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