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