Famous Place GK MCQ Questions on ‘Shevaroy Hills‘. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) The Shevaroy Hills belong to which mountain range?
(a) the Eastern Ghats
(b) the Western Ghats
(c) the Himalayan Range
(d) the Satpura Range
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Shevaroy Hills form part of the Eastern Ghats.
(2) The elevation of the Shevaroy Hills is about –
(a) 1460 m
(b) 1830 m
(c) 1620 m
(d) 1500 m
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The elevation of the Shevaroy Hills is about 1620 metres.
(3) The hills are located in which state in India?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The hills are located in Tamil Nadu, India.
(4) The approximate area of Shevaroy Hills is –
(a) 400 km2
(b) 800 km2
(c) 200 km2
(d) 500 km2
Ans – (a)
Explanation – Shevaroy Hills cover an area of approximately 400 km2.
(5) The hills are named after which local deity?
(a) Servoro
(b) Servarayan
(c) Shevara
(d) Sarveswaraya
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Shevaroy Hills are named after the local deity, Servarayan.
(6) Which of the following is the main town near Shevaroy Hills?
(a) Madurai
(b) Yercaud
(c) Nagapattanam
(d) Pudukkottai
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The main town in Shevaroy Hills is Yercaud.
(7) Which of the following peak belongs to the Shevaroy Hills?
(a) Solaikaradu
(b) Mukurthi
(c) Koralibetta
(d) Dodabeta
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Solaikaradu peak belongs to the Shevaroy Hills.
(8) Which of the following tribe dwells in the Shevaroy Hills?
(a) Meenas
(b) Malayalis
(c) Bhutias
(d) Gonds
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Malayalis can be found in the Shevaroy Hills.
(9) Mettur Hills are situated in which direction of Shevaroy Hills?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Mettur Hills lie in the westward direction of the Shevaroy Hills.
(10) Which of the following district come under the region of the Shevaroy Hills?
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Madurai
(c) Salem
(d) None
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Salem district of Tmail Nadu come under the region of Shevaroy Hills.
(11) Kolli Hills are located in which direction of Shevaroy Hills?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Kolli Hills are located in the south of the Shevaroy Hills.
(12) The Shevaroy Hills are notable for –
(a) sugarcane plantation
(b) coffee plantation
(c) cotton production
(d) none
Ans – (b)
Explanation – The Shevaroy Hills are notable for coffee plantation.
(13) The name Servarayan belongs to which language?
(a) Tamil
(b) Telegu
(c) Hindi
(d) Marathi
Ans – (a)
Explanation – Servarayan name belongs to the Tamil language.
(14) The Shevaroy Hills form which part of the Eastern Ghats?
(a) Western
(b) Northern
(c) Southern
(d) Central
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Shevaroy Hills are in the southern part of the Eastern Ghats.
(15) Which of the following fruit is grown in abundance in the Shevaroy Hills?
(a) apple
(b) mango
(c) orange
(d) guava
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Orange is grown in abundance in the Shevaroy Hills.
(16) Which of the following animals can be found in the Shevaroy Hills?
(a) Indian pangolin
(b) Mongoose
(c) Sambar deer
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Indian pangolin, Mongoose, Sambar deer all the animals can be found in the Shevaroy Hills.
(17) The hills are mainly situated in which part of Tamil Nadu?
(a) Eastern part
(b) Southern part
(c) North-western part
(d) South-eastern part
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Shevaroy Hills are situated in north-western part of Tamil Nadu.
(18) Which of the following species of snakes can be found in these hilly areas?
(a) Uropeltis ellioti
(b) Uropeltis shorttii
(c) both a & b
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Both the above mentioned species of snakes which are endemic to the hill range, can be found in these hills.
(19) Which of the following range is parallel to the Shevaroy Hills?
(a) Pachaimalai
(b) Kalrayan
(c) Kolli
(d) Palani
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Lower Chitteri hills – Kalrayan hills are parallel to the Shevaroy Hills.
(20) Which of the following birds can be found in Shevaroy Hills?
(a) Oriental leafbird
(b) Indian grey hornbill
(c) Whistling thrush
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – All the above mentioned birds can be found in the Shevaroy Hills.