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