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