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