Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly describes the islands of the Arabian Sea?

  1. They comprise about 572 islands and islets that are principally elevated portions of submarine mountains
  2. They are built of coral deposits and lie approximately 220-440 km from the Kerala coast
  3. Their northern and southern groups are separated by the Ten Degree Channel
  4. They contain Barren Island, the only active volcano in India
  1. A cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which…
  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…