MCQs on Northern Mountainous Region: Indian Geography

MCQs On Northern Mountainous Region
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Question 1. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is ____________.

(A) The Dhauladhar Range

(B) The Great Himalayan Range

(C) The Lesser Himalayas

(D) The Shivalik Range

View Answer
(B) The Great Himalayan Range

Question 2. The flat plains along the subHimalayan region in North India, are called ___________.

(A) Bhabar

(B) Khadar

(C) Doon

(D) Tarai

View Answer
(A) Bhabar

Question 3. The foothills region of Himalayas is__________.

(A) Aravali

(B) Greater Himalayas

(C) Shivalik

(D) Trans – Himalayas

View Answer
(C) Shivalik

Question 4. Shivalik Hills are part of which of the following? 

(A) Satpura

(B) Himalaya

(C) Western Ghats

(D) Aravali

View Answer
(B) Himalaya

Question 5. Himachal stands for_____________.

(A) Trans-Himalaya

(B) Shivalik

(C) The Middle Himalaya

(D) The Great Himalaya

View Answer
(C) The Middle Himalaya

Question 6. What is the height of Great Himalaya?

(A) 8860 m above sea level

(B) 8890 m above sea level

(C) 8815 m above sea level

(D) 8850 m above sea level

View Answer
(D) 8850 m above sea level

Question 7. Shivalik series was formed in___________.

(A) Cenozoic

(B) Mesozoic

(C) Paleozoic

(D) Eozoic

View Answer
(A) Cenozoic

Question 8. The altitude of Shivalik peaks fall in between…

(A) 750-1300 m

(B) 750-1500 m

(C) 750-1100 m

(D) 850-1200 m

View Answer
(D) 850-1200 m 

Question 9. The South of ‘Shivalik’ rock series, Bhabar region is an example of__________.

(A) Littoral region

(B) Piedmont situation

(C) Intermountain situation

(D) Midland situation

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(B) Piedmont situation

Question 10. The Himalayan Mountain Ranges are not a part of which of the following states?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Sikkim

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Uttarakhand

View Answer
(B) Sikkim

Question 11. Main resources of Western Himalayan resource region, are__________.

(A) Atomic minerals

(B) Carbonic minerals

(C) Metallic minerals

(D) Forests

View Answer
(D) Forests

Question 12. Which of the following is a part of Aksai Chin region?

(A) Ladakh Plateau

(B) Kashmir Valley

(C) Shivalik Range

(D) Karakoram Range

View Answer
(A) Ladakh Plateau

Question 13. The Lesser Himalaya is located between__________.

(A) Shivalik and Outer Himalaya

(B) Trans Himalaya and Shivalik

(C) Shivalik and Great Himalaya

(D) Trans Himalaya and Great Himalaya

View Answer
(C) Shivalik and Great Himalaya

Question 14. Which of the following is the correct order of the Himalayan Ranges from South to North in the Western section?

(A) Shivalik – Great Himalaya – Lesser Himalaya

(B) Lesser Himalaya – Great Himalaya – Shivalik

(C) Shivalik – Lesser Himalaya – Great Himalaya

(D) Great Himalaya – Lesser Himalaya – Shivalik

View Answer
(C) Shivalik – Lesser Himalaya – Great Himalaya

Question 15. Which one of the following is the youngest mountain chain?

(A) Anaimalai

(B) Shivaliks

(C) Aravalli

(D) Vindhyas

View Answer
(B) Shivaliks 

Question 16. Which of the following rock systems in India is the latest one?

(A) Gondwana

(B) Dharwar

(C) Cuddapah

(D) Vindhyan

View Answer
(A) Gondwana

Question 17. Between which two mountain ranges is the Valley of Kashmir situated?

(A) Karakoram and Ladakh

(B) Great Himalayas and Zanskar

(C) Great Himalayas and Pir Panjal

(D) Ladakh and Zanskar

View Answer
(C) Great Himalayas and Pir Panjal

Question 18. Which one of the following is the correct Northward sequence of the relief features?

(A) Pir Panjal Ranges, Ladakh Ranges, Zanskar Ranges, Karakoram Ranges

(B) Karakoram Ranges, Ladakh Ranges, Zanskar Ranges, Pir Panjal Ranges

(C) Pir Panjal Ranges, Zanskar  Ranges, Ladakh Ranges, Karakoram Ranges

(D) Zanskar Ranges, Pir Panjal Ranges, Ladakh Ranges, Karakoram Ranges

View Answer
(C) Pir Panjal Ranges, Zanskar  Ranges, Ladakh Ranges, Karakoram Ranges

Question 19. Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from East to West?

(A) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna

(B) Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest

(C) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

(D) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

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(C) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

Question 20. In comparison to Eastern Himalaya the value of height of tree-line in Western area is_________.

(A) Unrelated variable

(B) Same

(C) Less

(D) More

View Answer
(C) Less

Question 21. Pir Panjal Range is located/found in___________.

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Punjab

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

View Answer
(C) Jammu and Kashmir

Question 22. Which mountain range amongst the following is latest in origin?

(A) Patkoi ranges

(B) Kaimur Hills

(C) Palkonda range

(D) Ajanta range

View Answer
(A) Patkoi ranges

Question 23. Which one of the following states does not lie along Patkai hills?

(A) Mizoram

(B) Manipur

(C) Tripura

(D) Nagaland

View Answer
(C) Tripura

Question 24. Identify the correct West to East sequence of the following Hilly Castes.

(A) Jaintia-Naga-Garo-Khasi

(B) Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga

(C) Naga-Jaintia-Khasi-Garo

(D) Khasi-Garo-Naga-Jaintia

View Answer
(B) Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga

Question 25. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below.

  • Assertion (A): All rivers originating from the Himalayas are perennial.
  • Reason (R): Himalayas receive much of their precipitation from South-Western monsoon.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Question 26. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below.

  • Assertion (A): All rivers originating from the Himalayas are perennial.
  • Reason (R): Source of Himalayan rivers is located in glaciers.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and  (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 27. When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following.

  1. Deep gorges
  2. U-turn river courses
  3. Parallel Mountain ranges
  4. Steep gradients causing landsliding

Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being young fold mountains?

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 1 and 2

View Answer
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 28. Consider the following relief features.

  1. Zanskar Range
  2. Dhauladhar Range
  3. Ladakh Range
  4. Karakoram Range

The correct South to Northward sequence of the above relief features is___________.

(A) 4, 2, 1, 3

(B) 4, 3, 2, 1

(C) 2, 3, 4, 1

(D) 2, 1, 3, 4

View Answer
(D) 2, 1, 3, 4

Question 29. In Himalayan Ranges the types of vegetation changes with altitude due to the following reasons.

  1. Decrease in temperature
  2. Changes in rainfall
  3. Unfertile soil
  4. Strong winds

Select the correct answer.

(A) 1, 2 and 4

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 3

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(D) 1, 2 and 3 

Question 30. Consider the following statements.

  1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five States only.
  2. Western Ghats are spread over five States only.
  3. Pulicat Lake is spread over two  States only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Only 1 and 3

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

View Answer
(C) Only 3
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