UPPSC RO/ARO SAMARTH GEOGRAPHY (MOUNTAINS) QUIZ

Question 1:

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

Mount Elbrus - Russia

Kilimanjaro - Tanzania

Mount Cook - New Zealand

Pyrenees Mountains - Germany

Question 2:

Which of the following is not a part of Himalayan range?

Pir Panjal mountain range

Dhauladhar mountain range

Zaskar mountain range

Aravalli mountain range

Question 3:

The Himalayan rivers, while descending from the mountains, form a wide strip of stones and pebbles on the shield of Shivalik, What is that strip called?

Terai

Doon

Khadar

Bhabar

Question 4:

Which option is correct in the following statements?

The Himalayas is a mountain system that separates the Indian subcontinent from Central Asia and Tibet.

The Trans Himalayas are found to the north of the Himalayas, which includes the Karakoram, Ladakh and Zanskar ranges.

Both A and B are correct

Neither A nor B is correct

Question 5:

In which of the following states/UTs is the Nanda Devi mountain located?

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Sikkim

Uttarakhand

Question 6:

In which of the following periods did the formation of the Shivalik range take place?

Ozoic

Pliocene

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

Question 7:

Which of the following statement is correct ?
1.Kumaon Himalaya - wide between Sutlej and Kali river
2.Assam Himalaya- Extended between Tista and Dihang Rivers

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Question 8:

What are the combined names of the mountains that determine the border of Myanmar in the eastern part of India?

Himachal

Purvanchal

Uttarakhand

none of these

Question 9:

The Aravalli range near Delhi is known as ?

Jarga Hills

Delhi Ridge

Gurushikhar

Dilwara

Question 10:

Pir Panjal Range in the Himalayas is a part of ?

Shiwalik

Trans Himalaya

North Himalayas

Lesser Himalaya