Famous Place GK MCQ Questions on ‘Sirumalai Hills’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
(1) Sirumalai Hills form part of which of the following mountain range?
(a) The Eastern Ghats
(b) The Western Ghats
(c) The Himalayan Range
(d) The Aravalli Range
Ans – (a)
Explanation – Sirumalai Range forms part of the Eastern Ghats. It is the last range of the Eastern Ghats.
(2) The hills are situated at what distance from the city of Madurai?
(a) 90 km
(b) 65 km
(c) 75 km
(d) 110 km
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The Sirumalai Hills are situated at 90 km distance from the city of Madurai.
(3) Which of the following are the last hills of the Sirumalai range?
(a) Penukonda Hills
(b) Yelagiri Hills
(c) Azhagar Kovil Hills
(d) Gavilgarh Hills
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Azhagar Kovil Hills are the last hills of the Sirumalai range.
(4) Azhagar Kovil Hills are important for which of the following religion?
(a) Hinduism
(b) Muslim
(c) Christianity
(d) Buddhism
Ans – (a)
Explanation – Azhagar Kovil Hills are important for Hindu religion.
(5) Which of the following hills of Eastern Ghats are closest to Sirumalai Hills?
(a) Elamalai Hills
(b) Nallamalai Hills
(c) Ajanta Hills
(d) Narthamalai Hills
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Narthamalai Hills of the Eastern Ghats are closest to Sirumalai Hills.
(6) The altitude of the Sirumalai Hills is –
(a) 1400 m
(b) 1800 m
(c) 1600 m
(d) 2200 m
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The altitude of the Sirumalai Hills is about 1600 metres above sea level.
(7) Which of the following districts come under the region of the Sirumalai Hills?
(a) Dindigul
(b) Madurai
(c) Tiruchirapalli
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Dindigul, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Sivagangai and Pudukkottai districts come under the region of the Sirumalai Range.
(8) How many hairpin bends are there in the Sirumalai Hills?
(a) 18
(b) 12
(c) 22
(d) 28
Ans – (a)
Explanation – There are 18 hairpin bends in the Sirumalai Hills.
(9) The hills are situated at what distance from the city of Dindigul?
(a) 32 km
(b) 30 km
(c) 25 km
(d) 18 km
Ans – (c)
Explanation – The Sirumalai Hills are 25 km apart from the city of Dindigul.
(10) Which type of forest can be found in the lower slopes of the Sirumalai Hills?
(a) arid forest
(b) wet deciduous forest
(c) dry deciduous forest
(d) tropical evergreen forest
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Dry deciduous forests can be found in the lower slopes of the Sirumalai Hills.
(11) The hills are famous for –
(a) a banana species
(b) tea cultivation
(c) unique mushrooms
(d) cotton cultivation
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The hills are famous for a banana species.
(12) At the top of the hill there is a –
(a) Abode of Vishnu
(b) temple of Devi Laxmi
(c) Shiva lingam
(d) none
Ans – (c)
Explanation – There is a Shiva lingam at the top of the Sirumalai Hills.
(13) The tallest hills of the Sirumalai Range is –
(a) Golden Hill
(b) Silver Hill
(c) Tiger Hill
(d) Crater Hill
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Silver Hill is the tallest hill in the Sirumalai Range.
(14) The Shiva lingam at the top of the Silver Hill is about –
(a) 200 years old
(b) 300 years old
(c) 400 years old
(d) 500 years old
Ans – (d)
Explanation – The Shiva lingam at the top of the Silver Hill is about 500 years old.
(15) Agathya Puram in Sirumalai Range is named after which of the following sage?
(a) Rishi Agastya
(b) Agathya Siddhar
(c) Vashistha
(d) Agnimitra
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Agathya Puram in Sirumalai Range is named after Agathya Siddhar.
(16) There is a temple in the mountain dedicated to which deity?
(a) Lord Murugan
(b) Lord Kartikeya
(c) Lord Vishnu
(d) Lord Krishna
Ans – (a)
Explanation – The famous Lord Murugan temple is located in the mountains of Sirumalai.
(17) Which type of forest can be found in the higher slopes of the Sirumalai Range?
(a) tropical evergreen forest
(b) wet deciduous forest
(c) dry deciduous forest
(d) mangrove forest
Ans – (b)
Explanation – Wet deciduous forest can be found in the higher slopes of the Sirumalai Range.
(18) Which of the following trees are predominantly found in the Sirumalai Hills?
(a) Terminalia
(b) Shorea
(c) Magnolia Champaca
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – Terminalia, Shorea and Magnolia Champaca all are predominantly found in the Sirumalai Hills.
(19) Which of the following ashram is located in the Sirumalai Hills?
(a) Aurobindo Ashram
(b) Phool Chatti Ashram
(c) Agatthiyar SivaSakthi Sitthar Peedam
(d) Parmarth Niketan Ashram
Ans – (c)
Explanation – Agatthiyar SivaSakti Sitthar Peedam is located in the Sirumalai Hills.
(20) Which of the following threatened animal can be traced in the Sirumalai hilly region?
(a) Slender loris
(b) Sloth beer
(c) Asian palm civet
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d)
Explanation – All the above mentioned threatened animals can be traced in the Sirumalai hilly region.