1. Which of the following is the busiest port of Japan?
(a) Yokohama
(b) Hiroshima
(c) Hitachi
(d) Kagoshima
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (a) Yokohama
- Yokohama is the most active port in Japan.
- It is managed by the Yokohama City Port and Harbour Bureau.
- It is the doorway to Tokyo and its surrounding areas.
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2. Which one of the following is not a seaport city?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Canberra
(c) New York
(d) London
[40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (b) Canberra
- Australia’s capital, Canberra, is not located near any oceans.
- Tokyo is the capital of Japan and a major port city located on the island of Honshu.
- New York is a port city in the United States situated along the banks of the Hudson River in New York City.
- London is a city located on the banks of the river Thames.
- So Canberra is not a city by the sea.
- Therefore, choice (b) is the right answer.
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3. Which one of the following has the largest harbour in the world?
(a) London
(b) Colombo
(c) Rotterdam
(d) New York
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005, 2006]
Ans. (c) Rotterdam
- Back when the question was asked, Rotterdam was the biggest port in the world.
- In 2020, the top 5 largest ports (all in China) were :
- Shanghai
- Singapore
- Ningbo Zhoushan
- Shenzhen
- Guangzhou Harbour
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4. The world’s busiest seaport by cargo tonnage is :
(a) Busan
(b) Rotterdam
(c) Singapore
(d) Shanghai
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (d) Shanghai
- The Port of Shanghai is the biggest cargo port in the world.
- It has a deep-sea port and a river port and is a major gateway for international trade.
- It covers an area of 3,619.6km² near the Yangtze River.
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5. Which one of the following is now the second biggest port in the world?
(a) Capetown
(b) New York
(c) Shanghai
(d) Tokyo
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
Ans. (c) Shanghai
- When the question was asked, Shanghai was the second biggest port in the world after Singapore.
- However, in 2020, the World Shipping Council reported that the 3 largest ports were :
- Shanghai (China)
- Singapore
- Ningbo Zhoushan (China)
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6. Which one of the following port cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port?
(a) Caracas
(b) Maracaibo
(c) Maracay
(d) Carupano
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (b) Maracaibo
- Maracaibo is a port city located in the northwest region of Venezuela, close to the Gulf of Venezuela.
- Before petroleum was discovered in 1917, the city was mainly known for its production of coffee.
- Once oil was discovered in the area, it quickly grew to become an important hub for oil production in South America.
- In the late 1950s, the channel connecting the lake with the Caribbean was dredged, which helped to further boost the economy of the region and the maritime activity in Maracaibo.
- The lake is also rich in petrochemical products, making Maracaibo a key port for oil exports.
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7. Alexandria is a port in –
(a) Egypt
(b) Israel
(c) Jordan
(d) Libya
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (a) Egypt
- Alexandria is the second biggest city in Egypt and a very important economic hub.
- It stretches for 32 kilometers along the Mediterranean Sea.
- Since it’s located at a low elevation on the Nile Delta, it’s at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels.
- It’s also a big industrial center because of the Natural Gas and Oil pipelines that run from Suez.
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8. Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?
(a) Ctesias
(b) Pliny
(c) Ptolemy
(d) Strabo
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
- The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a text written in Greek that tells about trading and travelling from Roman Egyptian ports in the Red Sea, the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, and India.
- It is believed to have been written between the first and third centuries, with many believing it was written in the mid-first century.
- The author is unknown, but it gives an accurate description of the lands around the Indian Ocean from someone who was familiar with the area.
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9. Port Diamond is located in –
(a) Australia
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) South Africa
(d) Zaira
[U.P. P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
Ans. (c) South Africa
- Port Nolloth, a town in South Africa, is sometimes called Port Diamond.
- In the past, this port was used to transport copper from the Okiep mines and diamonds from the Namaqualand region.
- It has now been developed as a spot for diamond production.
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10. Which one of the following is known as the “Coffee port” of the world?
(a) São Paulo
(b) Santos
(c) Rio de Janeiro
(d) Buenos Aires
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015, I.A.S. (Pre) 2000, 63rd B.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]
Ans. (b) Santos
- Santos, located in Brazil, was founded in 1540 for the purpose of exporting a lot of coffee.
- It is now famously known as the “Coffee Port” because it is the biggest exporter of coffee in the world.
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11. In terms of the monetary value, the largest shipbuilder of the world is –
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) South Korea
(d) U.S.A.
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (c) South Korea
- South Korea is the biggest shipbuilding country when it comes to money.
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12. In which country, Port Gwadar is located?
(a) Iran
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Sri Lanka
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) Pakistan
- Gwadar Port is a large harbor located on the Arabian Sea in Balochistan, Pakistan.
- It’s important to Pakistan and China, who have agreed to use 2,000 acres of land around the port.
- China is also building a railway to make it easier to get to the port.
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13. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Ports Country
(a) Rotterdam – The Netherland
(b) Igarka – China
(c) Montevideo – Uruguay
(d) Jakarta – Indonesia
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (b) Igarka – China
- Igarka is located in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, not in China.
- The other ports are properly linked to the right countries.
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