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