INDIA PHYSIOLOGY MCQS SET 15

INDIA PHYSIOLOGY MCQS SET 15

141) Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
A) Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
B) Deccan plateau
C) Plains of northern lndia
D) Western ghats

Answer: Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
   
142) The term Bangar implies
A) Glacial deposits
B) Old alluvium
C) Wind deposits soil
D) Wave deposits sand

Answer: Old alluvium
   
143) Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?
l. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss
II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally
arranged lava sheets
III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyam scraPS. forming the northern
flank of the plateau
IV. The trough of the Narmada and 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

   
144) The marshy and forested land in northern pan of Uttar Pradesh is called
A) Khadar
B) Bangar
C) Terai
D) Siwalik

Answer: Terai

   
145) Palk Strait separates India from
A) Bangladesh
B) Pakistan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Maldives

Answer: Sri Lanka

   


146) On which part of the Pamban Island is Dhanushkodi situated?
A) Eastern
B) Western
C) Northern
D) Southern

Answer: Eastern

   
147) Pachamarhi Hill station is situated on the:
A) Mahadeo Hills
B) Vidhyan Hills
C) Kaimur Hills
D) Satpura Hills

Answer: Mahadeo Hills

   
148) Karakoram Highway connects :
A) Pakistan and Afghanistan
B) Pakistan and China
C) Pakistan and Aksai Chin
D) Srinagar and Jammu

Answer: Pakistan and China