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