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STATE PCS AND SSC EXAMINATIONS MCQs
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Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3, 4, 2
NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION- COCO CHANNEL, NARCONDAM ISLAND, BARREN ISLAND, LITTLE ANDAMAN
NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION- COCO CHANNEL, NARCONDAM ISLAND, BARREN ISLAND, LITTLE ANDAMAN
Answer: Option C. -> 3, 2, 4, 1
CORRECT ORDER FROM SOUTH TO NORTH- PALK BAY, MAHIM BAY, GULF OF KHAMBAT, GULF OF KATCH.
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. 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 :
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CORAL REEF IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM. IT ACTS AS A SANCTUARY TO MARINE LIFE. IT PROTECTS THE COASTLINE FROM EROSION.
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).
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).
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.
THE LENGTH OF THE INDUS RIVER IN INDIA IS ABOUT 700 KILOMETERS. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE INDUS RIVER IS 3,180 KILOMETERS.
Answer: Option D. -> Ganga
THE GANDAK RIVER IS A LEFT-BANK TRIBUTARY OF THE GANGES IN INDIA.
THE GANDAK RIVER IS A LEFT-BANK TRIBUTARY OF THE GANGES IN INDIA.
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.
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.
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.
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.