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Q. From which river the name of India has been derived?
  • (A) Brahmaputra
  • (B) Ganga
  • (C) Sindhu
  • (D) Kaveri
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Sindhu
Q. The science of the earth’s crust is
  • (A) Geology
  • (B) Geomorphology
  • (C) Geography
  • (D) Zoology
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Geology
Q. The lithological study of rock beds, sequence of their occurrence and their thickness and age is
  • (A) Physiography
  • (B) Geography
  • (C) Stratigraphy
  • (D) Photography
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Stratigraphy
Q. The highest and youngest mountain system of the world is
  • (A) The plateau
  • (B) The Himalayas
  • (C) Coastal plain
  • (D) Islands
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) The Himalayas
Q. The highest mountain peak of the world is
  • (A) Mount Everest
  • (B) Kanchenjunga
  • (C) Pir-panjal
  • (D) All of them
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Mount Everest
Q. The outer Himalayas is known as
  • (A) Himadri
  • (B) Shivalik
  • (C) Purvanchal
  • (D) Bhangar
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Shivalik
Q. Which of the mountain system is the oldest according to geological history?
  • (A) Nilgiris
  • (B) Satpuras
  • (C) Vindhyas
  • (D) Aravalli
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Aravalli
Q. 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
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) The aggradational processes
Q. Name the sea which existed in place of the Himalayas?
  • (A) the Caspian Sea
  • (B) the Aegean Sea
  • (C) Tethys sea
  • (D) the Ionian Sea
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Tethys sea
Q. 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 the north
  • (D) That they cause rains by interrupting the monsoon winds to cross the country
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) That they protect India from icy cold winds of the north
Q. The general relief is the oldest in the
  • (A) Himalayan mountain system
  • (B) Indus-Ganga plain
  • (C) North-eastern hills
  • (D) Peninsular plateau
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Peninsular plateau
Q. The Nilgiris are part of the
  • (A) the Eastern Ghats
  • (B) the Western Ghats
  • (C) Vindhyachal
  • (D) Tamil Nadu Hills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) the Western Ghats
Q. The oldest landmass of India is
  • (A) The Himalayan Mountain System.
  • (B) The Indus-Ganga Plain.
  • (C) The Peninsular Plateau.
  • (D) Islands.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) The Peninsular Plateau.
Q. The northernmost part of the Himachal is an extension of the
  • (A) Kashmir valley
  • (B) Laddakh cold desert
  • (C) Siwaliks
  • (D) ​Punjab plains
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Laddakh cold desert
Q. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends up to:
  • (A) Mizo hills
  • (B) Himachal Himalayas
  • (C) Assam valley
  • (D) Meghalaya hills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Meghalaya hills
Q. On which of the following range Doddabetta peak is situated?
  • (A) Nilgiri Hills
  • (B) Annamalai Hills
  • (C) Cardamom Hills
  • (D) Nallamalai Hills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Nilgiri Hills
Q. In India the region that is dominated by denuded rocks is
  • (A) Himalayan region.
  • (B) Peninsular region.
  • (C) Valleys.
  • (D) Plateaus.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Peninsular region.
Q. Kovalam beach lies in
  • (A) Karnataka
  • (B) Tamil Nadu
  • (C) Kerala
  • (D) Chennai
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Kerala
Q. Consider the following statements
1. Along with Northern plain, coastal plains also form one of the physiographic divisions of India
2. Islands of India does not form part of physiographic divisions of India
Select the correct answer from the following codes
  • (A) Only 1
  • (B) Only 2
  • (C) Both 1 and 2
  • (D) Neither 1 nor 2
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Only 1
Q. When was the peninsular plateau of India formed?
  • (A) Ordovician Period
  • (B) Pre-Cambrian Period
  • (C) Post-Permian Period
  • (D) Devonian Period
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Pre-Cambrian Period
Q. Which one of the following Indian states shares international boundaries with three nations?
  • (A) Uttarakhand
  • (B) Himachal Pradesh
  • (C) Arunachal Pradesh
  • (D) Assam
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Arunachal Pradesh
Q. The science of the earth’s crust is
  • (A) Geology
  • (B) Geomorphology
  • (C) Geography
  • (D) Zoology
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Geology
Q. Veliconda group of low hills is a structural part of
  • (A) Nilgiri hills
  • (B) Western ghats
  • (C) Eastern ghats
  • (D) Cardamom hills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Eastern ghats
Q. Veliconda Hills, is situated in
  • (A) Odisha
  • (B) Tamil Nadu
  • (C) Karnataka
  • (D) Andhra Pradesh
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh
Q. Barren island, the active volcano in India is situated in
  • (A) Andaman island
  • (B) Nicobar islands
  • (C) Lakshadweep
  • (D) None of them
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Nicobar islands
Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  • (A) Dodabetta : Tamil Nadu
  • (B) Guru Shikhar : Rajasthan
  • (C) Kalsubai : Maharashtra
  • (D) Dhupgarh : Odisha
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Dhupgarh : Odisha
Q. Kathiawar coast lies in
  • (A) Karnataka
  • (B) Gujarat
  • (C) Kerala
  • (D) Maharashtra
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Gujarat
Q. Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar?
  • (A) 11Β° Channel
  • (B) Gulf of Mannar
  • (C) 10Β° Channel
  • (D) Andaman Sea
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) 11Β° Channel
Q. The river that is believed to have disappeared in Rajasthan is
  • (A) Ganga
  • (B) Yamuna
  • (C) Saraswati
  • (D) Ghaggar
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Saraswati
Q. The largest physiographic division of India is
  • (A) Peninsular plateau
  • (B) Coastal plain
  • (C) Desert land
  • (D) Islands
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Peninsular plateau
Q. Which one of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
  • (A) Himalayas
  • (B) Aravalli
  • (C) Satpura
  • (D) Nilgiri
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Aravalli
Q. The thick deposits of glacial clay and other ma te rials embedded with moraines are
  • (A) Balson
  • (B) Karewas
  • (C) Playas
  • (D) Duars
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Karewas
Q. 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
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) The aggradational processes
Q. Consider the following statements
1. Entire peninsular block is very rigid block since Cambrian period.
2. Peninsular part of India is majorly composed of granite and gneisses.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
  • (A) Only 1
  • (B) Only 2
  • (C) Both 1 and 2
  • (D) Neither 1 nor 2
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Only 2
Q. Which of the following indicate youthful stage of Himalayan Rivers?
1. V-shaped valleys
2. Rapids
3. Faults and folds
Select the correct answer from the following codes
  • (A) Only 1
  • (B) Only 1 and 2
  • (C) Only 2 and 3
  • (D) 1,2 and 3
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Only 1 and 2
Q. The Indian name for greater Himalaya is
  • (A) Himadri
  • (B) Bhabar
  • (C) Dune
  • (D) Bhangar
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Bhangar
Q. Name the lake deposits found in Kashmir Valley.
  • (A) Karewas Lake
  • (B) Satsar Lake
  • (C) Vishansar Lake
  • (D) Nigeen Lake
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Karewas Lake
Q. The highest Indian plateau is
  • (A) Purvanchal
  • (B) Laddakh
  • (C) Shivalik
  • (D) Himadri
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Laddakh
Q. Which is the ancient crustal Block in India?
  • (A) Himalayan mountains
  • (B) Deccan Plateau
  • (C) Valleys
  • (D) Islands
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Deccan Plateau
Q. When was peninsular plateau of India formed?
  • (A) Ordovician Period
  • (B) Pre-Cambrian Period
  • (C) Post-Permian Period
  • (D) Devonian Period
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Pre-Cambrian Period
Q. 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
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Kashmir Himalayas
Q. In which of the following states is Loktak lake situated?
  • (A) Kerala
  • (B) Uttarakhand
  • (C) Manipur
  • (D) Rajasthan
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Manipur
Q. On which of the following hill range is the β€˜Dodabeta’ peak situated?
  • (A) Nilgiri hills
  • (B) Anaimalai hills
  • (C) Cardamom hills
  • (D) Nallamala hills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Nilgiri hills
Q. Which of the following is the highest peak of western ghats?
  • (A) Barabar
  • (B) Mahendragiri
  • (C) Nilgiri
  • (D) Anaimudi
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Anaimudi
Q. The highest mountain peak of the Karakoram mountain range is:
  • (A) Mount Everest
  • (B) Mount K2
  • (C) Kanchenjunga
  • (D) Mount Blanc
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Mount K2
Q. The highest peak of the Alps mountain is
  • (A) Kanchenjunga
  • (B) Mount Everest
  • (C) Mount K2
  • (D) Mount Blanc
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Mount Blanc
Q. Which river is the successor of the Saraswati river?
  • (A) Ghaggar
  • (B) Godavari
  • (C) Yamuna
  • (D) Brahmaputra
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Ghaggar
Q. Which of the following is not a part of Meghalaya Plateau?
  • (A) The Garo Hills
  • (B) The Khasi Hills
  • (C) The Jaintia Hills
  • (D) Kaimoor Hills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Kaimoor Hills
Q. The area of Minicoy is
  • (A) 553 sq. km
  • (B) 453 sq. km
  • (C) 450 sq. km
  • (D) 500 sq. km
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) 453 sq. km
Q. The Bay of Bengal island groups consist of islands.
  • (A) 574
  • (B) 570
  • (C) 580
  • (D) 572
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) 572
Q. The south of Terai is the belt known as
  • (A) Bhangar
  • (B) Khadar
  • (C) Both A and B
  • (D) None of them
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Both A and B
Q. Northern plains are formed by the alluvial deposits brought by the rivers
  • (A) Indus
  • (B) Ganga
  • (C) Brahmaputra
  • (D) All of them
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of them
Q. Which river shows meandring nature
  • (A) Ganga
  • (B) Ghaghara
  • (C) Jhelum
  • (D) Ravi
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Jhelum
Q. An extensive flat depression surrounded by hills in which the drainage is centripetal
  • (A) Playas
  • (B) Boison
  • (C) Barchans
  • (D) Duars
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Boison
Q. In the Thar desert, the fertile land developed by the seasonal rivers is
  • (A) Rohi
  • (B) Bhanger
  • (C) Tari
  • (D) Barchans
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Rohi
Q. Old alluvial soil is called:
  • (A) Khadar
  • (B) Bangar
  • (C) Bhabar
  • (D) Kareva
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Bangar
Q. New alluvial soil is called:
  • (A) Khadar
  • (B) Bangar
  • (C) Bhabar
  • (D) Kareva
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Khadar
Q. Which of the following hills are not a part of eastern ghats?
  • (A) Javadi hills
  • (B) Nallamala hills
  • (C) Nilgiri hills
  • (D) Mahendragiri hills
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Nilgiri hills
Q. Lesser Himalayas is called by what name in Uttaranchal?
  • (A) Dholadhar
  • (B) Nagtia
  • (C) Kayal
  • (D) Kareva
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Nagtia
Q. Which of the following is not included in central highlands?
  • (A) Satpura ranges
  • (B) Vindhyan ranges
  • (C) Kaimur ranges
  • (D) Mahendragiri ranges
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Mahendragiri ranges
Q. Which of the following is not a tributary of river Brahmaputra?
  • (A) Subansiri
  • (B) Dihang
  • (C) Kormang
  • (D) Morhar
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Morhar
Q. Which of the following is not a tribe living in Arunachal Himalayas?
  • (A) Monpa, Daffla
  • (B) Abor, Mishmi
  • (C) Nishi, Nagas
  • (D) Manjhi, Dusadh
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Manjhi, Dusadh
Q. What is the east-west length of greater Himalayas?
  • (A) 2000 km
  • (B) 2500 km
  • (C) 3000 km
  • (D) 3200 km
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) 2500 km

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  1. From which river the name of India has been derived?
  2. The science of the earth’s crust is
  3. The lithological study of rock beds, sequence of their occurrence and their thickness and age is
  4. The highest and youngest mountain system of the world is
  5. The highest mountain peak of the world is
  6. The outer Himalayas is known as
  7. Which of the mountain system is the oldest according to geological history?
  8. The Great plain has been subjected to ________ throughout its period of existence.
  9. Name the sea which existed in place of the Himalayas?
  10. The most important geographical advantage of the Himalayas is
  11. The general relief is the oldest in the
  12. The Nilgiris are part of the
  13. The oldest landmass of India is
  14. The northernmost part of the Himachal is an extension of the
  15. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends up to:
  16. On which of the following range Doddabetta peak is situated?
  17. In India the region that is dominated by denuded rocks is
  18. Kovalam beach lies in
  19. Consider the following statements 1. Along with Northern plain, coastal plains also form one of the
  20. When was the peninsular plateau of India formed?
  21. Which one of the following Indian states shares international boundaries with three nations?
  22. The science of the earth’s crust is
  23. Veliconda group of low hills is a structural part of
  24. Veliconda Hills, is situated in
  25. Barren island, the active volcano in India is situated in
  26. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  27. Kathiawar coast lies in
  28. Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar?
  29. The river that is believed to have disappeared in Rajasthan is
  30. The largest physiographic division of India is
  31. Which one of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
  32. The thick deposits of glacial clay and other ma te rials embedded with moraines are
  33. The Great plain has been subjected to __________ throughout its period of existence.
  34. Consider the following statements 1. Entire peninsular block is very rigid block since Cambrian per
  35. Which of the following indicate youthful stage of Himalayan Rivers? 1. V-shaped valleys 2. Rapids
  36. The Indian name for greater Himalaya is
  37. Name the lake deposits found in Kashmir Valley.
  38. The highest Indian plateau is
  39. Which is the ancient crustal Block in India?
  40. When was peninsular plateau of India formed?
  41. In which part of Himalayas do we find the Karewa formation?
  42. In which of the following states is Loktak lake situated?
  43. On which of the following hill range is the β€˜Dodabeta’ peak situated?
  44. Which of the following is the highest peak of western ghats?
  45. The highest mountain peak of the Karakoram mountain range is:
  46. The highest peak of the Alps mountain is
  47. Which river is the successor of the Saraswati river?
  48. Which of the following is not a part of Meghalaya Plateau?
  49. The area of Minicoy is
  50. The Bay of Bengal island groups consist of islands.
  51. The south of Terai is the belt known as
  52. Northern plains are formed by the alluvial deposits brought by the rivers
  53. Which river shows meandring nature
  54. An extensive flat depression surrounded by hills in which the drainage is centripetal
  55. In the Thar desert, the fertile land developed by the seasonal rivers is
  56. Old alluvial soil is called:
  57. New alluvial soil is called:
  58. Which of the following hills are not a part of eastern ghats?
  59. Lesser Himalayas is called by what name in Uttaranchal?
  60. Which of the following is not included in central highlands?
  61. Which of the following is not a tributary of river Brahmaputra?
  62. Which of the following is not a tribe living in Arunachal Himalayas?
  63. What is the east-west length of greater Himalayas?