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