GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 48

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 48

471) The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is
A) The Siwalik Range
B) The Lesser Himalayas
C) The Great Himalayan Range
D) The Dhaula Dhar Range

Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
   
472) The national highway from Amritsar to Calcutta via Delhi is numbered
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) none of these

Answer: none of these
   
473) Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India ?
A) Aravalli
B) Satpura
C) Ajanta
D) Sahyadri

Answer: Ajanta
   
474) Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Sringappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srinangam?
A) Cauvery
B) Tungabhadra
C) Krishna
D) Godavari

Answer: Cauvery
   
475) Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ecological hot spot ?
A) Western Himalayas
B) Eastern Himalayas
C) Western Ghats
D) Eastern Ghats

Answer: Western Ghats

476) The Palk Bay lies between
A) Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
B) Gulf of Mannar and bay of Bengal
C) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
D) Andaman and Nicobar

Answer: Gulf of Mannar and bay of Bengal
   
477) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
A) Teek : Jammu and Kashmir
B) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
C) Sandalwood : Kerala
D) Sundari : West Bengal

Answer: Sundari : West Bengal
   
478) Which of the following is an example of old folded mountains ?
A) Aravallis
B) Himalayas
C) Eastern Ghats
D) Western Ghats

Answer: Aravallis
   
479) Which is the oldest mountain range of India?
A) Aravallis
B) Maikal
C) Himalayas
D) Mahadev

Answer: Aravallis
   
480) Western Ghats are formed as a result of
A) Accumulation of rocks
B) Eastward tilting of peninsular block
C) Faulting of earth's crust
D) None of these

Answer: Faulting of earth's crust