Indian Islands Quiz 1 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Western Coastal Plain lies between the Western Ghats and the

Correct Answer: A) Arabian Sea.

2. The ..... refer to the large flat region at the foothills of the Himalayas

Correct Answer: B) Northern Plains.

3. Near which coast the Lakshadweep Islands lie?

Correct Answer: C) Malabar coast.

4. What is the name of the canal built in 1958 to bring water to the Thar desert?

Correct Answer: C) Indira Gandhi canal.

5. Low flat lands near a sea or an ocean

Correct Answer: C) Coastal plains.

6. What was the earlier name of Lakshadweep Islands?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

7. The three main basins of the Northern Plains are

Correct Answer: A) Sutlaj, Ganga and Brahmaputra Basin.

8. The skeletons of small sea creatures

Correct Answer: B) Corals.

9. The capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Correct Answer: B) Port Blair.

10. A hill of sand that is formed by the wind in a desert or near a beach

Correct Answer: B) Sand dune.

11. How much area is covered by the Lakshadweep Islands?

Correct Answer: C) 32 sq km.

12. Which is the largest island of India?

Correct Answer: B) Great Nicobar.

13. What is the best way to define the characteristics of desert soils?

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?

Correct Answer: A) Barren Island.

15. The coastal plains of India are divided into ..... parts

Correct Answer: B) Two.

16. Which island is the administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep?

Correct Answer: A) Kavaratti.

17. Which island has a bird sanctuary in Lakshadweep islands?

Correct Answer: C) Pitti island.

18. In which year the name ' Lakshadweep ' was named for Lakshadweep Islands?

Correct Answer: C) 1973.

19. Which two countries contains Thar Desert?

Correct Answer: C) India and Pakistan.

20. An artificial river

Correct Answer: C) Canal.