Famous Place GK MCQ Questions on ‘Cardamom Hills’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) Cardamom hills are the part of which mountain range?
(a) the Eastern Ghats
(b) the Western Ghats
(c) the Himalayan mountains
(d) the Satpura range
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Cardamom hills are the part of the Western Ghats.
(2) The Cardamom hills are spread over –
(a) northern India
(b) western India
(c) eastern India
(d) southern India
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Cardamom hills are spread over southern India.
(3) Which of the following peak does not belong to the Cardamom hills?
(a) Ghudoor
(b) Karimala
(c) Manpur
(d) Devimala
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The peak Manpur does not belong to the Cardamom hills.
(4) The average elevation of the Cardamom hills lies –
(a) below 2700 m
(b) above 2700 m
(c) below 2500 m
(d) above 2500 m
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The elevation of Cardamom hills ranges between 300 – 2700 metres.
(5) The Cardamom hills are situated near the boundary of which two states of India?
(a) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala and Karnataka
(d) Goa and Maharashtra
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The cardamom hills are situated near the boundary of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
(6) The cardamom hills are also known as –
(a) Galwan hills
(b) Lusai hills
(c) Yela Mala hills
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Cardamom hills are also known as Yela Mala hills.
(7) The Cardamom hills are mainly located in which district?
(a) Kottayam
(b) Idduki
(c) Wayanad
(d) Kozhikode
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Cardamom hills are located in Idduki district, Kerala, India.
(8) Which of the following tribe does not belong to the region of Cardamom hills?
(a) Mudugan
(b) Sentinelese
(c) Irulan
(d) Urumban
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The tribe Sentinelese does not belong to this region.
(9) Which of the following spice is abundantly grown in this region?
(a) cinnamon
(b) clove
(c) cardamom
(d) turmeric
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Cardamom is abundantly grown in the Cardamom hills.
(10) The area of the Cardamom hills is about –
(a) 2800 sq. km
(b) 2500 sq. km
(c) 2100 sq. km
(d) 3200 sq. km
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The area of the Cardamom hills is about 2800 sq. km.
(11) The Cardamom hills do not come under the drainage area of which of the following river?
(a) Periyar
(b) Pennar
(c) Mullayar
(d) Pamba
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Cardamom hills do not come under the drainage area of river Pennar.
(12) The rock formation of the Cardamom hills belongs to which age?
(a) Cenozoic
(b) Mesozioc
(c) Neozoic
(d) Cretaceous
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The rocks of the Cardamom hills formed during the Cenozoic Age (80-100 million years ago).
(13) Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Cardamom hills?
(a) Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Bori Wildlife Sanctuary
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Cardamom hills.
(14) Which of the following can not be grown on the Cardamom hills?
(a) pepper
(b) cardamom
(c) cotton
(d) coffee
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Cotton can’t be grown on the Cardamom hills as the soil and weather is not suitable for it.
(15) The name of the hill is derived from which language?
(a) Malayalam
(b) Tamil
(c) Telegu
(d) Sanskrit
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The name of this hill is derived from Malayalam language.
(16) Which of the following dam is located in the Cardamom hills?
(a) Nagarjuna Sagar dam
(b) Mettur dam
(c) Idduki dam
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Idduki dam is located in the Cardamom hills.
(17) Comparatively drier forests can be found in which part of the Cardamom hills?
(a) northern hilly part
(b) western part
(c) eastern rain-shadow area
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Comparatively drier forests can be found in the eastern rain-shadow area of the Cardamom hills.
(18) The Cardamom hills receive rainfall mainly from –
(a) south-west monsoon
(b) north-east monsoon
(c) winter rain
(d) western disturbance
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The south-west monsoon strikes on the western part of the Cardamom hills and causes heavy rainfall.
(19) The Cardamom hills are adjoined with which hill in the north-east direction?
(a) Anaimalai hills
(b) Nagercoil hills
(c) Nilgiri hills
(d) Palani hills
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Cardamom hills are adjoined with the Palani hills in the north-east direction.
(20) The Cardamom hills produce which of the following?
(a) coffee
(b) bamboo
(c) cardamom
(d) all of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Cardamom hills produce tea, coffee, teak and bamboo alongwith cardamom for which it is famous.
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