India History Quiz-13 {Port area}Mani YadavMarch 7, 2025India History Welcome to your India History Quiz-13 {Port area} Which was the most prominent Harappan port city known for its trade connections? Lothal Harappa Mohenjo-Daro Kalibangan None Lothal, an important port city of the Indus Valley Civilization, was located in which modern state? Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Gujarat Odisha None The Harappans traded with which ancient civilization through maritime routes? Chinese Romans Mesopotamians Greeks None Which ancient Indian kingdom had extensive maritime trade with Southeast Asia? Maurya Dynasty Gupta Dynasty Chola Dynasty Satavahana Dynasty None Which ancient port city in Tamil Nadu was famous for its Roman trade? Mahabalipuram Kollam Puhar (Kaveripattinam Tamralipti None The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a Greek travelogue, mentions which major Indian port? Madurai Bharuch (Barygaza Varanasi Pataliputra None Which was an important Buddhist-era port on the eastern coast of India? Muziris Surat Tamralipti Cochin None The Chola navy conducted successful naval expeditions against which region? Maldives Persia Srivijaya (Indonesia) Rome None Which ancient port in Kerala was destroyed by floods, as per historical records? Kaveripattinam Muziris Kollam Calicut None The Pallava dynasty was known for trade relations with which Southeast Asian country? China Cambodia Persia Arabia None Which Gujarati port was famous for trade during the Delhi Sultanate period? Bharuch Khambhat (Cambay Mumbai Tuticorin None Which medieval south Indian port was a major trading center under the Vijayanagara Empire? Mangalore Calicut None The Portuguese first landed at which Indian port in 1498? Goa Surat Chennai Calicut (Kozhikode) None The first European fort in India, Fort Emmanuel, was built at which port? Mumbai Goa Cochin Diu None The Dutch established their first factory at which Indian port? Surat Chennai Masulipatnam Vishakhapatnam None Surat, one of the most important Mughal ports, was known for trade in which commodity? Spices Coffee Textiles Tea None The British East India Company set up its first factory in India at which port? Chennai Surat Mumbai Calcutta None The French established their main trading center in which coastal town of India? Calicut Pondicherry Chandernagore Goa None Which Maratha naval commander played a key role in controlling the Arabian Sea trade? Shivaji Sambhaji Kanhoji Angre Bajirao I None The Portuguese colony of Goa was captured by which Indian empire in 1961? Marathas Indian Army Dutch British None Which port city became the headquarters of British India before moving to Delhi? Mumbai Kolkata Chennai Surat None The Port of Mumbai was originally controlled by which European power? Dutch French Portuguese British None The Suez Canal (1869) had a major impact on which Indian port’s trade? Calcutta Mumbai Chennai Kochi None Which modern Indian port is the largest container port? Chennai Visakhapatnam Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva, Mumbai) Kandla None The Haldia Port was built as a backup for which older port? Chennai Port Visakhapatnam Port Kolkata Port Kandla Port None Which port is India’s largest artificial port? Cochin Port Chennai Port Mumbai Port Visakhapatnam Port None The Kandla Port was developed after India lost access to which port post-Partition? Gwadar Port Chittagong Port Karachi Port Colombo Port None The Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project aims to connect which two seas? Red Sea & Indian Ocean Andaman Sea & Bay of Bengal Bay of Bengal & Arabian Sea Indian Ocean & South China Sea None The Chabahar Port Agreement is a strategic partnership between India and which country? Afghanistan Oman Iran Saudi Arabia None The Sagarmala Project was launched to develop which sector in India? Port and Maritime Infrastructure Fisheries Railways Tourism None 1 out of 30 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 65
