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India's Mountains

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Q1. The mountain situated on the northern border of India is-

  1. AAravalli
  2. BHimalaya
  3. CNilgiri
  4. DMaikal
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Answer: B) Himalaya

Q2. To which of the following mountain ranges does the Himalayas belong?

  1. Afault-jointed mountain
  2. Bplateau mountain
  3. Cdome-shaped mountain
  4. DFold mountains
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Answer: D) Fold mountains

Q3. Which is the highest mountain range of India?

  1. AGodwin Austin
  2. BKanchenjunga
  3. CNanda Devi
  4. DEverest
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Answer: A) Godwin Austin

Q4. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is-

  1. ANanda Devi
  2. BNanga Parbat
  3. CKanchenjha
  4. DDhaulagiri
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Answer: C) Kanchenjha

Q5. Which mountain range of India is the newest?

  1. ASahyadri
  2. BAravalli
  3. CHimalaya
  4. DSatpura
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Answer: C) Himalaya

Q6. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of India?

  1. AEverest
  2. BNanga Parbat
  3. CNanda Devi
  4. DKanchenjunga
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Answer: D) Kanchenjunga

Q7. Which of the following Himalayan mountain peaks is located in the state of Assam?

  1. ANanda Devi
  2. Bnamchabarve
  3. CDhaulagiri
  4. DKanchenjunga
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Answer: C) Dhaulagiri

Q8. From which geosyncline did the Himalayas originate?

  1. ATethys
  2. BIndo Brahma
  3. CShivalik
  4. DGodavari
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Answer: A) Tethys

Q9. The foothills of the Himalayas are known by which of the following names?

  1. ATrans Himalaya
  2. BGreat Himalayas
  3. CPir Panjal
  4. DShivalik
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Answer: D) Shivalik

Q10. In which state/union territory is the 'Nanda Devi' peak located?

  1. ASikkim
  2. BJammu and Kashmir
  3. CUttarakhand
  4. DAssam
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Answer: C) Uttarakhand

Q11. 'Badrinath' is located in-

  1. Ain the Kumaon Himalayas
  2. Bin the central Himalayas
  3. Cin the Himalayas
  4. DIn the Trans Himalayas
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Answer: A) in the Kumaon Himalayas

Q12. The snow line in the Himalayas lies between:

  1. A5400 to 6000 m in the east
  2. B4000 to 5800 m in the west
  3. C4500 to 6000 m in the east
  4. D4500 to 6000 m in the west
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Answer: D) 4500 to 6000 m in the west

Q13. Which of the following mountain peaks is the second highest mountain peak in the world?

  1. AGodwin Austin
  2. BKanchenjunga
  3. CNandadevi
  4. DNanga Parbat
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Answer: A) Godwin Austin

Q14. The former name of the 'Karakoram' mountain range is-

  1. AK-2 category
  2. BKrishnagiri
  3. CSagarmatha
  4. DRakaposhi
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Answer: B) Krishnagiri

Q15. By what name are the narrow and longitudinal valleys found in the Himalayan range known?

  1. ADoon
  2. BChos
  3. Cdoor
  4. DMarg
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Answer: A) Doon

Q16. What are the small grasslands found on the slopes of the Lesser Himalayas called in Jammu and Kashmir?

  1. AMarg
  2. BBugyal
  3. Clove
  4. Ddoor
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Answer: A) Marg

Q17. What are the small grasslands found on the slopes of the Lesser Himalayas called in Uttarakhand?

  1. ADoon
  2. BMarg
  3. CChos
  4. DBugyal and Pyar
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Answer: D) Bugyal and Pyar

Q18. The 'Kumaon Himalaya' is situated between which of the following rivers?

  1. AIndus and Sutlej
  2. BKali and Tista
  3. CSutlej and Kali
  4. DTeesta and Brahmaputra
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Answer: C) Sutlej and Kali

Q19. Which regional division of the Himalayas is situated between the Kali and Teesta rivers?

  1. APunjab Himalaya
  2. BNepal Himalaya
  3. CAssam Himalaya
  4. DKumaon Himalayas
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Answer: B) Nepal Himalaya

Q20. Which Himalayan peak is called 'Sagarmatha'?

  1. ANanga Parbat
  2. BDhaulagiri
  3. CMount Everest
  4. DKanchenjunga
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Answer: C) Mount Everest

Q21. In which year was the world's highest mountain peak 'Mount Everest' first conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay?

  1. A1898 AD
  2. B1953 AD
  3. C1957 AD
  4. D1969 AD
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Answer: B) 1953 AD

Q22. 'Nanda Devi' peak is-

  1. AAssam part of the Himalayas
  2. BPart of the Kumaon Himalayas
  3. CNepal part of the Himalayas
  4. DPart of the Punjab Himalayas
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Answer: B) Part of the Kumaon Himalayas

Q23. Where is 'Arakanyoma', a range of the Himalayan mountains, located?

  1. ABalochistan
  2. BMyanmar
  3. CNepal
  4. DThailand
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Answer: B) Myanmar

Q24. The highest mountain peak in Uttarakhand is-

  1. ABadrinath
  2. BKedarnath
  3. CKamet
  4. DNandadevi
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Answer: D) Nandadevi

Q25. Which of the following Himalayan regions is known as 'Shivalikddh'?

  1. AInner Himalayas
  2. BOuter Himalayas
  3. CCentral Himalayas
  4. DGreat Himalayas
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Answer: B) Outer Himalayas

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