SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: land region extending from a sea port continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially natural harbour used for international trade 2. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Mahanadi Damodar Son Yamuna 3. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the level of underground water is high the soil is porous the sources of canals are perennial rivers the region is densely populated 4. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Mumbai Kolkata Vishakhapatnam Kochi 5. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Quilon : Kerala Paradip : Orissa Kakinada : Maharashtra Kandla : Gujarat 6. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? New Mangalore Mumbai Cochin Vishakhapatnam 7. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Tuticorin Cochin Vishakhapatnam Ennore 8. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Paradeep New Tuticorin Haldia Vishakhapatnam 9. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Kandla Haldia 10. Which one of the following statements is correct? Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage Mumbai port handles half of the country’s foreign trade India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related