UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India Unveils Port Performance Index, Maritime Digital Reforms to Boost Global Competitiveness
Q1. With reference to the recently launched Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI), the term 'Sagar Aankalan' refers to which one of the following?
- A. The guidelines/framework of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under which the Indian port performance index is developed
- B. A viability-gap funding scheme for coastal shipping subsidies to non-major ports
- C. A green-port certification standard awarded to ports meeting emission-intensity norms
- D. A welfare and insurance corpus maintained for Indian seafarers and merchant navy crew
Q2. At the JNPA 37th Foundation Day event, the Directorate General of Shipping launched a set of digital modules. Consider the following:
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as one of the DGS digital modules launched (with its platform, where stated)?
- 24x7 Grievance Redressal Module — on the e-Navik platform
- Ship Registration Module — on the e-Samudra platform
- Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) — as one of the four DGS digital modules
- Unified Ship Recycling Credit Note Module
- A. 1, 2 and 4
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 3 only
Q3. At the JNPA 37th Foundation Day event, how many digital initiative modules were launched by the Directorate General of Shipping for the shipping ecosystem?
- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Five
- D. Six
Q4. The Logistics Performance Index (LPI), on which India ranked 38th in 2023, is the flagship benchmarking report published by which one of the following institutions?
- A. World Bank
- B. World Trade Organization
- C. International Monetary Fund
- D. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Q5. With reference to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- It was commissioned in 1989 and today ranks as India's premier container port.
- It was earlier constituted as the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust before being reconstituted as a Port Authority.
- It is located on the eastern coast of India near Kolkata.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q6. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) is best known as India's largest port of which one of the following categories?
- A. Container port
- B. Iron-ore export port
- C. Crude-oil import terminal
- D. Fishing harbour
Q7. In the Indian context, the term 'Major Port' is best defined as a port which:
- A. Is administered and regulated by the Central Government under central legislation
- B. Handles more than one million tonnes of cargo in a financial year
- C. Is equipped with dedicated container-handling berths
- D. Is located on a National Waterway declared by Parliament
Q8. Under the first phase of the 'One Nation-One Port Process' (ONOP), the number of documents required for container operations was reduced from 143 to how many?