Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Deendayal Port (Kandla) in Kuchchh was the first port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port. This need arose due to the Partition of India, after which the port of Karachi was lost to Pakistan. With Karachi no longer available, Mumbai port faced excessive pressure from increased trade traffic. Deendayal Port, being a tidal port, was developed to handle this load and to cater to exports and imports of the productive granary and industrial belt of states like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.

Source: Major Sea Ports, Chapter 7

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• The examiner expects two clear points: (1) the function — to decongest/ease pressure on Mumbai port, and (2) the reason — loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after Partition.
• Naming the location (Kuchchh) and mentioning it is a tidal port adds accuracy and can fetch full marks.
• Avoid writing a long list of states; one or two examples are sufficient for a 3-mark answer.
• The phrase "in the wake of loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after the Partition" is directly from the textbook — use similar wording.