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