Question

Match the following :

(a) Kandla                              1. Maharashtra

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru              2. Gujarat 

(c) Paradip                             3. West Bengal 

(d) Haldia                               4. Orissa

1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 4, d - 1
2. a - 4, b - 1, c - 3, d - 2
3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1, d - 4
4. a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

The correct answer is a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3.

(a) Kandla	2. Gujarat
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru	1. Maharashtra
(c) Paradip	4. Orissa
(d) Haldia	3. West Bengal

• Haldia : 
  • Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal.
  • It is a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 124 km southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges.
  • The Haldia Township is bordered by the Haldi River, an offshoot of the Ganges River.
  • Haldia is a centre for many petrochemical businesses and is being developed as a major trade port for Kolkata.
• Paradip :
  • Paradeep is a major seaport city and a municipality in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India.
  • Paradeep Municipality was constituted as an NAC on 27 September 1979 and converted into Municipality on 12 December 2002.
  • It has become a hub of industrial activities like IFFCO, PPL, CARGILL, IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, Carbon, etc.
• Kandla :
  • Kandla is also known as the Deendayal Port Trust is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state.
  • The port was opened on Kandla’s natural deepwater harbour in 1930.
  • It was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India.
  • The port is situated in the Kandla Creek and is 90 km from the mouth of the Gulf Of Kutch