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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has partially shut down the world’s third-busiest container port after a worker there tested positive for Covid-19?
A
India
B
China
C
USA
D
South Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shanghai Port The Shanghai Port, owned by the Shanghai International Port Company Ltd, tops the list of the busiest ports in the world in 2022. Located in the People’s republic of China, in the city of Shanghai, this port is also regarded as the world’s most rapidly growing economy.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. Port of Shanghai. Operational since 1842 as a treaty port, Shanghai port is the largest port in China and the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -CHINA’S INVESTMENTS IN PORTS China has 34 container ports in-country and 25 of these are regarded as significant international ports, and internationally, investments or other arrangements in an estimated 100 + ports, at least one in every continent, except Antarctica.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan is in Zhejiang province, south of Hangzhou Bay in China. The Port of Ningbo was merged with the neighboring Port of Zhoushan in 2006 to form a combined cargo-handling centre. The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan is one of the main trans-shipment and storage bases of coal in east China.

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