Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly describes the islands of the Arabian Sea?

  1. They comprise about 572 islands and islets that are principally elevated portions of submarine mountains
  2. They are built of coral deposits and lie approximately 220-440 km from the Kerala coast
  3. Their northern and southern groups are separated by the Ten Degree Channel
  4. They contain Barren Island, the only active volcano in India
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  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…