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