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 level of underground water is high the sources of canals are perennial rivers the soil is porous 2. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Mahanadi Damodar Yamuna Son 3. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Haldia Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Kandla 4. Which one of the following statements is correct? Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports Mumbai port handles half of the country’s foreign trade 5. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Cochin Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Ennore 6. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Mumbai Vishakhapatnam New Mangalore Cochin 7. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: land region extending from a sea port natural harbour used for international trade continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially 8. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Paradip : Orissa Kakinada : Maharashtra Kandla : Gujarat Quilon : Kerala 9. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Kolkata Kochi Mumbai Vishakhapatnam 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