UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Kamarajar Port Becomes India's Second Major Port with 18-Metre Draft Capability, Boosting India’s Maritime Competitiveness

Q1. Which port has become the second Major Port of India to attain an 18-metre operational draft, achieved through the completion of its Capital Dredging Phase VI?

  • A. Kamarajar Port
  • B. Deendayal Port
  • C. Paradip Port
  • D. V.O. Chidambaranar Port

Q2. With reference to Kamarajar Port's recent 18-metre draft milestone, consider the following statements: 1. The enabling project was the Capital Dredging Phase VI. 2. The upgraded draft allows berthing of fully laden Capesize vessels of up to 1,70,000 DWT. 3. The project was completed at a cost of about ₹440 crore. 4. It made Kamarajar the first Major Port in India to attain an 18-metre operational draft. Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?

  1. The enabling project was the Capital Dredging Phase VI.
  2. The upgraded draft allows berthing of fully laden Capesize vessels of up to 1,70,000 DWT.
  3. The project was completed at a cost of about ₹440 crore.
  4. It made Kamarajar the first Major Port in India to attain an 18-metre operational draft.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4
  • D. 1, 2 and 4

Q3. Consider the following ports: 1. Kamarajar Port 2. Mormugao Port 3. Mundra Port 4. Dhamra Port Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Major Ports of India administered under the Central Government?

  1. Kamarajar Port
  2. Mormugao Port
  3. Mundra Port
  4. Dhamra Port
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 3
  • D. 3 and 4 only

Q4. Consider the following ports: 1. Paradip Port 2. New Mangalore Port 3. Vizhinjam Port 4. Cochin Port Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a Major Port of India?

  1. Paradip Port
  2. New Mangalore Port
  3. Vizhinjam Port
  4. Cochin Port
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4

Q5. Under which one of the following laws was Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) originally incorporated as a corporate entity?

  • A. The Indian Companies Act, 1956
  • B. The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
  • C. The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
  • D. The Indian Ports Act, 1908

Q6. Kamarajar Port holds which one of the following distinctions among India's Major Ports?

  • A. It is the only Major Port constituted as a corporate entity (registered company) rather than a port trust/authority
  • B. It is the oldest Major Port on the eastern coast of India
  • C. It is India's largest container-handling Major Port
  • D. It was the first Major Port in India to handle Capesize vessels

Q7. In the context of port channel works such as Kamarajar Port's Phase VI, what does the term 'capital dredging' most precisely denote?

  • A. Dredging that deepens or widens a channel to create new depth/capacity not previously available at the port
  • B. Routine periodic removal of accumulated sediment to retain a port's already-declared depth
  • C. Dredging financed from the Union capital budget rather than from port revenues
  • D. Removal of sunken vessels and physical obstructions from a harbour basin

Q8. In Kamarajar Port's Capital Dredging Phase VI, which channel was deepened to the greatest depth?

  • A. Outer approach channel — deepened to 23.0 metres
  • B. Inner entrance channel — deepened to 22.0 metres
  • C. Outer approach channel — deepened to 20.0 metres
  • D. Inner entrance channel — deepened to 19.0 metres

Q9. Consider the following statements about India's maritime vision documents: 1. Maritime India Vision 2030 was launched in 2021. 2. Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 was launched at the Global Maritime India Summit 2023. 3. Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 envisages investments of nearly ₹80 lakh crore. 4. Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 aims to make India the single largest shipbuilding nation in the world by 2047. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. Maritime India Vision 2030 was launched in 2021.
  2. Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 was launched at the Global Maritime India Summit 2023.
  3. Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 envisages investments of nearly ₹80 lakh crore.
  4. Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 aims to make India the single largest shipbuilding nation in the world by 2047.
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2 and 3
  • D. 3 only

Q10. The Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 sets a target of placing India among the top how many shipbuilding nations of the world by 2047?

  • A. 5
  • B. 3
  • C. 10
  • D. 1

Q11. Prior to Kamarajar Port, which one of the following was the Major Port credited as India's deep-draft benchmark port with 18-metre draft capability?

  • A. Visakhapatnam Port
  • B. Deendayal Port
  • C. Paradip Port
  • D. Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Q12. Under which pillar of the Sagarmala Programme do capacity augmentation and de-bottlenecking measures such as capital dredging of existing Major Ports primarily fall?

  • A. Port Modernization & New Port Development
  • B. Port Connectivity Enhancement
  • C. Port-linked Industrialization
  • D. Coastal Community Development