CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
|
|
Cochin
|
|
|
New Mangalore
|
|
|
Mumbai
|
|
|
Vishakhapatnam
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The New Mangalore Port is one of the iron ore exporting ports of India . It caters to the Kudremukh mines in Karnataka.
Detailed explanation-2: -The captive mining took place at Kudremukh on the Western Ghats range. The mined ore was transported 110 km through slurry pipelines running through the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada up to the pelletisation plant in Panambur, adjacent to the premises of the New Mangalore Port.
Detailed explanation-3: -Marmagao is the premier iron-ore exporting port of India. This is because of its strategically advantageous location in the West coast. It facilitates faster export to the European countries. So this is the correct answer.
There is 1 question to complete.