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