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Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

What are atolls?

  1. They are rectangular coral reefs

  2. They are circular or horse-shoe shaped coral reefs

  3. These are triangular coral reefs

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Atoll which is also called as coral atoll is a ring shaped reef including rim which is present around a lagoon. These can be either circular or horse shoe shaped.
  • Most of the world’s atolls are located in Pacific Ocean. The Saya de Malha Bank is the largest atoll that is present in western Indian Ocean.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Which of the following is responsible for the variation in the colour of soil indifferent parts of India?

  1. Difference in rock formations

  2. Weathering

  3. Erosion and deposition

  4. Land use
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The difference in a rock formation is responsible for the variation in the color of the soil in different parts of India. Rocks are made up of different minerals. Soils are dynamic, forming continuously over a long period of time. Soil types differ, depending on the parent materials from which they came and from the surrounding environment. Soil is a complex mixture of minerals (approximately 45%), organic matter (approximately 5%), and empty space (approximately 50%, filled to varying degrees with air and water). The mineral content of soils is variable but is dominated by clay minerals and quartz, along with minor amounts of feldspar and small fragments of rock.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

The only active volcano in India is in ________.

  1. Maldives islands

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Andaman and Nicobar islands

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea.
  • It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. 
  • It is a part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies about 138 km (86 ml) northeast of Port Blair.
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

What are the two volcanic islands in the Indian territory?

  1. Kavaratti and New Moor

  2. Bitra and Kavaratti

  3. Pamban and Barren

  4. Narcondam and Barren
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Narcondam is a small volcanic island located in the Andaman Sea. The island's peak rises to 710 m above mean sea level, and it is formed of andesite. Narcondam islands are supposed to be dormant volcano whereas Barren is still active. India’s only active volcano is the Barren Islands volcano located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Duncan Passage is situated between 

  1. Minicoy and Amindiv

  2. Minicoy and Maldive

  3. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

  4. South Andaman and Little Andaman
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 Duncan pass is located between South and little Andaman. Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km (30 mi) wide; it separates Rutland Island (Great Andaman) to the north, and Little Andaman to the south.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

_______ are the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

  1. Munda

  2. Kurra

  3. Onges

  4. None of Above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Onge  are one of the Andamanese indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands. Traditionally hunter-gatherers, they are a designated as a Scheduled Tribe of India.

In the 18th century the Onge, or Madhumitha, were distributed across Little Andaman Island and the nearby islands, with some territory and camps established on Rutland Island and the southern tip of South Andaman Island. After they encountered British colonial officers, friendly relations were established with the British Empire in the 1800s through Lieutenant Archibald Blair. British naval officer M. V. Portman described them as the "mildest, most timid, and inoffensive" group of Andamanese people he had encountered. By the end of the 19th century they sometimes visited the South and North Brother Islands to catch sea turtles; at the time, those islands seemed to be the boundary between their territory and the range of the Great Andamanese people further north. Today, the surviving members are confined to two reserve camps on Little Andaman, Dugong Creek in the northeast and South Bay.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as ___________.

  1. LAC

  2. UT (union territories)

  3. States

  4. Deserts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar islands are two major archipelagos of India. They are classified as Union Territories (UTs). The Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian Sea off the Kerala Coast and have a total area of 32 km making them the smallest UT in India.