Coastal regions and Islands 24/5 Flashcards

1
Q

what is the total length of the coastline

A

7516.6kms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

what is the name of the coastline present in the Gujarat

A

Kathiawar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what is the name of the coastline of Maharasthra

A

konkan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

what is the name of the coastline of karnataka

A

canara

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

what is the name of the kerala coast

A

malabar coast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

what is the name of the coast of the tamilnadu

A

Coromandal coast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

what is the name of the coast present in Andhra pradesh

A

Northern Circar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

what is the name of the coastline of Odisha

A

utkal coast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

what is the only south Indian state without coastal lines

A

Telangana

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

the ports are very less on bay of bengal because

A

there is no natural ports available

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

all rivers falling into the Arbian sea forms

A

estuaries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

the rivers flow from towards the bay of Bengal form distributaries

A

deltas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

what are the most prominent lagoon lakes of the coastal plains

A

chilika and pulicat lake

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

what is the name of the coast lies between Mahanadi and Krishna rivers

A

northern circar coast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

coromandel coast lies between

A

Krishna and Kaveri rivers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

what is the total number of islands in India

A

1256

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

what are the total number of Islands present in the Bay of Bengal

A

572

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

what is the only active volcano present in the Indian country

A

Barren Islands

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

what is the southern most part of the Indian country

A

The Indira point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Indira point is located in

A

Nicobar Islands

21
Q

what are the total number of Islands present in the Arabian sea

22
Q

what are the three main islands of Arabian sea

A

Lakshwadeep, Minicoy and Kavaratti

23
Q

what is the name of the largest island present in the arabian sea

24
Q

which channel separates maldives and minicoy

A

8 degree channel

25
what channel separates maldives and minicoy
8 degree channel. which is 8 degree north of latitude
26
what is the name of the peak present in the north andaman
saddle peak - 732 metres
27
what is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar islands
Port blair
28
what is the name of the channel separates Indonesia and Nicobar Islands
Grand channel
29
what is the name of the channel separates andaman and nicobar islands
10 degree channel
30
what is the name of the passage between little andaman and south andaman
Duncan passage
31
what are the three major groups of lakshwadeep islands
1. amindivi goup 2. Laccadive 3. Minicoy
32
what is the only bird sanctuary island
pitti
33
what is the name of the airstrip present in the lakshwadeep islands
Agathi
34
what is the average height of the lakshwadeep islands
5 metres above the sea level
35
what is the name of the island during the Bhola cyclone 1970
New moore island
36
what is the most famous beach in Diu
Nagoa beach
37
Diu and daman island was ruled by
portuguese
38
what is the name of the largest riverine in the world
Majuli present in the Bramaputra river in the northeastern part of India
39
what is the main tributaries which caused the formation of Majuli
Lohit
40
what is the name of the abode of assamese neo vaishnavaite culture
Majuli the riverine island
41
Elephanta caves are present in the
Elephanta islands
42
which is the island in Mumbai harbour is fortified and owned by the Indian navy
Oyster rock
43
what is the name of the island used as a indias only satellite launch centre
Sriharikota a barrier island
44
which island separates the pulicat lake from the bay of bengal
sriharikota
45
where is the pamban island is located
Pamban island located in the Guld of mannar
46
Pamban island is also known as
Rameshwaram island
47
what is the name of uninhabited off shore island in the palk strait orginally owned by the king of Ramnad
Katchatheevi
48