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