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 abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially natural harbour used for international trade continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted 2. 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 3. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the level of underground water is high the region is densely populated the sources of canals are perennial rivers the soil is porous 4. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Mumbai Vishakhapatnam Kolkata Kochi 5. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Son Mahanadi Damodar Yamuna 6. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Kandla : Gujarat Quilon : Kerala Kakinada : Maharashtra Paradip : Orissa 7. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Vishakhapatnam Haldia Kandla Tuticorin 8. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: New Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Haldia Paradeep 9. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? New Mangalore Vishakhapatnam Cochin Mumbai 10. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Tuticorin Ennore Vishakhapatnam Cochin Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related