Famous Place GK MCQ Questions on ‘Anaimalai Hills’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) The Anaimalai hills are the part of which mountain range?
(a) the Western Ghats
(b) the Eastern Ghats
(c) the Himalayan range
(d) none
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Anaimalai hills are the part of the Western Ghats.
(2) The Anaimalai hills are also known as –
(a) the Lion mountains
(b) the Peacock mountains
(c) the Elephant mountains
(d) the Deer mountains
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Anaimalai hills are also known as the Elephant mountains.
(3) Which of the following state comes under the range of Anaimalai hills?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) both a & b
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Anaimalai hills are spread over the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in Southern India.
(4) The word ‘Anamala’ is derived from which languages?
(a) Malayalam and Tamil
(b) Sanskrit and Telegu
(c) Gujrati and Punjabi
(d) none
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The word ‘Anamala’ is derived from the Malayalam word ‘aana’ and the Tamil word ‘yaanai’.
(5) The word ‘aana’ or ‘yaanai’ means –
(a) Hill
(b) Elephant
(c) Nature
(d) Tree
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The word ‘aana’ or ‘yaanai’ means elephant.
(6) The word ‘malai’ means –
(a) river
(b) soil
(c) fire
(d) mountain
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The word ‘malai’ means mountain.
(7) Which of the following district does not come under the range of Anamalai hills?
(a) Coimbatore district
(b) Wayanad district
(c) Idduki district
(d) Palakkad district
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Anaimalai hills are spread over Kerala (Idduki district, Ernakulam district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore district and Tiruppur district). Wayanad district does not come under this region.
(8) The highest peak of the Anaimalai hills is –
(a) Jindagada
(b) Kalsubai
(c) Dodabeta
(d) Anaimudi
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Anaimudi is the highest peak of the Anaimalai hills.
(10) The height of the Anaimudi peak is –
(a) 1822 m
(b) 2695 m
(c) 3162 m
(d) 2142 m
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The height of the Anaimudi peak is 2695 metres or 8842 feet.
(11) The rocks of Anamalai hills formed in which Age?
(a) Paleozoic
(b) Cenozoic
(c) Mesozoic
(d) Neozoic
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The rocks of Anamalai hills formed during the Cenozoic Age (about 80 million years ago).
(12) Which pass separates the Anamalai hills from the Nilgiri hills?
(a) Thal Ghat pass
(b) Bhor Ghat pass
(c) Sencotta pass
(d) Palakkad pass
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Palakkad pass divides the Anamalai hills and Nilgiri mountains.
(13) Which of the following ore is not abundantly found in the geological structure of the Anamalai hills?
(a) Feldspar
(b) Cryolite
(c) Quartz
(d) Porphyrite
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The geological formation is metamorphic gneiss, veined with feldspar and quartz and interspersed with reddish porphyrite.
(14) The average annual rainfall of this region varies from –
(a) 50 – 100 cm
(b) below 50 cm
(c) 100 – 200 cm
(d) 200 – 500 cm
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The average annual rainfall in Anamalai hilly region varies from 200 – 500 cm.
(15) How many major forest types can be found in this area?
(a) three
(b) five
(c) twelve
(d) ten
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Twelve major forest types can be found in this area.
(16) Which of the following National Park is located in the Anamalai hills?
(a) Simlipal National Park
(b) Keoladeo National Park
(c) Eravikulam National PARK
(d) Kuno National Park
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Eravikulam National Park is located in the region of Anamalai hills.
(17) Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Anamalai hills?
(a) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Chandra Prabha Wildlife Santuary
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Anamalai hilly region. It was established in 1984.
(18) Which of the following river originates from the Anamalai hills and flows eastward?
(a) Chinnar
(b) Aaliyar
(c) Neerar
(d) Pambar
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Pambar river originates from the Anamalai hills and flows into Tamil Nadu in the eastward direction.
(19) Which of the following dam is situated in this region?
(a) Sholayar dam
(b) Matatilla dam
(c) Tehri dam
(d) Dulhasti dam
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Sholayar dam is situated in the Anamalai hilly region.
(20) Which of the following tribe is predominantly found on the Anamalai hills?
(a) Kadars
(b) Baigas
(c) Gonds
(d) Khasis
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Kadars are the most well known tribal community of the Anamalai hills.