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