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