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