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