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