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 Port : Largest container port in India How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
- (a) Only one pair
- (b) Only two pairs ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) All three pairs
- (d) None of the pairs
Why the answer is (b)
• Pair 1 is correct: Kamarajar Port at Ennore, Tamil Nadu, was the first major port in India to be incorporated as a company (1999) rather than run by a port trust.
• Pair 2 is correct: Mundra Port in Gujarat, operated by Adani Ports, is India's largest privately owned port and now its largest port by cargo.
• Pair 3 is wrong: India's largest container port is Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva) near Mumbai among major ports, with Mundra ahead overall; Visakhapatnam is a leading bulk-cargo port, not the largest container port.
• Hence two pairs, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Only one pair
- Both the Kamarajar and Mundra pairs are correct.
- (c) All three pairs
- Visakhapatnam is not India's largest container port.
- (d) None of the pairs
- Pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2023, held on 28 May 2023. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.