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