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Chandipur

Odisha & General Awareness

Useful for: OSSC RHT — Regular High School Teacher, OSEPA Primary Teacher / JT Category-I, OSEPA Upper Primary — Arts, OSEPA Upper Primary — Science, OSSSC Govt Physical Education Teacher (PET), OSSSC Govt TGT Arts, OSSSC Govt TGT Science — CBZ, OSSSC Govt TGT Science — PCM

Overview

Chandipur in Balasore district is known for its unusual "vanishing sea" beach and for the Integrated Test Range used for missile testing.

Key points

  • Chandipur is in Balasore district.
  • At low tide the sea recedes several kilometres, earning it the name "vanishing sea".
  • The Integrated Test Range of DRDO at Chandipur is used to test missiles.
  • Horseshoe crabs are found on its shores.
  • Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the coast is another missile test site.
  • Tourism and research coexist here.

Explanation

  • The shallow seabed causes the large tidal retreat.
  • Beach ecology is sensitive to disturbance.
  • Balasore is also known for Panchalingeswar.
  • The coast faces cyclone risks.
  • Missile tests are announced with safety zones.

Step by step

  1. Identify the concept, method or fact asked.
  2. Recall the definition, thinker, year or rule.
  3. Apply it and eliminate extreme or mismatched options.

Examples

  • The "vanishing sea" beach of Odisha → Chandipur.
  • The DRDO facility at Chandipur → Integrated Test Range.
  • Chandipur is in → Balasore district.

Traps and advanced points

  • Trap: Placing Chandipur in Puri.
  • Trap: Mixing it with Gopalpur.
  • Trap: Ignoring Abdul Kalam Island.

Quick revision

  • Balasore.
  • Vanishing sea.
  • ITR (DRDO).

Practice MCQs

  1. Choose the most defensible exam-ready conclusion about Chandipur.

    1. Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.
    2. Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.
    3. Chandipur is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    4. Chandipur should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.

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    Answer: (b) Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.. Choose the most defensible exam-ready conclusion about Chandipur.: Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.

  2. Which statement about Chandipur is NOT appropriate?

    1. Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.
    2. Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.
    3. Use coastal-process context to remember the location.
    4. Chandipur should be interpreted according to its purpose and context.

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    Answer: (a) Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.. The NOT-appropriate statement is: Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.

  3. A teacher wants to apply Chandipur correctly. Which action is most appropriate?

    1. Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.
    2. Chandipur is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    3. Chandipur should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.
    4. Use coastal-process context to remember the location.

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    Answer: (d) Use coastal-process context to remember the location.. Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.

  4. During a classroom lesson on Chandipur, the teacher compares evidence before choosing an approach. A teacher wants to apply Chandipur correctly. Which action is most appropriate?

    1. Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.
    2. Chandipur is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    3. Chandipur should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.
    4. Use coastal-process context to remember the location.

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    Answer: (d) Use coastal-process context to remember the location.. Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.

  5. During a classroom lesson on Chandipur, the teacher compares evidence before choosing an approach. which statement about Chandipur is NOT appropriate?

    1. Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.
    2. Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.
    3. Use coastal-process context to remember the location.
    4. Chandipur should be interpreted according to its purpose and context.

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    Answer: (a) Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.. The NOT-appropriate statement is: Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.

  6. During a classroom lesson on Chandipur, the teacher compares evidence before choosing an approach. Choose the most defensible exam-ready conclusion about Chandipur.

    1. Chandipur is an inland glacier valley.
    2. Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.
    3. Chandipur is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    4. Chandipur should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.

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    Answer: (b) Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.. Chandipur in Balasore is known for its unusual receding-sea phenomenon.

  7. Chandipur is in —

    1. Balasore district
    2. Puri district
    3. Ganjam district
    4. Kendrapara district

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    Answer: (a) Balasore district. Balasore.

  8. Chandipur is called the "vanishing sea" because —

    1. it has no water
    2. it is frozen
    3. it is a desert
    4. the sea recedes several km at low tide

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    Answer: (d) the sea recedes several km at low tide. Low tide.

  9. DRDO’s Integrated Test Range at Chandipur is used to test —

    1. missiles
    2. cars
    3. ships only
    4. satellites only

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    Answer: (a) missiles. Missiles.

  10. Which creatures are found on Chandipur’s shores?

    1. seals
    2. polar bears
    3. horseshoe crabs
    4. penguins

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    Answer: (c) horseshoe crabs. Horseshoe crabs.

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