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Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains

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Q1. On what percentage of the total area of the lithosphere are mountains found?

  1. A0.26
  2. B0.3
  3. C0.33
  4. D0.41
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Answer: A) 0.26

Q2. Mountains are counted in which category of landforms?

  1. AFirst Class
  2. Bsecond class
  3. CThird Division
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: B) second class

Q3. What percentage of the world's population lives in mountains?

  1. A0.01
  2. B0.05
  3. C0.09
  4. D0.1
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Answer: A) 0.01

Q4. Who has propounded the radioactivity theory related to the origin of mountains?

  1. AJolly
  2. BDaily
  3. CDana
  4. DReed
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Answer: A) Jolly

Q5. Who has propounded the mountain forming geosyncline theory?

  1. AJeffries
  2. BHolmes
  3. CDaily
  4. DCobber
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Answer: D) Cobber

Q6. The huge folded mountains of Vishal were formed approximately how many million years ago?

  1. A400
  2. B320
  3. C220
  4. D30
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Answer: D) 30

Q7. The latest mountain range is -

  1. ASatpura
  2. BAppalachian
  3. CRockies
  4. DUral
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Answer: D) Ural

Q8. The Himalayan mountain range is an example of what?

  1. AFold Mountain
  2. Bvolcanic mountain
  3. Cresidual mountain
  4. DBlock Mountain
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Answer: A) Fold Mountain

Q9. The 'Andes Mountains' are an example of-

  1. Aof the remnant mountain
  2. Bof folded mountains
  3. Cfault-toothed mountain
  4. Dvolcanic mountain
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Answer: B) of folded mountains

Q10. Which is not an example of 'Residual Mountain'?

  1. AAravalli
  2. BAppalachian
  3. Cfujiyama
  4. DVindhyachal
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Answer: C) fujiyama

Q11. Which of the following is a fault-toothed mountain (Block Mountain)?

  1. AVosges
  2. BBlack Forest
  3. CSierra Nevada
  4. Dall of which
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Answer: D) all of which

Q12. What type of mountains are Rockies, Andes, Atlas, Alps, Himalayas etc.?

  1. AFold Mountain
  2. Bresidual mountain
  3. CBlack Mountains
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: A) Fold Mountain

Q13. Which of the following represents an example of the newest fold mountain in the world?

  1. AAppalachian
  2. BAravalli
  3. CAlps
  4. DUral
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Answer: C) Alps

Q14. Which of the following is a fold mountain?

  1. ASahyadri
  2. BSatpura
  3. CNilgiri
  4. DHimalaya
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Answer: D) Himalaya

Q15. From which geosyncline did the Himalayas originate?

  1. ATethys
  2. BShivalik
  3. CIndo Brahma
  4. DGodavari
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Answer: A) Tethys

Q16. Where is the 'Southern Alps' mountain range located?

  1. AAustralia
  2. BNew Zealand
  3. CD. Africa
  4. DIndonesia
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Answer: B) New Zealand

Q17. Which mountain is considered as a continental watershed?

  1. AHimalaya
  2. BRockies
  3. CAndes
  4. DGreat Dividing Range
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Answer: C) Andes

Q18. Which is the longest mountain range in the world?

  1. AAlps
  2. BRockies
  3. CAndes
  4. DHimalaya
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Answer: C) Andes

Q19. In which country are the hills named Black Hill, Blue Hill and Green Hill located?

  1. AAustralia
  2. BCanada
  3. CS.R.A.
  4. DBrazil
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Answer: C) S.R.A.

Q20. 'Pied Pedro' or 'Pidrutagala' is the highest mountain peak of which of the following countries?

  1. AD. Africa
  2. BPanama
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. Dcambodia
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Answer: C) Sri Lanka

Q21. The highest peak of the Andes mountain range is-

  1. AAconcagua
  2. BOjosé dol Salado
  3. Cchimborejo
  4. DHuela
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Answer: A) Aconcagua

Q22. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain peak of Africa, is located in-

  1. Ain Kenya
  2. BIn Malawi
  3. CIn Tanzania
  4. DIn Zambia
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Answer: C) In Tanzania

Q23. The highest mountain peak of North America is-

  1. AMount Everest
  2. Bmount aconcagua
  3. Cmount elbrus
  4. Dmount mckinley
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Answer: D) mount mckinley

Q24. The mountain that forms the border between France and Spain is-

  1. AApennines
  2. BAlps
  3. CJura
  4. DPyrenees
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Answer: D) Pyrenees

Q25. The Alps in Europe, the Rockies in North America and the Andes in South America are examples of what?

  1. AFold Mountain
  2. BBlock Mountain
  3. CDissected Mountain
  4. Dvolcanic mountain
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Answer: A) Fold Mountain

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