Explanation
- A
Only one pair
Only one pair. Two of the three port tags hold.
- B
Only two pairs
Only two pairs. Kamarajar (Ennore) is the first major port registered as a company; Mundra is India’s largest private port. Visakhapatnam is not the largest container port.
- C
All three pairs
All three pairs. JNPT / Mundra lead container throughput, not Visakhapatnam.
- D
None of the pairs
None of the pairs. Two matches stand.
Summary. Official key is (b) only two pairs. Kamarajar Port (Ennore) was the first major port corporatised as a company. Mundra (Adani) is the largest privately owned port. India’s busiest container port has been JNPT, with Mundra close; Visakhapatnam is a major port but not the container leader.
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