Question

Read the following statements related to international trade of India carefully and choose the correct option:

1. India has a long coastline surrounded by ocean from three sides.
2. Indian coasts have large number of well-developed sea ports.
3. Kandla port exports huge amount of iron-ore.
4. The transportation cost by water is very cheap for voluminous items.

Options

• Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

• Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.

• Only (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

• Only (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

Answer 1

Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

Explanation:

Kandla Port, situated at the head of the Gulf of Kachchh, is an important port that serves the western and north-western parts of India. It was developed to reduce congestion at Mumbai Port and is specially equipped to handle large volumes of petroleum, petroleum products, and fertilizers. To further lessen the load on the port, an offshore terminal has been set up at Vadinar.