Q 1 – The general relief is the oldest in the
(a) Himalayan mountain system.
(b) Indus-Ganga plain.
(c) North-eastern hills.
(d) Peninsular plateau.
(d) Peninsular plateau.
Q 2 – The oldest landmass of India is
(a) The Himalayan Mountain System.
(b) The Indus-Ganga Plain.
(c) The Peninsular Plateau.
(d) Islands.
(c) The Peninsular Plateau.
Q 3 – Which of the mountain system is the oldest according to geological history?
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Satpuras
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Aravalli
(d) Aravall
Q 4 – The Great plain has been subjected to ________ throughout its period of existence.
(a) The denudation processes
(b) The degradational processes
(c) The aggradational processes
(d) The weathering processes
(c) The aggradational processes
Q 5 – The most important geographical advantage of the Himalayas is
(a) Prevention of invasions.
(b) Valuable source of timber.
(c) That they protect India from icy cold winds of north.
(d) That they cause rains by interrupting the monsoon winds to cross the country.
(c) That they protect India from icy cold winds of north.
Q 6 – The northernmost part of the Himachal is an extension of the
(a) Kashmir valley
(b) Ladakh cold desert.
(c) Siwaliks.
(d) Punjab plains.
(b) Ladakh cold desert.
Q 7 – On which of the following range Doddabetta peak is situated?
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Annamalai Hills
(c) Cardamom Hills
(d) Nallamalai Hills
(a) Nilgiri Hills
Q 8 – In India the region that is dominated by denuded rocks is
(a) Himalayan region.
(b) Peninsular region.
(c) Valleys.
(d) Plateaus.
(b) Peninsular region.
Q 9 – Which is the ancient crustal Block in India?
(a) Himalayan mountains
(b) Deccan Plateau.
(c) Valleys.
(d) Islands.
(b) Deccan Plateau
Q 10 – When was peninsular plateau of India formed?
(a) Ordovician Period
(b) Pre-Cambrian Period
(c) Post-Permian Period
(d) Devonian Period
(b) Pre-Cambrian Period
Q 11 – Name the sea which existed in place of the Himalayas?
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) Aegean Sea
(c) Tethys sea
(d) Ionian Sea
(c) Tethys sea
Q 12 – Name the lake deposits found in Kashmir Valley.
(a) Karewas Lake
(b) Satsar Lake
(c) Vishansar Lake
(d) Nigeen Lake
(a) Karewas Lake
Q 13 – The Nilgiris are part of the
(a) the Eastern Ghats
(b) the Western Ghats
(c) Vindhyachal
(d) Tamil Nadu Hills
(b) the Western Ghats
Q 14 – The Peninsular Plateau of India extends up to:
(a) Mizo hills
(b) Himachal Himalayas
(c) Assam valley
(d) Meghalaya hills
(d) Meghalaya hills
Q 15 – When was the peninsular plateau of India formed?
(a) Ordovician Period
(b) Pre-Cambrian Period
(c) Post-Permian Period
(d) Devonian Period
(b) Pre-Cambrian Period
Q 16 – In which part of Himalayas do we find the Karewa formation?
(a) North-eastern Himalayas
(b) Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalayas
(c) Eastern Himalayas
(d) Kashmir Himalayas
(d) Kashmir Himalayas
Q 17 – In which of the following states is Loktak lake situated?
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Manipur
(d) Rajasthan
(c) Manipur
Q 18 – Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar?
(a) 11° Channel
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) 10° Channel
(d) Andaman Sea
(a) 11° Channel
Q 19 – On which of the following hill range is the ‘Dodabeta’ peak situated?
(a) Nilgiri hills
(b) Anaimalai hills
(c) Cardamom hills
(d) Nallamala hills
(a) Nilgiri hills
Q 20 – Which of the following is the highest peak of western ghats?
(a) Anaimudi
(b) Nilgiri
(c) Mahendragiri
(d) Barabar.
(a) Anaimudi
Q 21 – Which of the following is not a part of Meghalaya Plateau?
(а) The Garo Hills
(b) The Khasi Hills
(c) The Jaintia Hills
(d) Kaimoor Hills.
(d) Kaimoor Hills
Q 22 – Old alluvial soil is called:
(a) Khadar
(b) Bangar
(c) Bhabar
(d) Kareva.
(b) Bangar
Q 23 – New alluvial soil is called:
(a) Khadar
(b) Bangar
(c) Bhabar
(d) Kareva.
(a) Khadar
Q 24 – Which of the following hills are not a part of eastern ghats?
(a) Javadi hills
(b) Nallamala hills
(c) Nilgiri hills
(d) Mahendragiri hills.
(c) Nilgiri hills
Q 25 – Lesser Himalayas is called by what name in Uttaranchal?
(a) Dholadhar
(b) Nagtia
(c) Kayal
(d) Kareva.
(b) Nagtia
Q 26 – Which of the following is not included in central highlands?
(a) Satpura ranges
(b) Vindhyan ranges
(c) Kaimur ranges
(d) Mahendragiri ranges.
(d) Mahendragiri ranges
Q 27 – Which of the following is not a tributary of river Brahmaputra?
(a) Subansiri
(b) Dihang
(c) Kormang
(d) Morhar.
(d) Morhar
Q 28 – Which of the following is not a tribe living in Arunachal Himalayas?
(a) Monpa, Daffla
(b) Abor, Mishmi
(c) Nishi, Nagas
(d) Manjhi, Dusadh.
(d) Manjhi, Dusadh
Q 29 – What is the east-west length of greater Himalayas?
(a) 2000 km
(b) 2500 km
(c) 3000 km
(d) 3200 km.
(b) 2500 km..
Q 30 – From which river the name of India has been derived?
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Ganga
(c) Sindhu
(d) Kaveri
(c) Sind
Q 31 – The science of the earth’s crust is
(a) Geology
(b) Geomorphology
(c) Geography
(d) Zoology
(a) Geology.
Q 32 – The lithological study of rock beds, sequence of their occurrence and their thickness and age is
(a) Physiography
(b) Geography
(c) Stratigraphy
(d) Photography
(c) Stratigraphy.
Q 33 – The highest and youngest mountain system of the world is
(a) The plateau
(b) The Himalayas
(c) Coastal plain
(d) Islands
(b) The Himalayas.
Q 34 – The highest mountain peak of the world is
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Pir-panjal
(d) All of them
(a) Mount Everest.
Q 35 – The outer Himalayas is known as
(a) Himadri
(b) Shivalik
(cj Purvanchal
(d) Bhangar
(b) Shivalik.
Q 36 – The highest mountain peak of the Karakoram mountain range is:
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Mount K2
(c) Kanchenjunga
(d) Mount Blanc
(b) Mount K2.
Q 37 – The Indian name for greater Himalaya is
(a) Himadri
(b) Bhabar
(c) Dune
(d) Bhangar
(d) Himadri
Q 38 – The highest peak of the Alps mountain is
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Mount K2
(d) Mount Blanc
(d) Mount Blanc.
Q 39 – The river that is believed to have disappeared in Rajasthan is
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Saraswati
(d) Ghaggar
(c) Saraswati.
Q 40 – Which river is the successor of the Saraswati river?
(a) Ghaggar
(b) Godavari
(c) Yamuna
(d) Brahmaputra
(a) Ghaggar.