GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 88

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 88

871. Assertion (A): During the winter the northern half of India is warmer than the areas in similar latitudinal location by 3° to 8°C.
Reason (R): The great Himalaya checks the Penetration of the cold polar air into India effectively.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is false but R is true
D. A is true but R is false

872. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus Valley?
A. Siwalik range
B. Pir Panjal range
C. Dhaula Dhar range
D. Great Himalayan range

873. Himalayas owe its origin in.....Epoch:
A. Miocene
B. Paleocene
C. Oligocene
D. Pliocene

874. In the northern, most part of the Himalaya is:
A. Sagarmatha
B. Gaurishankar
C. Himadri
D. Siwalik

875. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(Peaks) (Mountains)
(a) Doda-Beta 1. Nilgiri
(b)Makalu 2. Himalaya
(c) Dhupgarh 3. Aravalli
(d)Guru Shikhar 4. Satpura
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A. 2 1 3 4
B. 3 2 1 4
C. 1 2 4 3
D. 4 1 2 3

876. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(a) Burzil 1. Uttarakhand
(b) Bara Lacha La 2. Himachal Pradesh
(c) Lipu Lekh 3. Sikkim
(d)Nathula 4. Jammu and Kashmir
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A. 2 1 3 4
B. 3 4 2 1
C. 1 3 4 2
D. 4 2 1 3

877. Which of the following is the highest peak situated in Indian Union?
A. Mt. Everest
B. Kanchanjunga
C. K2
D. Dhaulagiri

878. Assertion (A): The Deccan plateau has black soils.
Reason (R): The underlying rock of Deccan Plateau consists of basalt.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

879. The Western ghats join the Eastern ghats at:
A. Nilgiri Hills
B. Javadi Hills
C. Cardamom Hills
D. Cap Camorin

880. The range lying north of the upper Godavari is called:
A. Ajanta range
B. Balaghat range
C. Satpura range
D. Minu range
 
ANSWER: 
871    A
872    D
873    A
874    C
875    C
876    D
877    C
878    B
879    A
880    A