GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 89

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 89

881. Which of the following is the highest Hill of South India?
A. Cardamom Hill
B. Anamalai Hill
C. Rajmahal Hill
D. Nilgiri Hill

882. Assertion (A): Extra peninsular India is prone to earthquakes.
Reason (R): Extra peninsular India lies in the Himalayan mountain range which has not yet attained stability.
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

883. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(Plains) (Types)
(a) Imphal basin 1. Lava
(b) Ladakh plain 2. Lacustrine
(c) Konkan Coast 3. Alluvial
(d)Ganga Plain 4. Glacial.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A. 3 2 1 4
B. 2 4 1 3
C. 4 1 3 2
D. 1 3 4 2

884. Which of the following is the largest Plateau in India?
A. Betul Plateau
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Chhotanagpur Plateau
D. Malwa Plateau

885. Which of the following Indian portion is considered as a remnant of the Gondwana Land?
A. The Gangetic Plain
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Himalaya
D. Punjab Plain

886. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Himalayas are the oldest mountains
B. Himalayas formed due to folding of the earth’s crust
C. Himalayas belong to the Caledonian mountain system
D. Himalayas have risen from the sea when the tethys sea got compressed

887. The Dhang, Dundwa and Churia ranges of siwalik are situated in:
A. Myanmar.
B. Bhutan.
C. Nepal.
D. India.

888. Middle or lesser Himalaya is known as:
A. Sahyadri
B. Purvanchal
C. Himachal
D. Pir Panjal

889. The Queen of Himalaya is:
A. Dhaulagiri
B. Kanchunjunga
C. Nanda Devi
D. K2

890. According to geological history, the oldest mountains is Aravalli and the youngest is:
A. Vindhya
B. Sahyadri
C. Eastern Ghat
D. Himalaya
 
ANSWER: 
881    B
882    A
883    B
884    B
885    B
886    D
887    C
888    C
889    B
890    D