With regard to water transportation in India, which of the following statements are correct?
- 1. Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi.
- 2. Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida.
- 3. National Inland Navigation Institute is located at Kolkata.
- 4. First National Inland Waterway was between Haldia and Allahabad.
1 and 2 only
2 and 3
2 and 4 only
1, 2 and 4
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2016
Statements 2 and 4 are correct regarding water transportation in India.Statement 1 is incorrect: The headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC) is located at Kolkata. Statement 2 is correct: The headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is located at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Statement 3 is incorrect: The National Inland Navigation Institute (NINI) is located at Patna, Bihar. Statement 4 is correct: The first National Inland Waterway (NW-1) was declared on the Ganga river system between Haldia (West Bengal) and Allahabad (Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh).