59. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
Correct Answer:-B ( Myanmar )
Description:- The Arakan Mountains is a mountain range in western Burma, between the coast of Rakhine State and the Central Burma Basin, in which flows the Irrawaddy River. It runs from Cape Negrais in the south into the Manipur State of India in the north. They include the Naga Hills, the Chin Hills, and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills.
60. The Valley of Kashmir is located on a
Correct Answer:-A ( nappe )
Description:- In geology, a nappe is a large sheetlike body of rock that has been moved more than 2 km or 5 km from its original position. Nappes form during continental plate collisions, when folds are sheared so much that they fold back over on themselves and break apart. The Kashmir Valley has been described as a great synclinal (Wadia, 1975), seated on the back of a vast nappe, Kashmir nappe.
61. Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east?
Correct Answer:-D ( Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats )
Description:- The main water divide in peninsular rivers is formed by the Western Ghats, which run from north to south close to the western coast. Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri flow eastwards because of the issue of elevation and drain into the Bay of Bengal. These rivers flow through open and graded shallow valleys with low gradients and little erosion.
62. Palk Strait separates
Correct Answer:-C ( India and Sri Lanka )
Description:- Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. he strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
63. ‘Diego Garcia’ is an island in the Ocean—
Correct Answer:-B ( Indian )
Description:- Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. It lies in the Chagos Archipelago at the southernmost tip of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge – a vast submarine range in the Indian Ocean.
64. Mansarovar Lake is situated in
Correct Answer:-C ( Tibet )
Description:- Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China 940 kilometres from Lhasa. To the west of Lake Manasarovar is Lake Rakshastal; toward the north is Mount Kailash.
65. Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?
Correct Answer:-D ( Aravallis )
Description:- Gurushikhar holds the honor of being not only the highest peak of Mount Abu but the whole of Aravali mountain range. This peak is the home to the temple of Dattatreya, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
66. ‘Kulu Valley ’ in India is famous for the cultivation of
Correct Answer:-C ( Apples )
Description:- Kullu is a broad open valley formed by the Beas river between Manali and Largi. This valley is famous for its beauty and its majestic hills covered with Pine and Deodar Forest and sprawling Apple Orchards. The economy of Kullu largely depends on tourism, horticulture (apples, plums, pears, and almonds) and handicrafts (shawls, caps, etc.).
67. Which of the following hills connect eastern and western ghats?
Correct Answer:-C ( Nilgiri )
Description:- The southern part of the Western Ghats mountain ranges harbour the Nilgiri hills, which serve as the meeting point of the Western and Eastern Ghats. The hills are separated from the Karnataka plateau to the north by the Moyar River and from the Anaimalai Hills and Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat Gap.
68. An example of ‘horseshoe’ shaped coral islands in the neighbourhood of India is
Correct Answer:-C ( Lakshadweep )
Description:- The Lakshadweep islands are formed of coral deposits called atolls. Atolls are circular or horseshoe shaped coral reefs.
69. Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?
Correct Answer:-C ( Annaimudi )
Description:- Anamudi is located in the Indian state Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres. The name Anamudi literally translates to “elephant’s forehead,” a reference to the resemblance of the mountain to an elephant’s head.
70. Which place is closest to Tora- Bora?
Correct Answer:-D ( Jalalabad )
Description:- Tora Bora is a cave complex situated in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan, in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Nangarhar province, west of the Khyber Pass and 10 km (north of the border of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan. It is close to Jalalabad. It was known to be an important area for the Taliban and insurgency against the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
71. Mansarovar Lake is situated in :
Correct Answer:-C ( China )
Description:- Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China near Lhasa. Manasarovar is near the source of the Sutlej River which is the easternmost large tributary of the Indus. Nearby are the sources of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River, and the Karnali River (Ghaghara), an important tributary of the Ganges River.
72. In which of the following States in Jog Falls located ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Karnataka )
Description:- Jog Falls is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India, Located near Sagara, Karnataka, these segmented falls are a major tourist attraction. They are also called Gerusoppe Falls.
73. Which of the following places will not get the rays of the sun vertically ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Srinagar )
Description:- In the tropical zone which lies between 23.4° north and south of the equator respectively (region between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) the sun is vertically overhead sometime each year. Srinagar lies beyond this region.
74. The fertile land between two rivers is called
Correct Answer:-C ( Doab )
Description:- Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a “tongue” or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers. Unqualified by the names of any rivers, it designates the flat alluvial tract between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in western and southwestern Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand state in India, extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers’ confluence at Allahabad.
75. The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as
Correct Answer:-B ( Malabar Coast )
Description:- The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. In historical contexts, refers to India’s southwestern coast, lying on the narrow coastal plain of Karnataka and Kerala states between the Western Ghats range and the Arabian Sea. Kerala is located on the Malabar coast.
76. The Zoji-La pass connects :
Correct Answer:-A ( srinagar and Leh )
Description:- Zoji La is a high mountain pass in India, located on the Indian National Highway 1 between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range. Zoji La provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir. It runs at an elevation of approximately 3,528 metres and is the second highest pass after Fotu La on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway.
77. The eastern coastal plain is also called as
Correct Answer:-C ( Coromandal coastal plain )
Description:- The Eastern Coastal Plains refer to a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the north. It is locally known as Northern Circars in the northern part between Mahanadi and Krishna rivers and Coromandel Coast in the southern part between Krishna and Kaveri rivers.
78. The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was
Correct Answer:-C ( Tethys Sea )
Description:- The Tethys Ocean was an ocean that existed between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia during much of the Mesozoic era, before the opening of the Indian and Atlantic oceans during the Cretaceous period. Today, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Indian Ocean cover the area once occupied by the Tethys Ocean, and Turkey, Iraq, and Tibet sit on Cimmeria. What was once the Tethys Sea has become the Mediterranean Sea. Geologists have found fossils of ocean creatures in rocks in the Himalayas, indicating that those rocks were once underwater, before the Indian continental shelf began pushing upward as it smashed into Cimmeria.
79. The Palk Strait lies between
Correct Answer:-A ( Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar )
Description:- Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. he strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
80. The Kulu Valley is situated between
Correct Answer:-A ( Ladakh and Pirpanjal )
Description:- Kullu valley is sandwiched between the Pir Panjal, Lower Himalayan and Great Himalayan range. It connects with the Lahul and Spiti valleys via Rohtang Pass.
81. Who prepares the topographical maps of India ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Survey of India )
Description:- For most part of India, topographic maps are available which are prepared by the Survey of India. To identify a map of a particular area, a map numbering system has been adopted by Survey of India.
82. The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain:
Correct Answer:-A ( Aravalli )
Description:- The Aravalli Range, literally meaning ‘line of peaks’, is a range of mountains in western India and eastern Pakistan running approximately 800 km from northwest to southwest across Indian states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat and Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. It is one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges. It dates back to pre-Indian subcontinental collision with the mainland Eurasian Plate.
83. Godwin Austen is a/an
Correct Answer:-D ( Peak )
Description:- Godwin Austen is a peak in Pak occupied territory. Its height is 8,611 metres.
84. Gurushikhar is a/the :
Correct Answer:-D ( highest peak of the Aravallis )
Description:- Gurushikhar is a peak at an altitude of 5,676 feet (1722 metres) in Rajasthan.
85. In which state is Jog Falls located ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Karnataka )
Description:- Jog falls is located in Karnataka.
86. Zojiia pass connects :
Correct Answer:-C ( Leh and Srinagar )
Description:- Zojila Pass connects Leh and Srinagar.
87. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Nanda Devi )
Description:- Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kanchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal).
