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