हाल ही में निम्नलिखित राज्यों में से किसने एक लम्बे नौसंचालन चैनल द्वारा समुद्र से जोड़े जाने के लिए एक कृत्रिम अंतर्देशीय बंदरगाह के निर्माण की संभावना का पता लगाया है?
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Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
(a) Andhra Pradesh · (b) Chhattisgarh · (c) Karnataka · (d) Rajasthan
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) राजस्थान
Rajasthan is the State that proposed an artificial inland shipping port at Jalore, to be linked to the Arabian Sea by a channel along the Kutch Creek. The Ministry of Shipping said in 2015 that a pre-feasibility study would be done by the Rajasthan Government with support from the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
- ✓ (d) The Press Information Bureau (13 August 2015) records a proposal from the Government of Rajasthan for an inland shipping port at Jalore, connected to the Arabian Sea by a channel along the Kutch Creek.
- ✗ (a) Andhra Pradesh has a long coastline and its own sea ports, so it needs no artificial channel to reach the sea.
- ✗ (b) Chhattisgarh is landlocked, but the government's inland-port proposal of 2015 came from Rajasthan, not Chhattisgarh.
Remember · Rajasthan's proposed Jalore inland port would be joined to the Arabian Sea by a channel along the Kutch Creek; a pre-feasibility study was agreed with IWAI in 2015.
Sources
- Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Shipping (13 August 2015): Artificial Inland Port ↗ “A proposal received from Government of Rajasthan to develop Inland Shipping Port at Jalore which would be connected to the Arabian Sea by developing a channel along the Kutch Creek”
- Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Shipping (4 November 2015): Development of Inland Shipping Port at Jalore, Rajasthan ↗ “The Inland Waterways Authority of India under the Ministry of Shipping proposes to guide and support Rajasthan government for building an Inland Shipping Port at Jalore.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2016, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·