1. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each

other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?

a) Andaman and Nicobar

b) Nicobar and Sumatra

c) Maldives and Lakshadweep

d) Sumatra and Java

1. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each

other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?

a) Andaman and Nicobar

b) Nicobar and Sumatra

c) Maldives and Lakshadweep

d) Sumatra and Java

2. The southernmost point of India is

a) Indira Point

b) Cape comorin

c) Rameshwaram

d) Trivandrum

2. The southernmost point of India is

a) Indira Point

b) Cape comorin

c) Rameshwaram

d) Trivandrum

3. When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following:

1. Deep gorges

2. U-turn-river courses

3. Parallel mountain ranges

4. Steep gradients causing land-sliding

Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being

young fold mountains?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1, 2 and 4 only

c) 3 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

3. When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following:

1. Deep gorges

2. U-turn-river courses

3. Parallel mountain ranges

4. Steep gradients causing land-sliding

Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being

young fold mountains?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1, 2 and 4 only

c) 3 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

4. ‘Saddle peak’ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands is

located in

a) Great Nicobar

b) Middle Andaman

c) Little Andaman

d) North Andaman

4. ‘Saddle peak’ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands is

located in

a) Great Nicobar

b) Middle Andaman

c) Little Andaman

d) North Andaman

5. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in

a) Baluchistan

b) Myanmar

c) Nepal

d) Kashmir

5. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in

a) Baluchistan

b) Myanmar

c) Nepal

d) Kashmir

6. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the

oldest range is

a) The Siwlik Range

b) The Lesser Himalayas

c) The Great Himalayan Range

d) The Dhaula Dhar Range

6. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the

oldest range is

a) The Siwlik Range

b) The Lesser Himalayas

c) The Great Himalayan Range

d) The Dhaula Dhar Range

7. The Himalayas were formed due to

a) Faulting of the earth’s crust.

b) Accumulation of loess deposits.

c) Folding of the Geoyncline named Tethys.

d) Folding of the earth’s crust.

7. The Himalayas were formed due to

a) Faulting of the earth’s crust.

b) Accumulation of loess deposits.

c) Folding of the Geoyncline named Tethys.

d) Folding of the earth’s crust.

8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of the

Himalayan Mountains?

a) They are of arcuate shape.

b) They are the world’s largest and highest folded mountains.

c) They are composed of ganodiorite.

d) They are made of sedimentary rocks.

8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of the

Himalayan Mountains?

a) They are of arcuate shape.

b) They are the world’s largest and highest folded mountains.

c) They are composed of ganodiorite.

d) They are made of sedimentary rocks.

9. The Himalayan Mountains are formed as a result of

a) Continent-Continent Collision

b) Activation

c) Continent-Ocean Collision

d) Continent-Arc Collision

9. The Himalayan Mountains are formed as a result of

a) Continent-Continent Collision

b) Activation

c) Continent-Ocean Collision

d) Continent-Arc Collision

10. The chief characteristics of Lesser Himalayan Zone is

a) Presence of very complex structure comprising superimposed

trust sheets

b) Presence of many deeps cracks

c) Very high Seismicity

d) Origin of many rivers

10. The chief characteristics of Lesser Himalayan Zone is

a) Presence of very complex structure comprising superimposed

trust sheets

b) Presence of many deeps cracks

c) Very high Seismicity

d) Origin of many rivers

11. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched:

a) Pir Panjal – Lesser Himalaya

b) K2 – Karakoram

c) Karewas – Vale of Kashmir

d) Potwar – Kumaon Himalaya

11. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched:

a) Pir Panjal – Lesser Himalaya

b) K2 – Karakoram

c) Karewas – Vale of Kashmir

d) Potwar – Kumaon Himalaya

12. The Shimla Hill Station is situated on

a) Pir Panjal

b) Mahabharat

c) Dhaula Dhar

d) None of these

12. The Shimla Hill Station is situated on

a) Pir Panjal

b) Mahabharat

c) Dhaula Dhar

d) None of these

13. The average length of the Himalayas, i.e., 2400 kms., extends

between

a) Pakistan and Bruma.

b) Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh.

c) The Gorges of the Indus and Brahmaputra.

d) Punjab and Nagaland.

13. The average length of the Himalayas, i.e., 2400 kms., extends

between

a) Pakistan and Bruma.

b) Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh.

c) The Gorges of the Indus and Brahmaputra.

d) Punjab and Nagaland.

14. The Makalu and Mansalu peaks are situated in the range of the

a) Aravalli

b) Karakoram

c) Dhaula Dhar

d) Himadri or the greater Himalaya

14. The Makalu and Mansalu peaks are situated in the range of the

a) Aravalli

b) Karakoram

c) Dhaula Dhar

d) Himadri or the greater Himalaya

15. The region on the southern side of the Siwaliks is called the

a) Dunes

b) Bhabhar

c) Tarai

d) Khadar

15. The region on the southern side of the Siwaliks is called the

a) Dunes

b) Bhabhar

c) Tarai

d) Khadar

16. The Malabar cost is situated between

a) The Ganga Delta and Kanyakumari.

b) Nellie and Kanyakumari.

c) Goa and Kanyakumari.

d) Gujarat and Goa.

16. The Malabar cost is situated between

a) The Ganga Delta and Kanyakumari.

b) Nellie and Kanyakumari.

c) Goa and Kanyakumari.

d) Gujarat and Goa.

17. The Nanga Parbat Peak is situated in the

a) Karakoram Range

b) Baskar Range

c) Laddakh Range

d) Himalayas

17. The Nanga Parbat Peak is situated in the

a) Karakoram Range

b) Baskar Range

c) Laddakh Range

d) Himalayas

18. The Kulu Valley is situated between the mountain range of

a) Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal.

b) Ranjith and Nag Tibba.

c) Ladakh and Pir Panjal.

d) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik.

18. The Kulu Valley is situated between the mountain range of

a) Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal.

b) Ranjith and Nag Tibba.

c) Ladakh and Pir Panjal.

d) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik.

19. Which of the following islands does NOT belong to the Andaman

group of islands?

a) Little Nicobar

b) Minicoy

c) Nancowery

d) Barren

19. Which of the following islands does NOT belong to the Andaman

group of islands?

a) Little Nicobar

b) Minicoy

c) Nancowery

d) Barren

20. The highest summit of the Naga Hills is

a) Kohima

b) Satmala

c) Sarmati

d) None of these

20. The highest summit of the Naga Hills is

a) Kohima

b) Satmala

c) Sarmati

d) None of these

21. The Karakoram was known as ________ in Sanskrit Literature

a) Kalsamudra

b) Kalpaparbat

c) Shyamrath

d) Drishnagiri

21. The Karakoram was known as ________ in Sanskrit Literature

a) Kalsamudra

b) Kalpaparbat

c) Shyamrath

d) Drishnagiri

22. Arrange the island of Andaman and Nicobar group from South to North

1. Great Nicobar

2. Little Andaman

3. Car Nicobar

4. South Andaman.

Code:

a) 4, 3, 2, 1

b) 3, 2, 1, 4

c) 1, 3, 2, 4

d) 4, 2, 1, 3

22. Arrange the island of Andaman and Nicobar group from South to North

1. Great Nicobar

2. Little Andaman

3. Car Nicobar

4. South Andaman.

Code:

a) 4, 3, 2, 1

b) 3, 2, 1, 4

c) 1, 3, 2, 4

d) 4, 2, 1, 3