Question

The Ghat linking Shivamogga to Kundapur is known as _____.
A. Charmadi Ghat
B. Shiradi Ghat
C. Agumbe Ghat
D. Hulikal Ghat

Answer 1

Hint: Shivamogga is a district in Karnataka having an area of 8,495 sq. km and a population of 1,752,753. The major tourist attraction of the Shivamogga district is Jog Falls.

Complete answer: - Option A: Charmadi Ghat is a ghat in the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Chikkamagaluru of Karnataka. It connects the northeastern part of Dakshina Kannada to the Chikkamagaluru district. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option B: Shiradi Ghat is a ghat section of the Western Ghat through which NH-48 passes and is in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Elephant sightings are common on this road. NH-48 runs from Mangalore to Bangalore. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option C: Agumbe is a settlement in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka and is in the thickly forested region of the Western Ghat mountain range. It is one of the rainiest places in India and the major tourist attractions are the waterfalls.
- Option D: Hulikal is a village in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka and the road that runs through the Hulikal Ghat connects the Shivamogga district with the coastal district of Udupi. Hulikal receives heavy rainfall from May to November. Hence, this is the correct option.

Hence, the correct option is option D.

Note: Kundapur is a coastal town in the Udupi district of Karnataka having an area of 23.06 sq. km and a population of 30,444. It has a literacy rate of 92%.