Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question

Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I (Port)

A. Paradeep

B. Tuticorin

C. Kakinada

D. Alappuzha

List-II (State)

1. Tamil Nadu

2. Kerala

3. Odisha

4. Andhra Pradesh

1. A. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
2. B. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 (Correct answer)
3. C. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
4. D. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

Correct Answer

Option B — A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2.

Key Points

• A. Paradeep — 3. Odisha. A major port on the Bay of Bengal at the mouth of the Mahanadi.
• B. Tuticorin — 1. Tamil Nadu. Now called V. O. Chidambaranar Port.
• C. Kakinada — 4. Andhra Pradesh. On the Coromandel coast in the Godavari delta.
• D. Alappuzha — 2. Kerala. Alleppey, on the Malabar coast, known for its backwaters.
• Hence option (b).

Additional Information

• India has a coastline of about 7,500 km with 12 major ports plus Vadhavan (approved in Maharashtra), and roughly 200 non-major ports. Major ports are under the Centre; non-major ports come under the states.
• Ports and states worth revising: Kandla/Deendayal — Gujarat (a tidal port); Mumbai and JNPT (Nhava Sheva, largest container port) — Maharashtra; Mormugao — Goa; New Mangalore — Karnataka; Kochi — Kerala; Chennai, Ennore (Kamarajar), Tuticorin — Tamil Nadu; Visakhapatnam (deepest) — Andhra Pradesh; Paradeep — Odisha; Kolkata-Haldia (only riverine port) — West Bengal.
• Ennore (Kamarajar) was India's first corporatised major port.