Which gap in the Western Ghats carries the main road and rail link between Kochi and Coimbatore?
- A.Thal Ghat
- B.Bhor Ghat
- C.Palakkad Gap
- D.Sen Kottai Pass
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Palakkad Gap. The Palakkad Gap, also spelt Palghat, is the widest break in the Western Ghats, lying between the Nilgiri hills to the north and the Anaimalai hills to the south. It carries the main road and railway between Kochi in Kerala and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and also lets the south-west monsoon push inland, which is why the country east of it is drier than the rest of the coast. Option A is wrong because the Thal Ghat is far to the north in Maharashtra and links Mumbai with Nashik. Option B is wrong because the Bhor Ghat, also in Maharashtra, links Mumbai with Pune. Option D is wrong because the Sen Kottai or Shencottah pass lies still further south and connects Kollam with Madurai; it is a smaller opening than Palakkad.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Karnataka
- B.Kerala
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Gujarat
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Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state. Its shore runs from the Rann of Kachchh round the Gulf of Kachchh, along the whole Saurashtra or Kathiawar peninsula and down the Gulf of Khambhat, and this deeply indented outline gives it far more shore than any other state.
Read the full explanation →Dodabetta is the highest peak of which of the following mountain ranges?
- A.Vindhya
- B.Satpura
- C.Aravalli
- D.Nilgiri
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Doddabetta, about 2,637 metres high, is the highest point of the Nilgiri hills, the block where the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet, and it overlooks the hill station of Udhagamandalam or Ooty in Tamil Nadu.
Read the full explanation →Anaimudi, the highest peak of peninsular India, lies in which state?
- A.Tamil Nadu
- B.Kerala
- C.Karnataka
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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Read the full explanation →Which of the following peninsular rivers flows westward through a rift valley and forms an estuary?
- A.Godavari
- B.Narmada
- C.Krishna
- D.Mahanadi
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The Narmada flows west between the Vindhyan range and the Satpuras along a trough formed by faulting, that is, a rift valley, and it empties into the Gulf of Khambhat through a broad estuary rather than a delta.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest brackish-water lagoon in India?
- A.Vembanad Lake
- B.Chilika Lake
- C.Pulicat Lake
- D.Kolleru Lake
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Chilika lies on the Utkal coast of Odisha, separated from the Bay of Bengal by a long sandbar, and it is the largest brackish-water lagoon in India, famous for its migratory birds and for its population of Irrawaddy dolphins.
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