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 natural harbour used for international trade abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted 2. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Kandla Haldia 3. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Vishakhapatnam Cochin Tuticorin Ennore 4. 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 5. Which one of the following statements is correct? India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports Mumbai port handles half of the country’s foreign trade 6. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: New Tuticorin Paradeep Vishakhapatnam Haldia 7. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Kolkata Mumbai Kochi Vishakhapatnam 8. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? New Mangalore Cochin Vishakhapatnam Mumbai 9. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Kakinada : Maharashtra Kandla : Gujarat Quilon : Kerala Paradip : Orissa 10. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Son Mahanadi Yamuna Damodar Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related