SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. 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 2. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Yamuna Mahanadi Son Damodar 3. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Cochin Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Ennore 4. ‘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 5. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Vishakhapatnam Kandla Haldia Tuticorin 6. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Paradip : Orissa Kakinada : Maharashtra Kandla : Gujarat Quilon : Kerala 7. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Mumbai Vishakhapatnam Kolkata Kochi 8. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the soil is porous the sources of canals are perennial rivers the region is densely populated the level of underground water is high 9. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Vishakhapatnam New Tuticorin Haldia Paradeep 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