This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Relief > Coastal Plains – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Coastal Plains Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The coast of Tamil Nadu is called ..... A) Southern Circars. B) Northern Circars. C) Malabar. D) Coromandel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coromandel. 2. Western Coastal Plain & Eastern Coastal Plain meet at ..... A) Kerala. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Kanniyakumari. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kanniyakumari. 3. Mangalore is an important seaport of which state? A) Kerala. B) Haryana. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karnataka. 4. The maze-like waterways running almost across the state of Kerala are called the ..... A) Backwaters. B) Lagoons. C) Kayals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backwaters. 5. The lighthouses are built along th ..... coast. A) Malabar. B) Gujarat. C) Konkan. D) Coromandel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Konkan. 6. Eastern Coastal Plains receive heavy rainfall during the months of ..... A) June, July and August. B) April, May and June. C) October, November December. D) January, February and March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) October, November December. 7. The place where the sea water touches the land is called a ..... A) Harbour. B) Delta. C) Port. D) Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coast. 8. The eastern coastal plains lie between the ..... and the ..... A) Malabar coast, Konkan coast. B) Bay of Bengal, eastern Ghats. C) Andaman and Nicobar islands and western Ghats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bay of Bengal, eastern Ghats. 9. Kerala is located on the ..... coast A) Konkan. B) Malabar. C) Coromandal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malabar. 10. The coromandal coast covers the coast of ..... A) Kerala. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Tamil Nadu. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tamil Nadu. 11. ..... in Puducherry attracts a large number of foreigners. A) Bombay High. B) Cellular Jail. C) Aurobindho Ashram. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aurobindho Ashram. 12. What is the capital of Lakshadweep Island A) Karavati. B) Kavarati. C) Karnavati. D) Sarasvati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kavarati. 13. The capital of Andaman Nicobar Islands is ..... A) Patna. B) Kavaratti. C) Nyaygaon. D) Port Blair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Port Blair. 14. The Western Coastal Plains are divided into ..... coastal regions. A) 5. B) 3. C) 2. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 15. The important city located in Western Coastal Plains is ..... A) Mumbai. B) Chennai. C) Kolkata. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mumbai. 16. The dance form of kerala is A) Bharatnatyam. B) Khatakali. C) Oddisi. D) Mando. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Khatakali. 17. The Coastal plain is a strip of plain land near the ..... . A) Land. B) Indian Sea. C) Ocean. D) Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea. 18. The Eastern coastal plain and Western coastal plain meet at the southern most tip of the Indian peninsula at A) Mumbai. B) Chennai. C) Kanyakumari. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kanyakumari. 19. The Western Coastal plains are ..... km wide. A) 120-180 KM. B) 90-120 KM. C) 40-70 KM. D) 60-80 KM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 60-80 KM. 20. The Atakapa people A) Built houses shaped like cones. B) Used alligator oil as an insect repellant. C) Have the oldest reservation in Texas. D) Fished from dugout canoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used alligator oil as an insect repellant. 21. ..... are the small hills of sand formed by wind in the desert. A) Sand dunes. B) Sand hills. C) Sand mountains. D) Small hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand dunes. 22. Mumbai in Maharashtra is a natural harbour found on which coast? A) Western Coast. B) Eastern Coast. C) Andaman Islands. D) Nicobar Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Coast. 23. A ..... is land set aside as a place for American Indians to live. A) Nomad. B) Reservation. C) Dugout canoe. D) Confederacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reservation. 24. India is the ..... largest peninsula in the world. A) Second. B) Seventh. C) Fifth. D) Third. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second. 25. ..... is the commercial capital of Kerala A) Mumbai. B) Delhi. C) Kochi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kochi. 26. What is the Northern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains called? A) Coromandel Coast. B) Northern Circars. C) Konkan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern Circars. 27. What is completely surrounded by water? A) Plateau. B) Island. C) Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Island. 28. One of the famous beach in Kerala A) Kovalam. B) Marina. C) Bekal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kovalam. 29. West Bengal's port is ..... A) Diamond Harbour. B) Diamond Sootra. C) Vizag. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diamond Harbour. 30. Andaman and Nicobar islands are separated by the ..... A) Coral deposits. B) Coconut trees. C) 10 degree channel. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 degree channel. 31. Statue of unity located in ..... state A) Gujarat. B) Karnataka. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 32. ..... is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar islands. A) Kavaratti. B) Nayagaon. C) Thiruvananthapuram. D) Port Blair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Port Blair. 33. The two parts into which the eastern coast can be divided are the Northern Circars and the ..... A) Malabar Coast. B) Coromandel Coast. C) Gujarat Coast. D) Konkan Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coromandel Coast. 34. ..... is the traditional dance form of Kerala A) Kathakali. B) Bharathanatyam. C) Kuchupudi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kathakali. 35. ..... is also called 'Garden City' A) Mysore. B) Mumbai. C) Mangalore. D) Bengaluru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bengaluru. 36. The Laskhadweep Island lies in the ..... A) Indian Ocean. B) Arabian Sea. C) Bay of Bengal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arabian Sea. 37. India has a beautiful ..... stretching around the peninsula. A) Gulf. B) Coastline. C) Bay. D) Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coastline. 38. Where is the famous Sabarmati Ashram located? A) Gujarat. B) Mumbai. C) Goa. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 39. A type of landform that every continent has ..... A) Coastal Plains. B) Peninsular Plateau. C) Desert. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 40. Nagarjuna sagar dam is in the river A) Krishna. B) Satluj. C) Ganga. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Krishna. 41. The Eastern Coastal Plains is known as the ..... between Krishna and Kaveri rivers. A) Malabar Coast. B) Northern Circars. C) Coromandel Coast. D) Konkan Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coromandel Coast. 42. ....., is the third largest port of India. A) Andra Pradesh. B) Chennai. C) Odisha. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chennai. 43. There is a big ..... yard at Vishakhapatnam A) Cycling. B) Shipbuilding. C) Boating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shipbuilding. 44. The southern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains are known as- A) Malabar Coast. B) Northern Circars. C) Konkan Coast. D) Coromandel Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coromandel Coast. 45. ..... is a ring shaped coral island with a lake of sea water in the middle A) Islets. B) Basin. C) Atolls. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atolls. 46. The eastern and western coastal plains meet at the southernmost point of Indian peninsula which is ..... A) Thiruvananthapuram. B) Kanyakumari. C) Indira Point. D) Lakshadweep Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kanyakumari. 47. There are ..... in the Lakshadweep Islands. A) 50. B) 36. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 36. 48. ..... coast is rich in oil deposits. A) Konkan coast. B) Malabar coast. C) East coast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Konkan coast. 49. Important ports of Kerala A) Chennai. B) Manglore. C) Kochi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kochi. 50. ..... is the main festival in the Goa A) Christmas. B) Onam. C) Bihu. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christmas. 51. Which of these is NOT a part of the northern plains? A) Arunachal pradesh. B) Uttar pradesh. C) Punjab. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arunachal pradesh. 52. Which American Indian people in Texas were direct descendants of the early Mount Builders and built houses shaped like cones? A) The Caddo. B) The Atakapa. C) The Tonkawa. D) The Coahuiltecan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Caddo. 53. The Karankawa were hunters that hunted A) Deer, corn, squash. B) Small animals, birds, buffalo. C) Deer, small animals and birds. D) Deer, buffalo and birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deer, small animals and birds. 54. Andhra Pradesh was divided into ..... and ..... in the year 2014. A) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. B) Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand. C) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand. D) Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. 55. ..... forests grow along deltas. A) Evergreen. B) Mangrove. C) Sal. D) Deciduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mangrove. 56. The major southern rivers like Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari etc. form ..... along the eastern coastline. A) Lagoons. B) Ports. C) Deltas. D) Backwaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deltas. 57. The Western and Eastern coastal plains meet at A) Tamil Nadu. B) New Delhi. C) Kanyakumari. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kanyakumari. 58. Kerala produces large quantities of ..... A) Spices. B) Coconut. C) Cashew. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 59. Why did people such as the Caddo and the Alabama-Coushatta modify or change their environment in Texas? A) To settle in clusters. B) To travel long distances to hunt. C) To weave houses from grasses and skins. D) To meet basic needs, such as food and shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To meet basic needs, such as food and shelter. 60. The Length of the Indian coastline is about ..... A) 7000 Km. B) 5000 Km. C) 70000 Km. D) 8000 Km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7000 Km. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesCoastal Plains Quiz 1Coastal Plains Quiz 2Coastal Plains Quiz 4Great Indian Desert QuizHimalayan Mountains QuizNorthen Plalns QuizPeninsular Plateau QuizThe Himalayan Range Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books