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STATE PCS AND SSC EXAMINATIONS MCQs

Total Questions : 100 | Page 7 of 10 pages
Question 61. Arrange the following from North to South direction
1. Coco channel
2. Little Andaman
3. Narcondam Island
4. Barren Island
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    1, 4, 2, 3
  2.    1, 3, 4, 2
  3.    1, 2, 3, 4
  4.    1, 3, 2, 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3, 4, 2
NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION- COCO CHANNEL, NARCONDAM ISLAND, BARREN ISLAND, LITTLE ANDAMAN
Question 62. Arrange the following bays/ Gulfs of India from south to north direction
1. Gulf of Katch
2. Mahim Bay
3. Palk Bay
4. Gulf of Khambat
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    1, 2, 3, 4
  2.    2, 1, 3, 4
  3.    3, 2, 4, 1
  4.    4, 1, 2, 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3, 2, 4, 1
CORRECT ORDER FROM SOUTH TO NORTH- PALK BAY, MAHIM BAY, GULF OF KHAMBAT, GULF OF KATCH.
Question 63. Which of the following statements about the Western Coastal Plains is/are correct?
1. Western Coastal Plains is a belt of the plain region lying towards west between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea
2. Western plain receives less rainfall
3. These are comparatively wider and very fertile because the rivers here deposit their sediments during delta formation
4. These plains are divided into Konkan Coast, Kannad Coast and Malabar Coast
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    1 & 2
  2.    1 & 4
  3.    1, 3 & 4
  4.    1, 2, 3 & 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 & 4
WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN BELT HAS A NARROW WIDTH AND IT IS LESS FERTILE BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF ANY MAJOR RIVER. IT RECEIVES HUGE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL.
Question 64. Ome parts of the Chotanagpur plateau has a type of flat-topped tableland. It is locally known as by which of the following name?
  1.    Malnad
  2.    Maidan
  3.    Pat
  4.    Rohi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pat
THE FLAT-TOPPED TABLE LAND TYPE PART OF THE CHOTANAGPUR PLATEAU IS LOCALLY KNOWN AS PAT OR PATLAND. IT IS MAINLY FOUND IN THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RANCHI PLATEAU. SOME OF THE PATLANDS ARE NETARHAT PAT, JAMIRA PAT, KHAMAR PAT ETC.
Question 65. Which among the following about the coral reefs are correct?
1. It is a significant part of the ecosystem
2. It acts like the sanctuary to the marine life
3. It protects the coastline from erosion
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    1 & 2
  2.    1 & 3
  3.    2 & 3
  4.    1, 2 & 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 & 3
CORAL REEF IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM. IT ACTS AS A SANCTUARY TO MARINE LIFE. IT PROTECTS THE COASTLINE FROM EROSION.
Question 66. Which among the following about the Meghalaya plateau are correct?
1. It is formed by Archaean quartzites and schists
2. Garo, Khasi, Jaintia hill is located here
3. The highest peak of Meghalaya plateau is Shillong (1,823)
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    1 & 2
  2.    1 & 3
  3.    2 & 3
  4.    1, 2 & 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 & 3
THE MEGHALAYA PLATEAU IS FORMED BY ARCHAEAN QUARTZITES AND SCHISTS. GARO, KHASI, JAINTIA HILL IS LOCATED HERE. THE HIGHEST PEAK OF THE MEGHALAYA PLATEAU IS SHILLONG (1,823).
Question 67. What is the length of the Indus river in India?
  1.    700 km
  2.    920 km
  3.    1200 km
  4.    1500 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 700 km
THE LENGTH OF THE INDUS RIVER IN INDIA IS ABOUT 700 KILOMETERS. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE INDUS RIVER IS 3,180 KILOMETERS.
Question 68. Gandak river is associated with one of the following river systems?
  1.    Brahmaputra
  2.    Indus
  3.    Godavari
  4.    Ganga
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ganga
THE GANDAK RIVER IS A LEFT-BANK TRIBUTARY OF THE GANGES IN INDIA.
Question 69. Sigur Plateau is located in which of the following states of India?
  1.    Karnataka
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Andhra Pradesh
  4.    Tamil Nadu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tamil Nadu
SIGUR PLATEAU IS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU. IT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF 778 SQ. KM. IT IS AN IMPORTANT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR AND MAINTAINS A CONNECTION BETWEEN WESTERN AND EASTERN GHAT.
Question 70. Which of the following is the longest tributary of the river Ganga?
  1.    Chambal
  2.    Yamuna
  3.    Gomti
  4.    Gandak
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Yamuna
THE LONGEST TRIBUTARY OF THE RIVER GANGA IS THE YAMUNA RIVER (1,380 KILOMETERS). IT IS ORIGINATED FROM YAMUNOTRI GLACIER. THE GANGA RIVER JOINS THE YAMUNA AT A DISTANCE OF 770 KILOMETERS FROM HARDWAR NEAR ALLAHABAD.

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