Question : Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the
Option 1: Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea
Option 2: West coastal plain
Option 3: Western Ghats
Option 4: Interior part of the Deccan
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Correct Answer: Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea
Solution : The correct answer is Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea
The Mumbai High Oil Fields are situated 160 kilometres (km) to the west of Mumbai, India's coast, on the Arabian Sea's continental shelf. The seabed's gently sloping area between the shoreline and the point when the ocean floor abruptly drops off is known as the continental shelf. It is a portion of the ocean that is normally just 200 metres deep.
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Question : The northern part of which of the following is also known as Sahyadri?
Option 1: Satpura Range
Option 2: Vindhya Range
Option 4: Eastern Ghats
Question : Which of the following regions in India is nicknamed as the storehouse of minerals?
Option 1: Deccan Plateau
Option 2: Western Ghats
Option 3: Chota Nagpur Plateau
Option 4: Himalayas
Question : Which of the following statements is not correct?
Option 1: Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats.
Option 2: The height of the Western Ghats progressively decreases from north to south.
Option 3: The Western Ghats cause orographic rain.
Option 4: The Eastern Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiris in the south.
Question : Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Deccan Plateau?
Option 1: The Satpura Range is in the south of the plateau.
Option 2: The Eastern Ghats are in the east of the plateau.
Option 3: The Western Ghats are in the west of the plateau.
Option 4: The Vindhya Range is in the north of the plateau.
Question : Which of the following regions of India has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries?
Option 1: Western Ghats
Option 2: Deccan Plateau
Option 3: Chhota Nagpur Plateau
Option 4: Indo-Gangetic plains
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