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 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 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 east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Yamuna Damodar Son Mahanadi 4. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Kochi Kolkata Mumbai Vishakhapatnam 5. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted natural harbour used for international trade land region extending from a sea port abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially 6. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Mumbai Vishakhapatnam New Mangalore Cochin 7. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Paradip : Orissa Quilon : Kerala Kakinada : Maharashtra Kandla : Gujarat 8. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Haldia Kandla 9. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Tuticorin Cochin Ennore Vishakhapatnam 10. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: New Tuticorin Paradeep Vishakhapatnam Haldia Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related