SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: 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 natural harbour used for international trade 2. 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 3. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Damodar Mahanadi Son Yamuna 4. Which one of the following statements is correct? India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage Mumbai port handles half of the country’s foreign trade India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports 5. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Haldia Kandla Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin 6. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Vishakhapatnam Mumbai New Mangalore Cochin 7. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: New Tuticorin Haldia Vishakhapatnam Paradeep 8. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Vishakhapatnam Kochi Mumbai Kolkata 9. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Ennore Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Cochin 10. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Kakinada : Maharashtra Quilon : Kerala Kandla : Gujarat Paradip : Orissa Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related