SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. Which one of the following statements is correct? India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage 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 2. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Damodar Son Yamuna Mahanadi 3. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Vishakhapatnam Mumbai New Mangalore Cochin 4. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Ennore Cochin 5. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the level of underground water is high the sources of canals are perennial rivers the region is densely populated the soil is porous 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. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Paradeep Vishakhapatnam New Tuticorin Haldia 8. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Kandla Haldia Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam 9. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Kolkata Mumbai Kochi Vishakhapatnam 10. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: land region extending from a sea port continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially natural harbour used for international trade Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related