What are the major physiographic divisions of Andhra Pradesh?

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MCQs

  1. Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Ghats primarily run through which of the following districts?
    a) Anantapur and Kadapa
    b) Visakhapatnam and ASR district
    c) Krishna and Guntur
    d) Nellore and Prakasam

  2. The highest peak in Andhra Pradesh, Arma Konda, is located in which physiographic division?
    a) Coastal Plains
    b) Rayalaseema Plateau
    c) Eastern Ghats
    d) Krishna Delta

  3. The Godavari and Krishna deltas became major rice-growing regions primarily due to:
    a) High altitude and heavy snowfall
    b) Extensive canal irrigation systems
    c) Desert soils with high mineral content
    d) Limestone plateaus ideal for horticulture

  4. Rayalaseema belongs to which major physiographic category?
    a) Alluvial lowlands
    b) Deccan Plateau
    c) Himalayan foothills
    d) Marine terraces

  5. Which feature makes the coastal plains of Andhra Pradesh extremely vulnerable?
    a) High tectonic activity
    b) Frequent avalanches
    c) Cyclones and storm surges
    d) Absence of river systems

  6. Which river system has played a central role in forming the fertile Krishna delta?
    a) Tungabhadra
    b) Sabarmati
    c) Krishna
    d) Sutlej

  7. Rayalaseema’s chronic irrigation stress is most closely linked to:
    a) Highly porous granite terrain and low rainfall
    b) Excessive glacier melt
    c) Volcanic activity
    d) Overdependence on inland navigation canals

  8. The Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh are best described as:
    a) A continuous high mountain chain
    b) Highly eroded, discontinuous hill ranges
    c) Volcanic ridges formed recently
    d) Coastal sand dunes uplifted by tectonics

  9. Visakhapatnam city lies at the junction of which two physiographic regions?
    a) Rayalaseema Plateau and Krishna Delta
    b) Eastern Ghats and Coastal Plains
    c) Himalayan foothills and Coastal Plains
    d) Deccan Plateau and Aravalli system

  10. Aquaculture expansion in Andhra Pradesh is most prominent in:
    a) Rayalaseema interior tracts
    b) Eastern Ghats hill slopes
    c) Coastal Plains
    d) Telangana border forests

Answers

1-b
2-c
3-b
4-b
5-c
6-c
7-a
8-b
9-b
10-c

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