Famous Place GK MCQ Questions on ‘Kalrayan Hills’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) Kalrayan Hills form part of which of the following range?
(a) The Western Ghats
(b) The Eastern Ghats
(c) The Himalayan Range
(d) The Vindhyan Range
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Kalrayan Hills form part of the Eastern Ghats.
(2) Kalrayan Hills are located in which state in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Kalrayan Hills are located in Tamil Nadu, India.
(3) The average height of the Kalrayan Hills is approximately –
(a) 2000 – 3000 feet
(b) 1500 – 2500 feet
(c) 2500 – 4000 feet
(d) 800 – 1200 feet
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The average height of the Kalrayan Hills is approximately 2000 – 3000 feet.
(4) Kalrayan Hills separate which of the following river basins?
(a) Kaveri basin and Palar basin
(b) Krishna basin and Tungabhadra basin
(c) Godavari basin and Krishna basin
(d) none of the above
Ans – (a)
Explanation – Kalrayan Hills separate Kaveri basin and Palar basin along with the Pachaimalai, Alavaimalai, Javadi and Shevaroy hills.
(5) What is the approximate area of the Kalrayan Hills?
(a) 1382 km2
(b) 2415 km2
(c) 1095 km2
(d) 745 km2
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The area of the Kalrayan Hills is about 1095 km2.
(6) The Kalrayan Hills are divided into how many sections?
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) five
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Kalrayan Hills are divided into two sections.
(7) The Kalrayan Hills act as a boundary between which of the following districts?
(a) Madurai and Coimbatore
(b) Salem and Madurai
(c) Tiruchirapalli and Madurai
(d) Salem and Kallakuruchi
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Kalrayan Hills act as a boundary between Salem and Kallakuruchi district of Tamil Nadu.
(8) The northern section of the Kalrayan Hills is also known as –
(a) Minna Kalrayans
(b) Chinna Kalrayans
(c) Kulyavapa Kalrayans
(d) Pennur Kalrayans
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The northern section of the Kalrayan Hills is also known as Chinna Kalrayans or Little Kalrayans.
(9) The average height of Chinna Kalrayans is approximately –
(a) 2500 feet
(b) 3200 feet
(c) 2700 feet
(d) 3000 feet
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The average height of Chinna Kalrayans is approximately 2700 feet.
(10) The local name of the southern section of the Kalrayans is –
(a) Periya Kalrayans
(b) Mettur Kalrayans
(c) Kunnur Kalrayans
(d) Pennar Kalrayans
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The local name of the southern section of the Kalrayans is Periya Kalrayans.
(11) The average height of the Periya Kalrayans is about –
(a) 2500 feet
(b) 3000 feet
(c) 3500 feet
(d) 4000 feet
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The average height of the Periya Kalrayans is about 4000 feet.
(12) Deciduous forests in this region can be seen above the range of –
(a) 1500 metres
(b) 800 metres
(c) 1200 metres
(d) 900 metres
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Above 800 metres in altitude, deciduous forests can be found in Kalrayan Hills.
(13) How many waterfalls are there in the Kalrayan Hills?
(a) six
(b) eight
(c) ten
(d) twelve
Ans – (c)
Explanation – There are ten waterfalls in the Kalrayan Hills.
(14) Which of the following community had come from Kanchipuram and settled in Kalrayan Hills?
(a) Koraga
(b) Karakai
(c) Kuruma
(d) Karalar
Ans – (d)
Explanation – It is said that warriors of the Karalar community had come from Kanchipuram and settled in Kalrayan Hills.
(15) Kalrayan Hills (Kallakruchi district) were ruled by some jagirdhars. Who among the following belogs to them?
(a) Sadaya Goundan
(b) Kurumba Goundan
(c) Arya Goundan
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The hills were ruled by all the above mentioned three jagirdhars.
(16) The average temperature of the Kalrayan Hills varies from –
(a) 13°C to 18°C
(b) 19°C to 27°C
(c) 25°C to 32°C
(d) 16°C to 35°C
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The average temperature of the Kalrayan Hills varies from 19°C to 27°C.
(17) Which of the following tribe can be found in the Kalrayan Hills?
(a) Sentineleses
(b) Gonds
(c) Bhils
(d) Malayalis
Ans – (d)
Explanation –The tribal people of Malayalis can be found in the Kalrayan Hills.
(18) How many villages are there in this hilly region?
(a) more than 200 villages
(b) more than 250 villages
(c) more than 180 villages
(d) more than 220 villages
Ans – (c)
Explanation – There are more than 180 villages in the Kalrayan Hills.
(19) The capital of the Periya Kalrayan is –
(a) Kovilputhur
(b) Maniyara Gundam
(c) Aravaliputhur
(d) none
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The capital of the Periya Kalrayan is Kovilputhur or Koliputhur.
(20) The Kalrayan Hills were brought under the Government of India in which year?
(a) 1970
(b) 1976
(c) 1967
(d) 1987
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Kalrayan Hills were brought under the Government of India on 25th June, 1976.