This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Islands > Indian Islands – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Islands Quiz 1 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Western Coastal Plain lies between the Western Ghats and the A) Arabian Sea. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Indian Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabian Sea. 2. The ..... refer to the large flat region at the foothills of the Himalayas A) Northern Mountains. B) Northern Plains. C) The Thar Desert. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern Plains. 3. Near which coast the Lakshadweep Islands lie? A) Coromandel coast. B) Konkan coast. C) Malabar coast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malabar coast. 4. What is the name of the canal built in 1958 to bring water to the Thar desert? A) Mississippi canal. B) Hindustan canal. C) Indira Gandhi canal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indira Gandhi canal. 5. Low flat lands near a sea or an ocean A) Islands. B) Plains. C) Coastal plains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coastal plains. 6. What was the earlier name of Lakshadweep Islands? A) Minicoy. B) Amindive. C) Laccadive. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 7. The three main basins of the Northern Plains are A) Sutlaj, Ganga and Brahmaputra Basin. B) Ganga, Yamuna and Narmada Basin. C) Brahmaputra, Godavari and Krishna Basin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sutlaj, Ganga and Brahmaputra Basin. 8. The skeletons of small sea creatures A) Oases. B) Corals. C) Plains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corals. 9. The capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands A) Kavaratti. B) Port Blair. C) Chennai. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Port Blair. 10. A hill of sand that is formed by the wind in a desert or near a beach A) Peninsula. B) Sand dune. C) Plateau. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand dune. 11. How much area is covered by the Lakshadweep Islands? A) 78 sq km. B) 67 sq km. C) 32 sq km. D) 45 sq km. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 32 sq km. 12. Which is the largest island of India? A) Great Andaman. B) Great Nicobar. C) Lakshadweep. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Nicobar. 13. What is the best way to define the characteristics of desert soils? A) Nutrient rich, large leaf litter. B) Nutrient rich, sandy. C) Infertile, little organic matter, drains quickly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infertile, little organic matter, drains quickly. 14. In which island India's only active volcano is found in Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands? A) Barren Island. B) Guitar Island. C) Red Skin Island. D) Rutland Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barren Island. 15. The coastal plains of India are divided into ..... parts A) Three. B) Two. C) Four. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 16. Which island is the administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep? A) Kavaratti. B) Pitti. C) Agatti. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kavaratti. 17. Which island has a bird sanctuary in Lakshadweep islands? A) Kavaratti island. B) Agatti island. C) Pitti island. D) Kadmat island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pitti island. 18. In which year the name ' Lakshadweep ' was named for Lakshadweep Islands? A) 1981. B) 1973. C) 1965. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1973. 19. Which two countries contains Thar Desert? A) India and Afghanistan. B) India and China. C) India and Pakistan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India and Pakistan. 20. An artificial river A) Dam. B) Lake. C) Canal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canal. 21. The Lakshadweep Islands are located in the ..... A) Bay of Bengal. B) Arabian sea. C) Indian Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arabian sea. 22. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are close to which latitude? A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Tropic of Capricon. C) Equator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 23. A building where grain is stored A) Granary. B) Farms. C) Crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Granary. 24. The Natural Bridge is located in A) Ross Islands. B) Neil Islands. C) Lakshadweep islands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neil Islands. 25. In which year did the name 'Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands' change to 'Lakshadweep Islands'? A) 1957. B) 1973. C) 1996. D) 1964. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1973. 26. Lakshadweep Islands are located in-: A) Arabian Sea. B) Indian Ocean. C) Bay of Bengal. D) River Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabian Sea. 27. The Eastern Coastal Plains lies between A) Aravalli Hills and Bay of Bengal. B) Arabian Sea and Aravalli. C) Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal. 28. In order to make life better for the people of the Thar Desert the government of India has built the ..... A) Bhakra Nangal. B) Indira Gandhi canal. C) Sirhind canal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indira Gandhi canal. Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books