Question

Which are the three major ports of Tamil Nadu?
a: Chennai
b: Thoothukudi
c: Ennore
d: All of these

Answer 1

Hint: The area of Tanil Nadu is about 130,058 sq km. The official language of Tamil Nadu is Tamil. Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu. Its largest city is Chennai.

Complete Step by Step Answer:

Option a: Chennai port is the third oldest port among the ports in the East Coast of India. It was formerly known as Madras Port. This port is the second largest container port of India. This port is the largest in the Bay of Bengal area. Chennai is one of the three major ports of Tamil Nadu. But this is not the correct answer to this question because the other cities given in options are also major ports of Tamil Nadu.

Option b: Thoothukudi port is an artificial deep sea port which is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. The former name of Thoothukudi was Tuticorin. This city is also a municipal corporation and an industrial city. Thoothukudi is one of the three major ports of Tamil Nadu. But this is not the correct answer to this question because the other cities given in options are also major ports of Tamil Nadu.

Option c: Ennore port is located on the Coromandel coast. Ennore is one of the three major ports of Tamil Nadu. But this is not the correct answer to this question because the other cities given in options are also major ports of Tamil Nadu.

Option d: All of these are the major port cities of Tamilnadu. Hence this is the correct answer to the above question.

Option d is the correct answer because all the cities given are the major ports of Tamilnadu.

Note: The state of Tamilnadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent. There are fifteen minor ports in Tamilnadu.