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