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