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