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 India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage 2. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Paradeep New Tuticorin Haldia Vishakhapatnam 3. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Kochi Mumbai Kolkata Vishakhapatnam 4. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: 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 land region extending from a sea port 5. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Kandla Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Haldia 6. 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 soil is porous the sources of canals are perennial rivers 7. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Mahanadi Damodar Yamuna Son 8. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Cochin Mumbai Vishakhapatnam New Mangalore 9. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Tuticorin Cochin Vishakhapatnam Ennore 10. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Kakinada : Maharashtra Kandla : Gujarat Paradip : Orissa Quilon : Kerala Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related