Physiology of India MCQ in English (Set – 2 )
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MCQ on physiography of India
21. The highest mountain peak in India is : [LIC 1994]
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Mt. K2
(d) Nanda Devi
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22. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
(a) Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
(b) Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
(c) Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
(d) Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
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23. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in :
(a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal
(c) Baluchistan
(d) Myanmar
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24. Match the following: [CDS 2000]
A. Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Dhauladhar 2. Uttaranchal
C. Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Mishimi Hills 4. Himachal Pradesh A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
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25. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: [IAS 2003]
(a) Pir Panjal pass
(b) Karakoram pass
(c) Banihal pass
(d) Zoji La pass
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26. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003]
(a) Sheravoy hills
(b) Javadi hills
(c) Nallamala hills
(d) Elamalai hills
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27. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on : [IAS 2003]
(a) Palni hills
(b) Anaimalai mountain
(c) Nilgiri mountain
(d) Cardamon hills
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28. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003]
(a) Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by the weathering of basaltic lava rocks
(b) Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other types of rocks by the presence of distinct layers
(c) Granite has large crystals of quartz, feldspar and mica in it
(d) A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type
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29. Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?
(a) Folding of the earth’s crust
(b) Accumulation of loess deposits
(c) Folding of the geosyncline
(d) Faulting of the earth’s crust
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30. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes? [CDS 2000]
(a) Coastal plains
(b) Old shields
(c) Plateaus
(d) Young folded mountains
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31. The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is : [IAS 2003]
(a) Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him.
(b) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
(c) Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him.
(d) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him.
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32. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
(a) Block mountains
(b) Fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Residual mountains
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33. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the:
(a) Aravallis
(b) Vindhyas
(c) Satpuras
(d) Kaimur range
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34. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is : [IAS 1994]
(a) the Siwalik Range
(b) the Lesser Himalayas
(c) the Great Himalayan Range
(d) the Dhaula Dhar Range
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35. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of: [I. Tax & Central Excise 1992]
(a) alluvial soil
(b) coral reef
(c) sandstone
(d) lava
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36. The highest peak in South India is:
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Makurti
(c) Analmudi
(d) None of these
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37. Aravalli ranges are an example of: [Asstt Grade 1993]
(a) straight mountains
(b) block mountains
(c) residual mountains
(d) volcanic mountains
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38. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?
(a) Khyber
(b) Bomdila
(c) Bara Lacha La
(d) Shipkila
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39. Zozila Pass connects: [IFS 1989]
(a) Kashmir and Tibet
(b) Nepal and Tibet
(c) Leh and Kargil
(d) Leh and Snnagar
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40. Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched?
1. Zojila and Burzil – Jammu & Kashmir
2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La – Uttar Pradesh
3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh – Himachal Pradesh
4. Nathu La and Jelep La – Sikkim
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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