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