Q. Which village in Andhra Pradesh was a prominent 18th-19th century port on the Bay of Bengal, known for shipbuilding and devastated by major cyclones in 1789 and 1839? Answer:
Coringa
Notes: Coringa was a major shipbuilding port with the only dry dock between Bombay and Calcutta, devastated by cyclones in 1789 and 1839 causing massive loss of life and decline.
