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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
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
3
The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is
A
Zaskar
B
Kailash
C
Karakoram
D
Ladakh
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
5
_______ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.
A
Ladakh
B
Satpura
C
Aravalli
D
Vindhya
6
Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the
A
It is a synclinal valley
B
It is situated �between 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.
7
Naga Khasi and Garo hills are located in
A
Eastern range
B
Karakoram range
C
Zanskar range
D
Vindhya
8
Godwin Austin is a
A
Pass
B
Peak
C
Telescope inventor
D
Geologist
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
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
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
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
13
Nanda Devi peak forms a part of ________
A
Assam Himalayas
B
Kumaon Himalayas
C
Nepal Himalayas
D
Punjab Himalayas
14
Which is the highest peak in India?
A
Kamet
B
Nandakot
C
Nanda Devi
D
K2 (GodwinAustin)
15
Which state has the largest area in India?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Maharashtra
D
Rajasthan
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
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
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
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
20
Himadri is the term by which the ________ are known.
A
Western Ghats
B
Siwalik Ranges
C
Middle Himalayas
D
Greater Himalayas
21
The Coast line of India is
A
5500km
B
6500km
C
7500km
D
8400km
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
23
Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?
A
Lakshadweep
B
Pondicherry
C
Delhi
D
Daman and Diu
24
Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?
A
Baba Budan Hills
B
Mullayanagiri
C
Annaimudi
D
Nilgiri
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
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.
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
28
The northern plain of India is formed of ________.
A
Metamorphic soil
B
Igneous rocks
C
Alluvial soil
D
Old crystalline rocks
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
30
Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
A
Nathu La
B
Jelep La
C
Shipki La
D
Sharabathanga
31
Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
A
Annapurna
B
Nanda Devi
C
Mt. Kamet
D
Kanchenjunga
32
Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
A
Sikkim
B
Goa
C
Haryana
D
Kerala
33
The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________
A
Bhabar
B
Bhangar
C
Khadar
D
Terai
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
35
Where is Anaimudi peak located? Sahyadri Eastern Ghats
A
Sahyadri
B
Eastern Ghats
C
Nilgiri mountain range
D
Palani range
36
Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
A
Hyderabad
B
Bhopal
C
Lucknow
D
Benguluru (Bangalore)
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
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
39
Himalayan mountain range is an Example of
A
Volcanic Mountains
B
Residual Mountains
C
Block Mountains
D
Fold Mountains
40
Nag Tibba and Mahabharat Mountain Ranges are included in
A
Cross Himalayan
B
Greater Himalayan
C
Lesser Himalayan
D
Down Ward Himalayan
41
The second highest peak in the world is ________
A
Kanchenjunga
B
K-2 (Godwin Austin)
C
Nandadevi
D
Lhotse
42
Yercaud a hill station of South India is situated on the
A
Cardamom Hills
B
Nilgiris
C
Shevaroy Hills
D
Javadi Hills
43
Yercaud a hill station of South India is situated on the
A
Cardamom Hills
B
Nilgiris
C
Shevaroy Hills
D
Javadi Hills
44
Indian desert is known as
A
Gobi
B
Sahara
C
Thar
D
Atacama
45
Where is Lakshadweep Island located?
A
Indian Ocean
B
Bay of Bengal
C
Arabian Sea
D
None of these
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
47
Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
A
Panchmarhi
B
Ootacamund
C
Madurai
D
Araku Valley
48
Which hill station s name means �place of the thunderbolt ?
A
Gangtok
B
Shillong
C
Oottacarnand
D
Darjeeling
49
The outer most range of Himalayas is called ________.
A
Kali
B
Shiwaliks
C
Dehradun
D
Kumaon
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