INDIA PHYSIOLOGY MCQS SET 03

INDIA PHYSIOLOGY  MCQS SET 03

21) Zosila Pass connects :
A) Kashmir and Tibet
B) Nepal and Tibet
C) Leh and Kargil
D) Leh and Srinagar

Answer: Leh and Srinagar
   
22) Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched?
1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir
2. Bara Laopcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh
3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and LipuLedh - Himachal Pradesh
4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 2 and 3

   
23) Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?
I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss
II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets
III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarpa forming the northern flank of the plateau
IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges :
A) I, II and III
B) I and II
C) I, II, III and IV
D) I, III and IV

Answer: I, II, III and IV
   
24) Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats?
A) Heighi
B) Continuity
C) Proximity to the coast
D) Vegetation

Answer: Continuity
   
25) The oldest rocks in lndia are reported from?
A) Shivalik range, Punjab
B) Dharwar region. Karnataka
C) Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
D) Aravalli range, Rajasthan

Answer: Dharwar region. Karnataka

   


26) The term Tethys is associated with
A) Old fold structures
B) Ageosynclines
C) New fold structures
D) the old plateau region

Answer: Ageosynclines

   
27) How much is the height of the Mount Everest?
A) 8,868 meters
B) 8,848 meters
C) 8,898 meters
D) 8,858 meters

Answer: 8,848 meters

   
28) The Himalayan mountain system belongs to
which one of the following? [Asst. Grade 1991]
A) Fold mountains
B) Volcanic mountains
C) Block mountains
D) None of these

Answer: Fold mountains

   
29) Consider the following statements:
1. The Himalayan vegetation varies according to both altitude and climatic conditions
2. There are mainly two types of tropical forests that are found in the Himalayas the tropical rain forests and the tropical deciduous forests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) both 1 and 2
B) 1 only
C) 2 only
D) neither1 nor 2

Answer: both 1 and 2

   
30) Which of the following rivers is older than the
Himalayas?
A) Beas
B) Sutlej
C) Teesta
D) Kosi

Answer: Sutlej