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