Q.

Which one of the following is a riverine port?


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a

Kandla

b

Kolkata

c

Mumbai

d

Tuticorin 

answer is B.

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Kolkata is the only inland riverine port of India.
Beyond the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin, this port serves a very big and wealthy region. It is located in the West Bengal town of Kolkata, some 203 kilometres (126 miles) inland. The British East India Company founded it, making it the oldest active port in India. Kolkata is a port of freshwater with no salinity variations.
  
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