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Answer the following MCQs on Indian Geography

Chilka Lake is located in :

(a) Orissa

(b) Bihar

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra


Solution: (a)
Chilka lake is located in Odisha. It is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing in to the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 sq.km.

‘Saddle Peak’ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in

(a) Great Nicobar

(b) Middle Andaman

(c) Little Andaman

(d) North Andaman


Solution: (d)
Saddle Peak is located on North Andaman Island in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. it is the highest point of the archipelago in the Gulf of Bengal.

The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following States?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka


Solution: (c)
Sabarimala is a famous pilgrim centre situated on a hilltop amid sylvan surroundings in Kerala. About 50 million devotees visit this shrine, the abode of Lord Dharmasastha during November-January every year.

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called

(a) Strait

(b) Peninsula

(c) Cape

(d) Isthmus


Solution: (d)
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side. A strait is the sea counterpart of isthmus.

The highest mountain peak in Peninsular India is

(a) Anaimudi

(b) Dodabetta

(c) Mahendragiri

(d) Nilgiris


Solution: (a)
The highest peak of Peninsular India is Anaimudi (2695 m) in Anaimalai Hills. It is located in Kerala in the Western Ghats.