MOUNTAIN MCQS SET 08

MOUNTAIN MCQS SET 08

1. 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.
Code:
A. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is the false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
 

2. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A): Himalaya is a mountain range located in Asia, segregating the Tibetan Plateau from the Indian subcontinent.
Reason (R): The Himalayan mountain range broadly includes the Hindu Kush, the Karakoram and other small mountain ranges that branch out from the Pamir Knot.
Code:
A. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is the false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
 

3. Which of the following term is correctly used for the flat plain along the sub-Himalayan region in North India?
A. Tarai
B. Doon
C. Khadar
D. Bhabar
Ans: D
 

4. Shivalik Hills are part of which of the following?
A. Aravali
B. Western Ghats
C. Himalaya
D. Satpura
Ans: C
 

5. The Nanda Devi is located in which of the following state?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Uttarakhand
D. Uttar Pradesh
Ans: C
 

6. The Shivalik range was formed in which of the following period?
A. Eozoic
B. Pliocene
C. Mesozoic
D. Cenozoic
Ans: B
 

7. Which one of the only regions of the Shivaliks to preserve its flora and fauna?
A. Doon
B. Duar
C. National Park
D. Patli Dun
Ans: D
 

8. Which of the following is not part of Himalayan Ranges?
A. Pir Panjal Range (part of middle Himalayas)
B. DhaulaDhar Range
C. Zaskar Range
D. Aravalli Range
Ans: D
 

9. Which of the following is not the loftiest mountain peak of the Himalayas Mountain?
A. Kula Kangri
B. Chomolhari
C. Mt. Abu
D. Manaslu
Ans: C
 

10. What was the ancient name of Shivalik Hills?
A. Manak Parbat
B. Mahabharata Hills
C. Shiva Parvat
D. None of the above
Ans: A