GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 06

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 06

51. Himalayas are:

A. Young fold mountains

B. Residual mountains

C. Volcanic mountains

D. Block mountains

52. Chhota Nagpur plateau is made up to:

A. Old igneous and metamorphic rocks

B. Sedimentary rocks

C. Alluvium

D. Lava flows

53. This region of India is very important from biodiversity point of view:

A. Eastern Himalayas

B. Eastern Ghats

C. Panchmari Hill

D. Kashmir Valley

54. When do the south-west monsoon winds blow in India?

A. January—February

B. March to mid-June

C. Mid-June—September

D. October to December

55. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is:

A. The Brahmaputra Valley

B. Indo-Gangetic plain

C. Deccan Trap Region

D. Rann of Kutch

56. In India when population of an urban settlement crosses 100000 it is called:

A. Town

B. City

C. Metropolis

D. Megalopolis

57. The artificial harbour along the west coast of India is:

A. Cochin

B. Kandla

C. Marmagao

D. New Mangalore

58. The rocks of the Himalayan System are mainly:

A. sedimentary

B. igneous

C. plutonic

D. dyke

59. The Stretch of the Himalayas between the Indus and the Sutlej rivers is called:

A. The Asom Himalayas

B. The Punjab Himalayas

C. The Nepal Himalayas

D. The Kumaon Himalayas

60. The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called:

A. Bhabar

B. Khadar

C. Tarai

D. Bangar

ANSWER: 

51    A

52    A

53    B

54    C

55    D

56    A

57    C

58    B

59    B

60    B