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