| 21. The highest mountain peak in India is : |
| (a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest (c) Mt. K2 (d) Nanda Devi |
| Ans: (c) |
| 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 |
| Ans: (a) |
| 23. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in : |
| (a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal (c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar |
| Ans: (d) |
| 24. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following group of Indian States: |
| [A] Gujarat, MP, Chattisgarh, Manipur [B] Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram [C] UP, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand [D] Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh |
| Ans- B |
| 25. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: |
| (a) Pir Panjal pass
(b) Karakoram pass (c) Banihal pass (d) Zoji La pass |
| Ans: (b) |
| 26. 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 |
| Ans: (d) |
| 27. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on : |
| (a) Palni hills
(b) Anaimalai mountain (c) Nilgiri mountain (d) Cardamon hills |
| Ans: (a) |
| 28. The land frontier of India is about 15200 KM. Which of the following countries shares the largest border length with India: |
| [A] Bangladesh [B] Pakistan [C] china [D] Nepal |
| Ans- A |
| 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 |
| Ans: (c) |
| 30. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes? |
| (a) Coastal plains
(b) Old shields (c) Plateaus (d) Young folded mountains |
| Ans: (d) |
