RAS question
Which port became India's first deep-water international trans-shipment hub?
Correct answer: (C) Vizhinjam Port.
Vizhinjam Port in Kerala became India's first deep-water international trans-shipment hub and was announced operational during India Maritime Week 2025.
Explanation
Vizhinjam Port is correct because the PIB release on the Prime Minister's address at India Maritime Week 2025 records it as India's first deep-water international trans-shipment hub and says it is now operational. The key distinction is that the milestone is not India's largest container port, a well-known private port, or any major east-coast port; it is the specific first deep-water international trans-shipment hub. The PIB release places this achievement within India's 2025 maritime-sector milestones and notes that a largest container vessel recently arrived at Vizhinjam, reinforcing why the port was in current-affairs focus. Vizhinjam Port is located in Kerala, and the operational announcement was tied to India Maritime Week 2025.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Mundra Port is not the port identified in the PIB release as India's first deep-water international trans-shipment hub.
- (B) Jawaharlal Nehru Port is discussed in the PIB release for Phase 2 of the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal, not as the first deep-water international trans-shipment hub.
- (D) Krishnapatnam Port is not named in the PIB release as the operational first deep-water international trans-shipment hub.
Concept
This tests infrastructure and current-affairs awareness within the Indian Economy syllabus, especially ports, logistics and maritime-sector reforms. It recurs in RAS because recent government announcements often become economy questions when they mark a clear national first.