MCQ on Coastal Regions of India: Indian Geography

Question 1. What is the total length of coastal line of India?

(A) 7500 km

(B) 6000 km

(C) 800 km

(D) 3500 km

Question 2. Coastal line of India is ___________.

(A) 7517 km long

(B) 5985 km long

(C) 6100 km long

(D) 6200 km long

Question 3. From which of the following coasts the mean sea level of India is measured?

(A) Visakhapatnam

(B) Kochi

(C) Chennai

(D) Mumbai

Question 4. The limit of the territorial water of India extends upto ___________.

(A) 24 nautical miles from the coast

(B) 12 nautical miles from the coast

(C) 6 nautical miles from the coast

(D) 3 nautical miles from the coast

Question 5. Which of the following Indian states has the longest sea coast?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Gujarat

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 6. In India, how many States share the coastline?

(A) 10

(B) 9

(C) 8

(D) 7

Question 7. During ancient Indian historical geography, the term ‘Ratnakara’ denoted ___________.

(A) The Confluence of the Ganga, the Jamuna and the mythical Saraswati in Prayag

(B) The Indian Ocean

(C) The bay of Bengal

(D) The Arabian sea

Question 8. The name of the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh is ___________.

(A) Konkan

(B) Northern Circar

(C) Malabar

(D) Coromandel

Question 9. The sea coast of Tamil Nadu is known as ____________.

(A) Coromandel coast

(B) Malabar coast

(C) Konkan coast

(D) Circar coast

Question 10. Which one of the following coasts of India is located between Krishna delta and Cape Comorin?

(A) Konkan Coast

(B) Malabar Coast

(C) North Circar

(D) Coromandel Coast

Question 11. Which of the following is also known as ‘Cape Comorin’?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Kanyakumari

(C) Kashmir

(D) Mizoram

Question 12. Maximum Coastal erosion is caused by __________.

(A) Tsunami waves

(B) Currents

(C) Tides

(D) Waves

Question 13. ‘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 a quaint gem’. The place referred to in this quotation lies on the ___________.

(A) Goa Coast

(B) Karnataka Coast

(C) Kerala Coast

(D) Tamil Nadu Coast

Question 14. Consider the following cities located on Western coast of India.

1.  Janjir
2. Kannur
3. Nagercoil
4. Sindhudurg
   

Which of the following option represents correct order of cities from North to South?

Question 15. Which of the following city is/are located on Western coast of India?

1. Janjira 
2. Udupi
3. Auroville
4. Tuticorin

(A) 1, 2 and 4

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 2 and 3

Question 16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.