Geography short questions PDF SET-5

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Qns : Which of the following is most prone to earthquakes?
(a) Coastal plains
(b) Old shields
(c) Plateaus
(d) Young folded mountains

Qns : The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
(a) Block mountains
(b) Fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Residual mountains

Qns : 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

Qns : 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

Qns : Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of:
(a) alluvial soil
(b) coral reef
(c) sandstone
(d) lava

Qns : The highest peak in South India is:
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Makurti
(c) Analmudi
(d) None of these

Qns : Aravalli ranges are an example of:
(a) straight mountains
(b) block mountains
(c) residual mountains
(d) volcanic mountains

Qns : Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India?
(a) Khyber
(b) Bomdila
(c) Bara Lacha La
(d) Shipkila

Qns : Zozila Pass connects:
(a) Kashmir and Tibet
(b) Nepal and Tibet
(c) Leh and Kargil
(d) Leh and Snnagar

Qns : 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

Qns : 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

Qns : Which of the following gives the correct sequence of hills in the east-west direction?
(a) Dragon, Mikir, Khasi, Garo
(b) Garo, Khasi, Mkir, Naga
(c) K’hasi, Garo, Naga, Mikir
(d) Think, Dragon, Khasi, Garo

Qns : Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu

Qns : The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as:
(a) news
(b) bhangar
(c) khadar
(d) curtains

Qns : 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

Qns : The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:
(a) Siwalik
(b) Greater Himalayas
(c) Karakoram
(d) Lesser Himalayas

Qns : What do you understand by the term ‘Doab’?
(a) Where the delta of the river begins
(b) Where two or more rivers meet
(c) Land between two separate river systems
(d) Land between two tributaries of a river

Qns : Considering the location of mountains in India which one of the following is in the 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

Qns : Siwaliks are:
(a) to the north of Himadri
(b) foothills of Himalayan ranges
(c) in Meghalaya
(d) the plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar

Qns : Palghat joins which of the following states?
(a) Sikkim and West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim

Qns : ——————- forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent.
(a) Aravalli
(b) Pirpanjal
(c) Karakoram
(d) Hindukush

Qns : Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
(a) Javadi Hills
(b) Anaimalai Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shevaroy Hills

Qns : The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in: [CDS 2004]
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Qns : Where exactly is Aksai Chin?
(a) Near Leh
(b) The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Along the Zaskar mountains
(d) South of the Siachen Glacier

Qns : Nanda Devi peak forms a part of:
(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas

Qns : What is the name of the highest summit of the Nilgiri Hills?
(a) Coonoor-betta
(b) Anaimudi
(c) Doda-betta
(d) Vellangiri

Qns : Where are Shevaroy Hills located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu

Qns : In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

Qns : The hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland is known as:
(a) Arakan hills
(b) Patkai hills
(c) Barail hills
(d) Manipu

Qns : Which one of the following does NOT lie in Maharashtra?
(a) Balaghat Range
(b) Harishchandra Range
(c) Mandav Hills
(d) Satmala Hills

Qns : Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due
(a) the difference in their altitudes
(b) their distance from the sea
(c) snowfall in Shimla
(d) pollution in Amritsar

Qns : The length of India’s coastline is about:
(a) 5900 km
(b) 6100 km
(c) 7000 km
(d) 7,500 km

Qns : Which State has the largest coastline in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Qns : The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?
(a) India-Nepal
(b) India-China
(c) India-Pakistan
(d) China-Pakistan

Qns : Which of the following latitudes passes through India?
(a) Equator
(b) Arctic Circle
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Tropic of Cancer