Consider the following pairs: Port: Well known as How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Answer: (b) Only two pairs

Kamarajar and Mundra are right; JNPT, not Visakhapatnam, handles the most containers.

Statement by statement

1. ✓ CORRECT Kamarajar Port (Ennore) was the first major port registered as a company.

2. ✓ CORRECT Mundra (Adani) is India’s largest privately owned port.

3. ✗ WRONG Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva) is the largest container port, not Visakhapatnam.

The idea

Port labels refer to different things: legal organisation, ownership and cargo handled. A port with heavy bulk cargo need not lead in containers. Any “largest” cargo claim must be tied to the year and cargo category, here the 2023 exam setting.

Why the others are wrong

(a) Two pairs are correct.

(c) Accepts Visakhapatnam as the container leader.

(d) Two pairs are correct.

The trap

Visakhapatnam is the deepest and a big bulk port — not the container leader.

Elimination technique

Visakhapatnam’s bulk-cargo importance does not make it the container leader in the 2023 comparison. Rejecting that pair rules out “all three”; the ownership and company-status facts must still be checked separately.

Also know

JNPA is at Nhava Sheva near Mumbai, while Mundra lies on the Gulf of Kachchh. Kamarajar is at Ennore near Chennai. A major port is a legal and administrative category, not simply a description of physical size; container throughput is usually measured in TEUs.