Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?

1. A

   Andhra Pradesh

   Andhra Pradesh already has a long coastline and seaports; it was not the inland-State news story of an artificial port linked by a long channel. This option is not the key.

2. B

   Chhattisgarh

   Chhattisgarh is landlocked and has discussed waterways on the Mahanadi, but the contemporary proposal of an artificial inland port tied to the sea by a long navigational channel was not Chhattisgarh’s headline. This option is wrong.

3. C

   Karnataka

   Karnataka has a coastline (Mangaluru, Karwar) and does not need an artificial inland seaport of that kind as the first-in-country story. This option is not the key.

4. D

   Rajasthan

   Rajasthan, a landlocked State, explored an artificial inland port (Jalore / Sanchore belt) to be joined to the Arabian Sea by a long navigational channel through Gujarat. That is why (d) is the official key.

Summary. Official key is (d) Rajasthan. The proposal was to give the desert State port-type logistics by cutting or using a long channel to the sea, an unusual inland-port idea in Indian news around this paper. Coastal Andhra and Karnataka already have ports; Chhattisgarh was not the named explorer here. Geography questions sometimes test landlocked States’ search for sea access. Only Rajasthan matches the stem.