116: Which one of the following ports shown on the rough outline map of India is a riverine port ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Explanation:
Hugli in West Bengal is a riverine port.
117: Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kraisthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
Explanation:
- The Strait of Malacca is narrow, 805 km (500 mile) stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The strait is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies such as India, China, Japan and South Korea. The maximum size of a vessel that can made passage through the Strait is referred to as Malaccamax. The strait is not deep enough (at 25 metres or 82 feet) to permit some of the largest ships (mostly oil tankers) to use it. Deepening the strait would help in increasing the volume of the business because ships of large size would pass through it, but there is no significance of distance and time. So statement 1 is incorrect.
- Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea will reduce the navigation time and distance between India and East Asia.
118: The given map shows four towns of Central Asian region marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Identify these from the following list and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Towns:
A. Bishkek
B. Ashkhabad
C. Tashkent
D. Dushanbe
Codes :
(a) A-3, B-1, C-3, D-4
(b) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
(c) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
(d) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
Explanation:
In the map marked '1' is Ashikabad (now Ashgabat) capital of Turkmenistan, '2' is Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, '3' is Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, '4' is Dushanbe, capital of Tajikstan.