INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gateway of India is located on the waterfront at Apollo Bunder area at the end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. The monument has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city’s top tourist attraction.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the arrival of George V, Emperor of India and Mary of Teck, Empress consort, in India at Apollo Bunder, Mumbai (Bombay) on 2 December 1911 prior to the Delhi Durbar of 1911; it was the first visit of a British monarch to India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is A Mangalore Port.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two key ports – Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), which was set up in the 17th century, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the relatively new Port – collectively account for 22 per cent of the total traffic handled at 13 major ports across the country. The state has a coastline of 720 km on the Arabian seafront.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is located at the tip of Apollo Bunder, overlooking the Arabian Sea. Apollo Bunder was used as a jetty in earlier days and later renovated to literally act as the ‘gateway to India’. As the name signifies, this monument served as an entrance point to India for the British Viceroys.