UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Centre’s investment body flagged Nicobar port as lacking in ‘strategic goals’

Q1. In the context of appraisal of major central public sector projects, the 'Public Investment Board' (PIB), which recently flagged that the proposed Galathea Bay port lacked defined strategic objectives, functions under which one of the following?

  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. Cabinet Secretariat
  • C. Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance
  • D. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance

Q2. With reference to the ₹81,000-crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project, consider the following components: 1. International Container Transhipment Port at Galathea Bay 2. Greenfield international airport 3. Gas-based power plant 4. Special Economic Zone dedicated exclusively to petrochemical refining Which of the above are correctly identified as components of the project?

  1. International Container Transhipment Port at Galathea Bay
  2. Greenfield international airport
  3. Gas-based power plant
  4. Special Economic Zone dedicated exclusively to petrochemical refining
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. The proposed International Container Transhipment Port at Galathea Bay, Great Nicobar, is planned to be developed in how many phases?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q4. Consider the following statements comparing the proposed International Container Transhipment Port (ICTP) at Galathea Bay with India's existing major ports: 1. At full development, the ICTP is targeted to handle 16 million TEUs, with phase-I capacity of 4 million TEUs. 2. The ICTP at Galathea Bay has been officially notified as the 13th major port of India. 3. Galathea Bay has a natural water depth of less than 10 metres, which is shallower than most existing Indian major ports. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. At full development, the ICTP is targeted to handle 16 million TEUs, with phase-I capacity of 4 million TEUs.
  2. The ICTP at Galathea Bay has been officially notified as the 13th major port of India.
  3. Galathea Bay has a natural water depth of less than 10 metres, which is shallower than most existing Indian major ports.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. The proposed International Container Transhipment Port at Galathea Bay, whose proposal was appraised by the Public Investment Board, is being developed by which of the following Union Ministries as the nodal ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Defence
  • B. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • C. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  • D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry