Famous Place GK MCQ Questions on ‘Palani Hills’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) The Palani hills are spread over –
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) both a & b
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Palani hills are spread over the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
(2) The Palani hills are the extension of which mountain range?
(a) the Western Ghats
(b) the Eastern Ghats
(c) Satpura range
(d) Bindhya range
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Palani hills are extention of the Western Ghats.
(3) The area of the Palani hills is –
(a) 1568 km2
(b) 5021 km2
(c) 2068 km2
(d) 1162 km2
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The approximate area of the Palani hills is 2068 square kilometers.
(4) Which of the following is the highest peak of the Palani hills?
(a) Vandaravu
(b) Udagamandalam
(c) Kodaikanal
(d) none
Ans – (a)
Explanation – Vandaravu peak is the highest peak in the Palani hills.
(5) Name of the valley situated in the south of the Palani hills –
(a) Silent valley
(b) Neora valley
(c) Puga valley
(d) Cumbum valley
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Cumbum valley lies on the south of the Palani hills.
(6) The Palani hills are the extension of the Western Ghats mountain range in which direction?
(a) Eastward
(b) Westward
(c) Northward
(d) Southward
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Palani hills are an eastward extension of the Western Ghats.
(7) Vattavada in Kerala is a part of which hills?
(a) Ajanta hills
(b) Palani hills
(c) Garjhat hills
(d) Balaghat hills
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Vattavada in Kerala is a part of the Palani hills.
(8) Which of the following hill station is located at the Palani hills?
(a) Kodaikanal
(b) Ooty
(c) Shimla
(d) Mussoorrie
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The hill station of Kodaikanal lies in the region of Palani hills.
(9) Which of the following National Park is associated with the Palani hills?
(a) Hemis National Park
(b) Simlipal National Park
(c) Pampadum National Park
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Pampadum National Park is in the region of the Palani hills.
(10) Which of the following temple is situated here?
(a) Sun temple of Konark
(b) the temple of Murugan
(c) Rameshwaram temple
(d) Meenakshi temple
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Palani hills are the home to the main temple of Murugan who is worshipped as a major deity in Tamil Nadu.
(11) The Palani hills adjoins with which range in the west?
(a) Nilgiri
(b) Anamalai
(c) Nagercoil
(d) Javadi
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Palani hills adjoins with the Anamalai range in the west.
(12) Which dam is located near the Palani hills?
(a) Pong
(b) Tehri
(c) Shivsamudram
(d) Varathamanathi
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Varathamanathi dam is situated near the Palani hills.
(13) Which of the following waterfall is located in the Palani hills?
(a) Hundru
(b) Duduma
(c) Thalaiyar
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Thalaiyar falls is located in the Palani hills.
(14) The highest elevation of the Palani hills is at –
(a) 3045 m
(b) 2533 m
(c) 4142 m
(d) 782 m
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The highest elevation of the Palani hills is at 2533 metres.
(15) Which of the following state does not come under the region of the Palani hills?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) none
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Palani hills are only spread over the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
(16) The Palani Hills Conservation Council was founded in which year?
(a) 1960
(b) 1972
(c) 1978
(d) 1985
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Palani Hills Conservation Council was founded in 1985.
(17) The headquarter of the Palani Hills Conservation Council is at –
(a) Udagamandalam
(b) Vedaranyam
(c) Coorg
(d) Kodaikanal
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The headquarter of the Palani Hills Conservation Council is at Kodaikanal.
(18) Above 2000 m, the type of forest found in the Palani hills is –
(a) dry deciduous forest
(b) mangrove forest
(c) Shola grassland
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Above the range of 2000 metres, shoal grassland can be found in the Palani hills.
(19) Which of the following river does not come under the region of Palani hills?
(a) Nanganji
(b) Kodavanar
(c) Shanmukha
(d) Periyar
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The northern slopes of the Palani hills are drained by the Nanganji river, Kodavanar river and Shanmukha river. All are tributaries of the river Kaveri.
(20) The Palani hills range mostly lies in which district?
(a) Madurai
(b) Dindigul
(c) Coimbatore
(d) Kanyakumari
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Palani hills range mostly lies in Dindigul district.