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