Papers

161. Which is the highest Himalayan
peak in India?
(a) K,
(b) Nimga Parbat
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Kanchenjunga
162. 'Sagarmatha' is a name given to which Himalayan peak?
(a) Nanda Devi
(b) Mt. Everest
(c) Nanga Parbat
(d) Kanchenjunga
163. Match the following.
A. Bhadar 1. Younger allu­
vium
B. T erai 2. It is very porous
C. Bhangar 3. Has thick forest
and wild life
D. Khadar 4. Older alluvium (a) A-2, B-3, C-4, 0-1
(b) A~l, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 (d) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
164. What do you understand by the
term 'Doab'?
(a) Where the delta of a river be­
gins
(b) Where two or more rivers meet
(c) Land between two separate
river systems
(d) Land between two tributaries
of a river
165. Which of the following are true
with respect to the Indian Peninsu.
lar 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 lavasheets
III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps 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) 1\ III and IV
166. Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats?
(a) Height
(b) Continuity
(c) Proximity to the coast
(d) Vegetation
161. Which of the following is not true with regard to the coastal plains of India?
(a) The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin interspersed by hilly terrain
(b) The eastern coast has a wide plain with well developed deltas of the major rivers
(c) The west cOjlst has little inden­
tation except towards the south
(d) The west and east coasts have
the same alluvial features
168. Which of the following has the
oldest rocks in India?
(a) Aravallis
(b) Himalayas
(c) Siwaliks
(d) All of these
169. The Himalayas are generally di­vided into three ranges which do not include
(a) Siwalik
(b) Greater Himalayas
(c) Karakoram
(d) Lesser Himalayas
170. Which of the following passes and locations is/ are wrongly matched?
1. Zojila and : Jammu and
Burzil Kashmir
2. Bara Lapcha La : Uttar
and Shipki La Pradesh
3. Thaga La, : Himachal
Niti Pass and Pradesh
Lipu Lekh
4. Nathu La and: Sikkim
Jelep La
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
171. The main India-Ti~t route con.
necting Kalimpong with Lhasa
passes through the
(a) Zojila (b) Shipki La
(c) Jelep La (d) Thaga La
172. Which of the following is true with
regard to the characteristics of the
Himalayan rivers?
I. Many of them have their
sources in the Inner Himalayas
II. They have a pere~ial flow
Ill. They have a great capacity for
erosion
IV. They do not form gorges (a) I and II
(b) I, II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) II and IV
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173. Match the following:
Rivers Origin
A. Indus 1. Uttar Pradesh
B. Ganga 2. Tibet
C. Godavari 3. Madhya
Pradesh
D. Narmada 4. Maharashtra
5. Karnataka
(a) A-2, B-1, C-4, 0-3 (b) A-4, B-3, C-2, '0-1 (c) A-I, B-2, C.-3, D-4 (d) A-3, B-4, C-l, 0-2
174. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
(a) Yamuna (b) Son
(c) Gomati (d) Sut1ej
175. By what name is the Ganga known
in Bangladesh?
(a) Padma (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Rupnarayan (d) Nubra
176. Teesta forms a part of which major
river system?
(a) Ganga
(b) Krishna
(c) Cauvery
(d) Brahmaputra
177. Which of the following is false?
(a) Krishna serves Maharashtra
and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Godavari serves Madhya
Pradesh
(c) Mahanadi serves Bihar and
Orissa
(d) Narmada serves Maharashtra
and Madhya Pradesh
178. Which of the following peninsular
rivers is westward flowing?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari
(c) Tapti (d) Cauvery
179. Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
180. Match the following.
A. Flows between I, Mahanadi the Satpuras
and the
Vindhyas
B. Forms a delta 2. Narmilda
in Orissa
C. Hemavati,
Herangi and
Amravati are
tributaries
D. River also known as Tsangpo
3. Brahma­putra
4. Cauvery
5. Krishna
(a) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 (b) A-I, B-5, C-3, 0-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l (d) A-5, B-1, C-3, D-2