Eastern and Western Coast

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:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	1	3	4
(c)	1	2	4	3
(d)	1	4	2	3

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correct order of the above cities from north to south is:

List I	List II
Janjira	Located in Raigad district of Maharashtra.
Sindhudurg	Located in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.
Kannur	Located in Kannur district of Kerala.
Nagercoil	It 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]

(a) Tamil Nadu Coast
(b) Kerala Coast
(c) Karnataka Coast
(d) Goa Coast.

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?

(a) Coastal pollution zones
(b) Salinity density isopleths
(c) The areas upto which sovereignty extends
(d) Underwater relief contours

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]

(a) Janjira
(b) Udupi
(c) Auroville
(d) Tuticorin

Correct Answer: (a) Janjira

Solution:

List I	List II
Janjira	It is located in Raigad district of Maharashtra.
Udupi	Udupi is located in the state of Karnataka.
Auroville	It is located in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry along the Coromandel coast.
Tuticorin	It 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-I	List-II
	(Sea Beach)	(State)
A.	Digha	1. Tamil Nadu
B.	Gopalpur	2. West Bengal
C.	Calangute	3. Orissa
D.	Marina	4. Goa

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	4	3
(b)	2	3	4	1
(c)	2	1	3	4
(d)	4	3	2	1

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match of List I and II is as follows:

	List-I	List-II
	(Sea Beach)	(State)
A.	Digha	1. West Bengal
B.	Gopalpur	2. Orissa (now Odisha)
C.	Calangute	3. Goa
D.	Marina	4. Tamil Nadu

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

(a) Coromandel
(b) Malabar
(c) Northern Circar
(d) Konkan

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]

(a) Circar coast
(b) Konkan coast
(c) Malabar coast
(d) Coromandel coast

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]

(a) Coromandel coast
(b) North Circar
(c) Malabar coast
(d) Konkan coast

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]

(a) Mizoram
(b) Kashmir
(c) Kanyakumari
(d) Gujrat

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]

(a) Karnataka Coast
(b) Malabar
(c) Konkan
(d) Coromandel

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.

Eastern and Western Coast

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

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]

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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