Eastern and Western Coast

Eastern and Western Coast

Total Questions: 11

1. Consider the following cities located on the western coast of India- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(PRE) 2001]

1. Janjira
2. Kannur
3. Nagercoil
4. Sindhudurg
Which of the following option represent correct order of cities from north to south-
Code:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)2134
(c)1243
(d)1423

 

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The correct order of the above cities from north to south is:
List IList II
JanjiraLocated in Raigad district of Maharashtra.
SindhudurgLocated in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.
KannurLocated in Kannur district of Kerala.
NagercoilIt is located in Kanyakumari district of Tamil

2. "You might see a few curious Danes around, but that is because used to be Danish out post. This quaint town with its fort and a beautiful Church, the New Jerusalem, empty streets and deserted beach front is Ja quaint gem" The place referred to in this quotation lies on the - [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu Coast
Solution:"Tharangambadi" a town in the located coast of Tamil Nadu, was a colony of Denmark from 1620 to 1845. New Jerusalem Church and Zion Church are among the important buildings built by Danish people. They left this place in 1845 after selling it to the British.

3. Consider the map given below : [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

The divisions along India's coastal region indicate?

Correct Answer: (d) Underwater relief contours
Solution:The divisions along India's coastline indicate underwater coastal relief contours. These show the depth of the sea floor. On this basis, there are four relief zones in the sea region continental coast, continental slope, Deep sea plains and sea trough.

4. Which of the following city is/are located on western coast of India. [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (a) Janjira
Solution:
List IList II
JanjiraIt is located in Raigad district of Maharashtra.
UdupiUdupi is located in the state of Karnataka.
AurovilleIt is located in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry along the Coromandel coast.
TuticorinIt is a port city located on south-east coast of Tamil Nadu.

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S.(Spl)(MAINS) 2008]

List-IList-II
(Sea Beach)(State)
A.Digha1. Tamil Nadu
B.Gopalpur2. West Bengal
C.Calangute3. Orissa
D.Marina4. Goa

Code:

 

ABCD
(a)1243
(b)2341
(c)2134
(d)4321

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct match of List I and II is as follows:
List-IList-II
(Sea Beach)(State)
A.Digha1. West Bengal
B.Gopalpur2. Orissa (now Odisha)
C.Calangute3. Goa
D.Marina4. Tamil Nadu

6. The name of the correct of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh is: [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) Coromandel
Solution:The Coromandel Coast runs between False Divi point in south east (Andhra Pradesh) to the Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) of Tamil Nadu in the Southern India. It is located between Krishna delta and Cape Comorin.

7. The sea coast of Tamil Nadu is Known as- [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) Coromandel coast
Solution:The Coromandel Coast runs between False Divi point in south east (Andhra Pradesh) to the Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) of Tamil Nadu in the Southern India. It is located between Krishna delta and Cape Comorin.

8. Which one of the following coasts of India is located between Krishna delta and Cape Comorin? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Coromandel coast
Solution:The Coromandel Coast runs between False Divi point in south east (Andhra Pradesh) to the Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) of Tamil Nadu in the Southern India. It is located between Krishna delta and Cape Comorin.

9. Which one of the following is also Known as 'Cape Comorin'? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A.(PRE) 2007]

Correct Answer: (c) Kanyakumari
Solution:The Coromandel Coast runs between False Divi point in south east (Andhra Pradesh) to the Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) of Tamil Nadu in the Southern India. It is located between Krishna delta and Cape Comorin.

10. The northern part of the western Coastal Plain of India is also known as: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) Konkan
Solution:The western coastal plain of India is hybridized, its northern part is called the Konkan Coast and the southern part is called the Malabar coast, while the northern part of the eastern coastal plain is called the North Government Coast and the southern part is called the Coromandel Coast.