SSC CGL GEOGRAPHY India : Physiology
1. The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are:
(a) Satpuras (b) Nilgiris
(c) Vindhyas (d) Aravallis
2. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in :
(a) Kashmir (b) Nepal
(c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar
3. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the:
(a) Pir Panjal pass (b) Karakoram pass
(c) Banihal pass (d) Zoji La pass
4. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?
(a) Sheravoy hills (b) Javadi hills
(c) Nallamaia hills (d) Elamalai hills
5. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes?
(a) Coastal plains (b) Old shields
(c) Plateaus (d) Young folded mountains
6. 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
7. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of
(a) alluvial soil (b) coral reef
(c) sandstone (d) lava
8. Aravalli ranges are an example of:
(a) folded mountains (b) block mountains
(c) residual mountains (d) volcanic mountains
9. Zozila Pass connects:
(a) Kashmir and Tibet (b) Nepal and Tibet
(c) Leh and Kargil (d) Leh and Srinagar
10. 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
11. The main India-Tibet route connecting Kalimpong with Lhasa passes through the:
(a) Zojila (b) Shipki La
(c) Jelep La (d) Thaga La
12. Which of the following gives the correct sequence of hills in the east-west direction ?
(a) Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo
(b) Garo, Khasi, Mkir, Naga
(c) Khasi, Garo, Naga, Mikir
(d) Mikir, Naga, Khasi, Garo
13. Gondwana Hills are located in :
(a) Punjab (b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Nagaland
14. What do you understand by the term ‘Doab’?
(a) Where the delta of river begins
(b) Where two or more rivers meet
(c) Land between two separate river systems
(d) Land between two tributaries of a river
15. The mountain pass Nathula is located in :
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim (d) Jammu and Kashmir
16. Match the following
Mountain passes in Himalayas States
A. Changla 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Shipkila 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Zozila 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Bomdila 4. Uttrakhandh
A B C D
(a) 3 2 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 1 4 2
17. Siwaliks are:
(a) to the north of Himadri
(b) foothills of Himalayan ranges
(c) in Meghalaya
(d) the plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
18. Palghat joins which of the following states?
(a) Sikkim and West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
19. Mahadev Hills are located in :
(a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh
20. Which one of the following is the juction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
(a) Javadi Hills (b) Anaimalai Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills (d) Shevaroy Hills
21. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of :
(a) Assam Himalayas (b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas (d) Punjab Himalayas
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