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