Physiographic Division MCQ — 396 Practice Questions with Answers

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The Western Coastal Plain is divided into: Gujarat coast, Konkan (Maharashtra — Mumbai to Goa), Karnataka coast (Kanara), and Malabar coast (Kerala). The eastern coast is divided into Coromandel (Tamil Nadu) and Northern Circars (Andhra Pradesh-Odisha).

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Jelep La (4,267 m) is in Sikkim and connects it with the Chumbi Valley of Tibet (China). It was historically used as a trade route and was the main route from Kolkata to Lhasa via Gangtok before 1962.

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Mig La Pass at 19,400 feet (5,913 m) surpasses Umling La (19,024 ft) as world's highest motorable road.

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The Thar Desert (Great Indian Desert) is bounded by the Aravalli Range on the east (which blocks the monsoon from reaching western Rajasthan), the Rann of Kutch on the south, and the Indus River/Pakistan border on the west and northwest. It covers about 200,000 sq km across Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana. It receives less than 25 cm annual rainfall. The Luni is the only significant river. Sandy terrain (sand dunes/erg) and rocky terrain (hamada) are found.

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Lakshadweep consists of 36 coral islands (atolls) in the Arabian Sea, with a total area of only 32 km². Only 10 islands are inhabited. Kavaratti is the capital. The islands sit on the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge.