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