SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted land region extending from a sea port natural harbour used for international trade abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially 2. Which one of the following statements is correct? Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports Mumbai port handles half of the country’s foreign trade India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage 3. 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 4. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Tuticorin Kandla Haldia Vishakhapatnam 5. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Vishakhapatnam Tuticorin Cochin Ennore 6. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Paradeep New Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Haldia 7. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Kandla : Gujarat Paradip : Orissa Kakinada : Maharashtra Quilon : Kerala 8. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Mahanadi Yamuna Damodar Son 9. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Vishakhapatnam Mumbai Kochi Kolkata 10. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Cochin Mumbai Vishakhapatnam New Mangalore Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related