Solution: (b)
Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. It lies in the Chagos Archipelago at the southernmost tip of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge – a vast submarine range in the Indian Ocean.
Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?
(a) Sahyadri
(b) Purvanchal
(c) Anamalai
(d) Aravallis
Solution: (d)
Gurushikhar holds the honor of being not only the highest peak of Mount Abu but the whole of Aravali mountain range. This peak is the home to the temple of Dattatreya, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Which of the following hills connect eastern and western ghats?
(a) Satpura
(b) Vindhya
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Aravalli
Solution: (c)
The southern part of the Western Ghats mountain ranges harbour the Nilgiri hills, which serve as the meeting point of the Western and Eastern Ghats. The hills are separated from the Karnataka plateau to the north by the Moyar River and from the Anaimalai Hills and Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat Gap.
Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?
(a) Bababudan
(b) Mullayanagiri
(c) Annaimudi
(d) Nilgiri
Solution: (c)
Anamudi is located in the Indian state Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres. The name Anamudi literally translates to “elephant’s forehead,” a reference to the resemblance of the mountain to an elephant’s head.
Mansarovar Lake is situated in:
(a) Nepal
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Bhutan
Solution: (c)
Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China near Lhasa. Manasarovar is near the source of the Sutlej River which is the easternmost large tributary of the Indus. Nearby are the sources of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River, and the Karnali River (Ghaghara), an important tributary of the Ganges River.
Which of the following places will not get the rays of the sun vertically ?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
Solution: (a)
In the tropical zone which lies between 23.4° north and south of the equator respectively (region between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) the sun is vertically overhead sometime each year. Srinagar lies beyond this region.
The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as
(a) Konkan Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Coromandel Coast
(d) Canara Coast
Solution: (b)
The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. In historical contexts, refers to India’s southwestern coast, lying on the narrow coastal plain of Karnataka and Kerala states between the Western Ghats range and the Arabian Sea. Kerala is located on the Malabar coast.
The highest waterfall of India is
(a) Shimsha falls
(b) Hogenakkal falls
(c) Courtallam falls
(d) Jog falls
Solution: (d)
The Vajrai Waterfall, near the city of Satara, is the highest waterfall in India with a height of 1,840 feet. Jog Falls in Karnataka are the second highest plunge waterfalls in India, formed by Sharavathi River. Kunchikal Falls, located near Masthikatte-Hulikal in Shimoga district of state of Karnataka, is the highest tiered waterfalls in India and second highest in Asia.
The Palk Strait lies between
(a) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
(d) Lakshadweep and Maldives
Solution: (a)
Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. he strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period
Who prepares the topographical maps of India?
(a) Geological Survey of India
(b) Survey of India
(c) Defence Ministry
(d) Geographical Survey of India
Solution: (b)
For most part of India, topographic maps are available which are prepared by the Survey of India. To identify a map of a particular area, a map numbering system has been adopted by Survey of India.
