Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 2020 GS-I
Question

First ever containership from Kolkata Port to Agartala was sent through which one of the following Ports of Bangladesh in July 2020 ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Chattogram

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chattogram”.
Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh, in a virtual ceremony.

This has been done under the Agreement on use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of India’s transit cargo through Bangladesh.

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