Explanation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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