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1 The Garo Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same age as the

A Himalayas B Shiwalik Range C Malwa Plateau D Himachal Range

✅ Correct Answer: 3

2 Nathu La a place where India China border trade has been resumed after 44 years is located on the India border in

A Sikkim B Arunachal Pradesh C Himachal Pradesh D jammu

✅ Correct Answer: 1

3 The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is

A Zaskar B Kailash C Karakoram D Ladakh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

4 Considering the location of mountains in India which one of the following is in right sequence from south to north?

A Dodabetta Kailash Dhaulagiri Vindhyachal B Dodabetta Vindhyachal Dhaulagiri Kailash C Dhaulagiri Kailash Dodabetta Vindhyachal D Dhaulagiri Vindhyachal Dodabetta Kailash

✅ Correct Answer: 2

5 _______ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.

A Ladakh B Satpura C Aravalli D Vindhya

✅ Correct Answer: 1

6 Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the

A It is a synclinal valley B It is situated ï¿½between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas C It is drained by the river Jhelum D Previously it was a bed of a great lake subsequently uplifted.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

7 Naga Khasi and Garo hills are located in

A Eastern range B Karakoram range C Zanskar range D Vindhya

✅ Correct Answer: 1

8 Godwin Austin is a

A Pass B Peak C Telescope inventor D Geologist

✅ Correct Answer: 2

9 Which of the following is the capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

A Dadra B Nagar Haveli C Kavaratti D Silvassa

✅ Correct Answer: 4

10 Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?

A Madhya Pradesh B Maharashtra C Assam D Bihar

✅ Correct Answer: 3

11 Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct? 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.

A 1 only B 2 only C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2

✅ Correct Answer: 3

12 Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?

A Bangalore-Varanasi B Chennai-Varanasi C Kakinanda-Pondicherry D Pondicherry-Varanasi

✅ Correct Answer: 3

13 Nanda Devi peak forms a part of ________

A Assam Himalayas B Kumaon Himalayas C Nepal Himalayas D Punjab Himalayas

✅ Correct Answer: 2

14 Which is the highest peak in India?

A Kamet B Nandakot C Nanda Devi D K2 (GodwinAustin)

✅ Correct Answer: 4

15 Which state has the largest area in India?

A Uttar Pradesh B Madhya Pradesh C Maharashtra D Rajasthan

✅ Correct Answer: 4

16 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

✅ Correct Answer: 1

17 Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?

A Sheravoy hills B Javadi hills C Nallamala hills D Elamalai hills

✅ Correct Answer: 4

18 Where is the Saltoro Range located?

A Ladakh B Along the Vindhyas C Part of the Karakoram Ranges D Part of the Western Ghats

✅ Correct Answer: 3

19 Palakkad gap connects which of the following states

A Sikkim and West Bengal B Maharashtra and Gujarat C Kerala and Tamil Nadu D Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim

✅ Correct Answer: 3

20 Himadri is the term by which the ________ are known.

A Western Ghats B Siwalik Ranges C Middle Himalayas D Greater Himalayas

✅ Correct Answer: 4

21 The Coast line of India is

A 5500km B 6500km C 7500km D 8400km

✅ Correct Answer: 3

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

✅ Correct Answer: 1

23 Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?

A Lakshadweep B Pondicherry C Delhi D Daman and Diu

✅ Correct Answer: 1

24 Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?

A Baba Budan Hills B Mullayanagiri C Annaimudi D Nilgiri

✅ Correct Answer: 3

25 Consider the following mountain ranges: 1. Ladakh Range 2. Karakoram 3. Greater Himalayas 4. Zanskar Range What is the correct sequence of these from south to north? 153.

A 3 4 1 2 B 3 1 4 2 C 4 2 3 1 D 4 3 2 1

✅ Correct Answer: 1

26 Which statement is correct

A Mahadev Mountains are in the west of Maikal Mountains B Mahadev Mountains are the part of Karnataka Plateau C Mahadev Mountains are inthe East of Plateau of Chotanagpur D Mahadev Mountains are part of Aravalli Range.

✅ Correct Answer: 1

27 Arrange the following ranges in order as they occur from north to south: I. Pir Panjal II. Karakoram III. Zanskar IV. Ladakh

A II IV III I B II III IV I C I II IV III D III II IV I

✅ Correct Answer: 1

28 The northern plain of India is formed of ________.

A Metamorphic soil B Igneous rocks C Alluvial soil D Old crystalline rocks

✅ Correct Answer: 3

29 The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?

A Fold mountains B Volcanic mountains C Block mountains D None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

30 Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?

A Nathu La B Jelep La C Shipki La D Sharabathanga

✅ Correct Answer: 3

31 Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?

A Annapurna B Nanda Devi C Mt. Kamet D Kanchenjunga

✅ Correct Answer: 1

32 Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?

A Sikkim B Goa C Haryana D Kerala

✅ Correct Answer: 3

33 The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________

A Bhabar B Bhangar C Khadar D Terai

✅ Correct Answer: 3

34 Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan B Durand Line : India and Myanmar C Macmohan Line : India and Nepal D Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan

✅ Correct Answer: 4

35 Where is Anaimudi peak located? Sahyadri Eastern Ghats

A Sahyadri B Eastern Ghats C Nilgiri mountain range D Palani range

✅ Correct Answer: 1

36 Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?

A Hyderabad B Bhopal C Lucknow D Benguluru (Bangalore)

✅ Correct Answer: 3

37 The States of India having common border with Myanmar are ________

A Mizoram Manipur Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh B Mizoram Tripura Meghalaya Assam C Mizoram Manipur Tripura Meghalaya D Assam Manipur Tripura Arunachal Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

38 Duncan Passage is situated between ________

A Minicoy and Amindiv B Minicoy and Maldives C Little Andaman and Car Nicobar D South Andaman and Little Andaman

✅ Correct Answer: 4

39 Himalayan mountain range is an Example of

A Volcanic Mountains B Residual Mountains C Block Mountains D Fold Mountains

✅ Correct Answer: 4

40 Nag Tibba and Mahabharat Mountain Ranges are included in

A Cross Himalayan B Greater Himalayan C Lesser Himalayan D Down Ward Himalayan

✅ Correct Answer: 3

41 The second highest peak in the world is ________

A Kanchenjunga B K-2 (Godwin Austin) C Nandadevi D Lhotse

✅ Correct Answer: 2

42 Yercaud a hill station of South India is situated on the

A Cardamom Hills B Nilgiris C Shevaroy Hills D Javadi Hills

✅ Correct Answer: 3

43 Yercaud a hill station of South India is situated on the

A Cardamom Hills B Nilgiris C Shevaroy Hills D Javadi Hills

✅ Correct Answer: 3

44 Indian desert is known as

A Gobi B Sahara C Thar D Atacama

✅ Correct Answer: 3

45 Where is Lakshadweep Island located?

A Indian Ocean B Bay of Bengal C Arabian Sea D None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 3

46 Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?

A Manipur B West Bengal C Tripura D Assam

✅ Correct Answer: 1

47 Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?

A Panchmarhi B Ootacamund C Madurai D Araku Valley

✅ Correct Answer: 2

48 Which hill station s name means ï¿½place of the thunderbolt ?

A Gangtok B Shillong C Oottacarnand D Darjeeling

✅ Correct Answer: 4

49 The outer most range of Himalayas is called ________.

A Kali B Shiwaliks C Dehradun D Kumaon

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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