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