Famous Place GK MCQ Questions on ‘Kolli Hills’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) Which of the following is the parent range of the Kolli Hills?
(a) The Eastern Ghats
(b) The Western Ghats
(c) The Kumaon Himalayas
(d) The Satpura Range
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Eastern Ghats are the parent range of the Kolli Hills.
(2) Kolli Hills are situated in which state in India?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Kolli Hills are situated in central Tamil Nadu.
(3) What is the approximate area of the Kolli Hills?
(a) 354 km2
(b) 280 km2
(c) 142 km2
(d) 560 km2
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The area of Kolli Hills is approximately 280 km2.
(4) These hills are nearly parallel to which coast of India?
(a) northern part of west coast
(b) northern part of east coast
(c) southern part of west coast
(d) southern part of east coast
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Kolli Hills are nearly parallel to the southern part of the east coast of India.
(5) The Kolli Hills are named after which of the following Goddess?
(a) Mari Amman
(b) Etukkai Amman
(c) Pochamma
(d) Yellamma
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Kolli Hills are named after the name of Goddess Etukkai Amman, also known as Kollipavai.
(6) The height of these hills is approximately –
(a) 1800 m
(b) 2500 m
(c) 1300 m
(d) 1150 m
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The height of the Kolli Hills is approximately 1300 metres.
(7) Which of the following district comes under the region of Kolli Hills?
(a) Namakkal
(b) Salem
(c) Perambalur
(d) Coimbatore
Ans – (a)
Explanation – Kolli Hills are spread over the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.
(8) The Kolli Hills are featured in which of the following Tamil literature?
(a) Manimekalai
(b) Purananuru
(c) Akananuru
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Kolli Hills are featured in all the above mentioned classical Tamil literature.
(9) Which of the following king ruled over the area of Kolli Hills around 200 CE?
(a) Seethalai Sattanar
(b) Valvil Ori
(c) Rajendra I
(d) Simhavishnu
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The region of Kolli Hills was ruled by Valvil Ori around 200 CE. He was a great archer and one of the seven great philanthropists of ancient Tamil Nadu.
(10) Which of the following temple is located in the Kolli hills?
(a) Virupaksha temple
(b) Arapaleeswarar temple
(c) Brihadeswara temple
(d) Rameswaram temple
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Arapaleeswarar temple is located in the Kolli Hills.
(11) Which of the following company established the first telecommunication network in the Kolli Hills?
(a) Airtel
(b) Reliance
(c) BSNL
(d) Vodafone
Ans – (c)
Explanation – BSNL established the first telecommunication networks in 1977 in the Kolli Hills.
(12) Which of the following is not a farming product in the Kolli Hills?
(a) pineapple
(b) jute
(c) black pepper
(d) banana
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Jute is not a faming product in the Kolli Hills.
(13) Which of the following is a reserve forest under the region of Kolli Hills?
(a) Ariyur Solai
(b) Kundur Nadu
(c) Pulianjolai
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Ariyur Solai, Kundur Nadu and Pulianjolai all are the reserve forests under the region of Kolli Hills.
(14) Which of the following waterfall is located in the Kolli Hills?
(a) Soochipara
(b) Agaya Gangai
(c) Hogenakkal
(d) Talakona
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Agaya Gangai waterfall is located in the Kolli Hills.
(15) The approximate distance of Kolli Hills from the city of Trichy is –
(a) 100 km
(b) 120 km
(c) 150 km
(d) 180 km
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Trichy is approximately 120 km apart from the Kolli Hills.
(16) How many hairpin bends can be seen in the roads of Kolli Hills?
(a) 70
(b) 80
(c) 90
(d) 100
Ans – (a)
Explanation – About 70 hairpin bends can be seen in the roads of Kolli Hills.
(17) Which of the following is a town under the foothills of the Kolli Hills?
(a) Belukurichi
(b) Rasipuram
(c) Thuraiyur
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Bulukurichi, Rasipuram, Thuraiyur all the some towns surrounding the Kolli Hills.
(18) Which of the following animal can not be found in the Kolli Hills?
(a) Indian Pangolin
(b) Sloth bear
(c) Platypus
(d) Slender Loris
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Except platypus the other three animals can be found in the Kolli Hills.
(19) Which of the following species of lizard is endemic only to Kolli Hills?
(a) Hemiphyllodactylus Kolliensis
(b) Hemidactylus Kolliensis
(c) both a & b
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Both the lizards such as Hemiphyllodactylus Kolliensis and Hemidactylus Kolliensis are endemic only to Kolli Hills.
(20) Which of the following tribe can be found in the Kolli Hills?
(a) Baiga
(b) Malayali
(c) Meena
(d) Todi
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Malayalis can be found in the Kolli Hills.