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 ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports 2. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Kolkata Mumbai Kochi Vishakhapatnam 3. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the soil is porous the level of underground water is high the region is densely populated the sources of canals are perennial rivers 4. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Mahanadi Yamuna Son Damodar 5. ‘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 6. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Haldia Tuticorin Kandla Vishakhapatnam 7. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Paradeep Haldia New Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam 8. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Ennore Vishakhapatnam Cochin Tuticorin 9. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Mumbai Cochin Vishakhapatnam New Mangalore 10. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Kandla : Gujarat Kakinada : Maharashtra Quilon : Kerala Paradip : Orissa Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related