known as?
Answer: Ennore Port
75. Where is Paradip Port Located?
Answer: Odisha
76. India’s biggest private-sector port?
Answer: Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh)
77. Name of the Tidal Port in India?
Answer: Kandla Port
78. Where is the Vizag Port located?
Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
79. Where is the Haldia Port located?
Answer: West Bengal Port
80. length of the total coastline of India?
Answer: 7,517 km
State Wise Ports In India (Non-Major)
| No. | State | Number of Ports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 53 |
| 2 | Gujarat | 40 |
| 3 | Andaman & Nicobar | 23 |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 15 |
| 5 | Kerala | 13 |
| 6 | Andhra Pradesh | 12 |
| 7 | Lakshadweep | 10 |
| 8 | Karnataka | 10 |
| 9 | Goa | 5 |
| 10 | Daman & Diu | 2 |
| 11 | Odisha | 2 |
| 12 | West Bengal | 1 |
| 13 | Pondicherry | 1 |
81. Which Indian state is having the longest coastline?
Answer: Gujarat (1214.7 Km)
82. The only Major Port in Karnataka?
Answer: New Mangalore Port
83. Which Indian state has the smallest Coastline?
Answer: West Bengal (157.5 Km)
84. Which is the deepest landlocked port in India?
Answer: Visakhapatnam Port
85. Which South Indian Major Port has an artificial harbor?
Answer: Chennai Port
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86. How many Indian states have a coastal line?
Answer: 9
87. Which Port is situated at the confluence of the river Mahanadi and Bay of Bengal?
Answer: Paradip Port
88. Which state in India has the highest number of ports?
Answer: Maharashtra (53 Ports)
89. India’s first port in the private sector?
Answer: Port Pipavav
90. Which Major Port in Kerala lies on two islands Wellington and Vallarpadam?
Answer: Kochi Port
91. When was the Indian Ports Association (IPA) established?
Answer: 1966
92. Oldest and Active Port in India?
Answer: Madras Port
93. Which Port is known as the king Port of India?
Answer: Nhava Sheva
94. Which Indian Port export commodities include tea, coffee, and spices?
Answer: Cochin Port
95. Which state has 40 seaports in India?
Answer: Gujarat
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96. Largest Port in India located in the Bay of Bengal?
Answer: Chennai Port
97. Which Port was considered as the 13th Major Port in India in 2010?
Answer: Port Blair
98. Name all states having Sea Ports in India?
Answer:
1) Kerala
2) Gujarat
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Puducherry
5) Andhra Pradesh
6) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
7) Maharashtra
8) Karnataka
9) West Bengal
10) Lakshadweep
11) Daman and Diu
12) Goa
13) Odisha
99. which Indian Port has its own railway connection?
Answer: Mumbai Port
Explanation: Mumbai Port owns and operates its own Railway. The port is connected to broad-gauge mainlines of the Central and Western Railway through its interchange yard at Wadala.
100. Where is the Headquarters of the Coast Guard Region for Andaman & Nicobar located?
Answer: Port Blair
101. The Highest Earning Port in India?
Answer: Kandla Port
102. Which Port is Known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea?
Answer: Kochi Port
103. Which Ports are Natural Harbors in India?
Answer: Mumbai Port, Mormugao Port, Kochi Port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port
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