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