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