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