SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. ‘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 2. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: New Tuticorin Paradeep Haldia Vishakhapatnam 3. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Mumbai New Mangalore Vishakhapatnam Cochin 4. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Son Damodar Mahanadi Yamuna 5. Which one of the following statements is correct? India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports 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 6. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Tuticorin Cochin Vishakhapatnam Ennore 7. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Mumbai Kolkata Kochi Vishakhapatnam 8. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Kandla : Gujarat Paradip : Orissa Quilon : Kerala Kakinada : Maharashtra 9. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Haldia Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Kandla 10. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the soil is porous the region is densely populated the sources of canals are perennial rivers the level of underground water is high Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related