Indian Geography | Coastal Regions

Indian Geography | Coastal Regions

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

3500 km
800 km
6000 km
7500 km

2. Coastal line of India is

6200 km long
6100 km long
5985 km long
7517 km long

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

Mumbai
Chennai
Kochi
Visakhapatnam

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

3 nautical miles from the coast
6 nautical miles from the coast
12 nautical miles from the coast
24 nautical miles from the coast

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

Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu

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

7
8
9
10

7. During ancient Indian historical geography, the term 'Ratnakara' denoted

The Arabian sea
The bay of Bengal
The Indian Ocean
The Confluence of the Ganga, the Jamuna and the mythical Saraswati in Prayag

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

Coromandel
Malabar
Northern Circar
Konkan

9. The sea coast of Tamil Nadu is known as

Circar coast
Konkan coast
Malabar coast
Coromandel coast

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

Coromandel Coast
North Circar
Malabar Coast
Konkan Coast

11. Which of the following is also known as 'Cape Comorin'?

Mizoram
Kashmir
Kanyakumari
Gujarat

12. Maximum Coastal erosion is caused by

Waves
Tides
Currents
Tsunami waves

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

Tamil Nadu Coast
Kerala Coast
Karnataka Coast
Goa Coast