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