Connectivity MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. The Chabahar Port does lie outside the Strait of Hormuz and provides a sea land route to Eurasia. However, the reason given only explains how Chabahar reduces Hormuz dependence but does not by itself explain how INSTC reduces dependence on the Suez Canal. The full explanation requires noting that INSTC uses Iran Caspian Russia rail river corridor cutting Suez Mediterranean route which is independent of Chabahar specific geography. Hence R is true but is only a partial explanation of A.