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