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