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UPSC CDS Physiography — practice questions — page 11

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The southern part of the eastern coastal plain is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest salt water lake in India, Chilika, lies in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive islands were renamed Lakshadweep in:Read the answer and worked solution →India's only active volcano is on:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Himalayan rangesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Northern Plain wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the reliefRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the landform wordsRead the answer and worked solution →West coast or east coastRead the answer and worked solution →Sort peaks, plains and islandsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Physical features bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The southern part of the eastern coastal plain is the:

  1. Coromandel Coast
  2. Northern Circar
  3. Malabar coast
  4. Konkan coast
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Correct answer: A. Coromandel Coast

1. The northern part is the Northern Circar. 2. The south is the Coromandel Coast. 3. Large rivers form deltas here. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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The largest salt water lake in India, Chilika, lies in:

  1. Bengal
  2. Odisha
  3. Andhra
  4. Kerala
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Correct answer: B. Odisha

1. It lies south of the Mahanadi delta. 2. Chilika is in Odisha. 3. It is a feature of the eastern coast. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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The Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive islands were renamed Lakshadweep in:

  1. 1947
  2. 1987
  3. 1973
  4. 1956
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Correct answer: C. 1973

1. They are small coral islands. 2. The name Lakshadweep dates from 1973. 3. They cover only 32 sq km. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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