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Questions : Maximum Coastal erosion is caused by

(a) Tides

(b) Currents

(c) Tsunami waves

(d) Waves

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

The highest waterfall of India is

a) Hogenakkal falls

b) Courtallam falls

c) Jog falls

d) Shimsha falls

Answer: (c)

Jog falls is the highest waterfall in India located on Sharavathi River. These are also known Gerosoppa falls.

Question : 2

Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India?

a) Lakshadweep Islands

b) Western Ghats

c) Himalayas

d) Deccan Plateau

Answer: (d)

The Deccan Plateau is made up of lava flows or igneous rocks known as the Deccan Traps. The rocks are spread over the whole of Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, thereby making it one of the largest volcanic provinces in the world.

The Deccan traps formed between 60 and 68 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period.

Question : 3

Which one of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?

a) Aravalli

b) Satpura

c) Nilgiri

d) Himalayas

Answer: (a)

The Aravalli range are the oldest fold mountains in India.

Question : 4

The foothills region of Himalayas is

a) Shivalik

b) Greater Himalayas

c) Aravali

d) Trans - Himalayas

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Palk Strait is situated between

a) India and Bangladesh

b) India and Sri Lanka

c) India and Myanmar

d) India and Pakistan

Answer: (b)

The Palk Strait is a strait between Tamil Nadu and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay and then with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest.

The strait is named after Robert Palk, the governor of the Madras Presidency during 1755- 1763.

Question : 6

In which state is the Nelong Valley located?

a) Sikkim

b) Jammu and Kashmir

c) Uttarakhand

d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: (c)

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