GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 86

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 86

851. The Siwaliks represent the outermost range of the Himalayas are made up of
A. Folding of Himalaya
B. Tertiary-sediments
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

852. The Dhang Range and Dundwa Range are the parts of
A. the Trans-Himalayas.
B. the Greater Himalaya
C. Siwalik Range
D. Lesser Himalaya

853. In ancient Indian literature “The Himadri” is referred to:
A. Pir Panjal
B. Karakoram
C. lesser Himalaya
D. Great Himalaya

854. Shipki La pass is situated in:
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim

855. Zaskar range is another name for:
A. Siwalik Range
B. Lesser Himalaya
C. Trans-Himalaya
D. Great Himalaya

856. The Himachal lying to the north of the Siwalik Range is mainly composed of:
A. alluvium and thick gravel
B. highly compressed and altered rocks of Algonkian times
C. both A and B
D. only alluvium

857. The Himadri Range is snow bound and having number of glaciers descends from:
A. upto 2,440 m above sea level
B. upto 4,000 m above sea level
C. upto 5000 m above sea level
D. up 4,500 m above sea level

858. The Assam Himalaya stretches from:
A. Tista to Brahmaputra
B. Kali to Tista
C. River Sutlej to Kali
D. None of the above

859. The highest peak of Nanda Devi is of:
A. the Garhwal Himalaya
B. the Central Himalaya
C. the Punjab Himalaya
D. the Kumaon Himalaya

860. Lake chilka is situated in which of the following states?
A. West Bengal
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Odisha
 
ANSWER: 
851    B
852    C
853    D
854    C
855    C
856    B
857    A
858    A
859    A
860    D