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Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Vale of Kashmir" ? (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.  Answer:  (B) It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas

What do you understand by the term 'Doab' ?  (A) Where the delta of river begins  (B) Where two or more rivers meet  (C) Land between two separate river systems  (D) Land between two tributaries of a river  Answer:  (D) Land between two tributaries of a river

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:  (A) Siwalik  (B) Greater Himalayas  (C) Karakoram  (D) Lesser Himalayas  Answer:  (C) Karakoram

A rift valley is formed mainly due to: (A) forces of tension in the earth's crust  (B) the subsidence of the floor of a river valley  (C) the valley formed after the formation of fold mountains  (D) the deepening of a valley by ice action  Answer:  (B) the subsidence of the floor of a river valley

The correct order of the given hills from west to east is : (A) Garo-Jaintia-Naga-Khasi  (B) Khasi-Naga-Jaintia-Garo  (C) Khasi-Garo- Jaintia-Naga  (D) Garo-Khasi- Jaintia-Naga  Answer:  (D) Garo-Khasi- Jaintia-Naga

Match the following:  A. Bhabar 1. Younger alluvium  B. Terai 2. It is very porous  C. Bhangar 3. Has thick forest and wild life  D. Khadar 4. Older alluvium  A B C D  (A) 2 3 4 1  (B) 1 2 3 4  (C) 4 3 2 1  (D) 4 3 1 2  Answer:  (A) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as: (A) bhabar  (B) bhangar  (C) khadar  (D) terai  Answer:  (C) khadar

Which of the following are true regarding Chhota Nagpur? 1. It is one of the former princely states.  2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited mainly by the tribals.  3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal areas in Bihar, West Bengal. Orissa and M.P.  (A) 1 and 3  (B) 2 and 3  (C) 1 and 2  (D) 1, 2 and 3  Answer:  (C) 1 and 2

Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf? (A) Andhra Pradesh  (B) Gujarat  (C) Karnataka  (D) Tamil Nadu  Answer:  (D) Tamil Nadu

Match the following: Pass  State  A. Zoji La Pass 1. Sikkim  B. Bara Lacha Pass 2. Uttarakhand  C. Jelep La Pass 3. Himachal Pradesh  D. Niti Pass 4. Jammu and Kashmir  A B C D  (A) 4 1 3 2  (B) 2 3 1 4  (C) 4 3 1 2  (D) 2 1 3 4  Answer:  (C) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2

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?  (A) 3, 4, 1, 2  (B) 3, 1, 4, 2  (C) 4, 2, 3, 1  (D) 4, 3, 2, 1  Answer:  (A) 3, 4, 1, 2

Which of the following gives the correct sequence of hills in the east-west direction?  (A) Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo  (B) Garo, Khasi, Mkir, Naga  (C) K'hasi,Garo, Naga, Mikir  (D) Mikir, Naga, Khasi, Garo  Answer:  (A) Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo

Consider the following 1. Mahadeo Hills  2. Sahyadri Parvat  3. Satpura Range  What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south ?  (A) 1, 2, 3  (B) 2, 1, 3  (C) 1, 3, 2  (D) 2, 3, 1  Answer:  (C) 1, 3, 2

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  Answer:  (A) II, IV, III, I 

Arrange the following Himalayan peaks in order as they occur from west to east:  I. Kanchenjunga  II. Mt. Everest  III. Nanda Devi  IV. Dhaulagiri  (A) I, II, III, IV  (B) I, II, IV, III  (C) III, II, I, IV  (D) III, IV, II, I  Answer:  (D) III, IV, II, I

Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south:  I. Nallamala Hills  II. Nilgiri  III. Anaimalai  IV. Cardamon Hills  (A) I, IV, III, II  (B) I, II, III, IV  (C) II, I, III, IV  (D) I, II, IV, III  Answer:  (B) I, II, III, IV

In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? (A) Chandra valley  (B) Hunza valley  (C) Nubra valley  (D) Sutlej valley  Answer:  (D) Sutlej valley

Which of the following is not true with regard to the coastal plains of India ?  (A) The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin interspersed by hilly terrain  (B) The eastern coast has a wide plain with well-developed deltas of the major rivers  (C) The west coast has little indentation except towards the south  (D) The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features  Answer:  (D) The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features

Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats ?  (A) Height  (B) Continuity  (C) Proximity to the coast  (D) Vegetation  Answer:  (B) Continuity

Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?  1. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss  2. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets  3. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau  4. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.  (A) I, II and III  (B) I and II  (C) I, II, III and IV  (D) I, III and IV  Answer:  (C) I, II, III and IV

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  Answer:  (B) 2 and 3

Zozila Pass connects:  (A) Kashmir and Tibet  (B) Nepal and Tibet  (C) Leh and Kargil  (D) Leh and Snnagar  Answer:  (D) Leh and Snnagar

Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?  (A) Khyber  (B) Bomdila  (C) Bara Lacha La  (D) Shipkila  Answer:  (A) Khyber

Aravalli ranges are an example of: (A) straight mountains  (B) block mountains  (C) residual mountains  (D) volcanic mountains  Answer:  (C) residual mountains

The highest peak in South India is:  (A) Doda Betta  (B) Makurti  (C) Analmudi  (D) None of these  Answer:  (C) Analmudi

Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of: (A) alluvial soil  (B) coral reef  (C) sandstone  (D) lava  Answer:  (D) lava 

The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is : (A) the Siwalik Range  (B) the Lesser Himalayas  (C) the Great Himalayan Range  (D) the Dhaula Dhar Range  Answer:  (C) the Great Himalayan Range

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  Answer:  (A) Aravallis 

The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?  (A) Block mountains  (B) Fold mountains  (C) Volcanic mountains  (D) Residual mountains  Answer:  (A) Block mountains

The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is (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.  Answer:  (B) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.