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