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