1. A plateau ........standing above the surrounding area.
a) flat land
b) elevated flat-topped table land
c) elevated small summit and a broad base land
d) All of the above
Answer. b) elevated flat-topped table land
2. Which plateau is the highest in the world
a) Deccan plateau
b) Tibetan plateau
c) East African Plateau
d) Chile Plateau
Answer. b) The Tibetan plateau is the highest in the world with a height of 4000 to 6000 meters above the mean sea level.
3. Which of the following plateaus is called " Roof of the World"?
a) Columbia Snake Plateau
b) Colorado Plateau
c) Deccan plateau
d) Tibetan Plateau
Answer. d) Tibetan Plateau
4. ...... is famous for gold and diamond mining.
a) Deccan plateau
b) Tibetan plateau
c) African Plateau
d) Chile Plateau
Answer. c) African Plateau
5. ..... is famous for Tin Reserve?
a) Altiplano Plateau
b) Massif Central
c) Anatolian Plateau
d) Pothowar Plateau
Answer. a) Altiplano Plateau also known as Bolivia Plateau is famous for the Tin reserve.
6. Deccan Trap was formed by
a) Cretaceous vulcanicity
b) Dharwar vulcanicity
c) Mesozoic vulcanicity
d) Paleozoic Vulcanicity
Answer. a) Cretaceous vulcanicity
7. In India, huge reserves of iron, coal, and manganese are found in the ...........
a) Deccan plateau
b) Chhotanagpur plateau
c) Meghalaya Plateau
d) Bundelkhand
Answer. b) Chhotanagpur plateau
8. Which plateau is called the "Ruhr of India"
a) Chota Nagpur Plateau
b) Shillong Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Malwa Plateau
Answer. a) Chota Nagpur Plateau
9. The Central Highlands consist of
a) Deccan plateau and Malwa Plateau
b) Malwa Plateau and Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) Chota Nagpur Plateau and Shillong plateau
d) Malwa Plateau and Shillong plateau
Answer. b) Malwa Plateau and Chota Nagpur Plateau
10. Which of the following soil is predominately found in the Deccan plateau?
a) Red Soil
b) laterite soil
c) Black soil
d) Alluvial Soil
Answer. c) Black soil
11. East African plateau is not found in which of the following country
a) Kenya
b) Tanzania
c) Uganda
d) Somalia
Answer. d) Somalia
12. The Deccan Plateau is located in
a) Kenya
b) Australia
c) India
d) Pakistan
Answer. c) India
13. The Potwar Plateau is located in
a) Kenya
b) Australia
c) India
d) Pakistan
Answer. d) Pakistan
14. Which one of the following is the largest plateau? ( UPPSC 2017)
a) Coconino
b) Aquarius
c) Colorado
d) Columbia
Answer. c. Colorado.
The Colorado Plateau in the USA is the largest in the North America.
15. Which of the following plateaus is bounded by the Rocky Mountains from north and east, in the west by the Great Basin, and from the south by the Sonoran Desert?
a) Columbia Snake Plateau
b) Colorado Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Tibetan Plateau
Answer. b) Colorado Plateau
16. The Columbia Snake plateau is located in which Country?
a) USA
b) Mexico
c) Columbia
d) Venezuela
Answer. a) USA
17. Telegraphic Plateau is part of ( UPPSC 2019)
a) North Atlantic Ridge
b) South Atlantic Ridge
c) Indian Ocean Ridge
d) None of these
Answer. a;
Telegraphic Plateau is part of North Atlantic Ridge. It is like a plateau structure.
18. Which of the following plateaus is located in China?
a) Loess Plateau
b) Massif Central Plateau
c) Anatolian Plateau
d) Pothowar Plateau
Answer. a) Loess Plateau
19. Which of the following plateaus is located in France?
a) Loess Plateau
b) Massif Central Plateau
c) Anatolian Plateau
d) Pothowar Plateau
Answer. b) Massif Central Plateau
20. Which of the following plateaus is famous for highly erodible soil?
a) Loess Plateau
b) Massif Central Plateau
c) Anatolian Plateau
d) Pothowar Plateau
Answer. a) Loess Plateau of China
21. Match the following
List I ( Name of Plateau)
A. Bavarian Plateau
B. Ahaggar Plateau
C. Anatolian Plateau
D. Iberian Plateau
List II ( Country)
1. Spain
2. Turkey
3. Algeria
4. Germany
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 3 1 2
Answer. c) 4 3 2 1
22. Which of the following plateaus is famous for the best quality wool-producing goat ( Angora goats)
a) Bavarian Plateau
b) Ahaggar Plateau
c) Anatolian Plateau
d) Iberian Plateau
Answer. c) The Anatolian Plateau of Turkey is famous for the Angora goat.
23. Massif Central plateau of France is famous for
a) Goat farming
b) Grapes Cultivation
c) Alpine Foreland
d) Gold mines
Answer. b) Grapes Cultivation
24. Laurentian Plateau is located in which country?
a) USA
b) Canada
c) Mexico
d) Russia
Answer. b) Canada; the Laurentian plateau is also known as the Canadian Shield.
25. Which of the following is the chief crop of the Deccan Plateau?
a) Wheat
b) Ground nut
c) Pulses
d) Cotton
Answer. d) Cotton
26. Over how many Indian states does the Deccan Plateau extend?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 8
d) 10
Answer. c) 8
Deccan Plateau extends in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
27. The Malwa Plateau is surrounded in the north by
a) The Aravalis
b) The Himalaya
c) Vindhyas
d) Rajamahal hills
Answer. a) The Aravalis
28. Patagonian Plateau is located in which country?
a) Turkey
b) Chile
c) Argentina
d) Brazil
Answer. c) Argentina
29. Kimberley Plateau is located in which country?
a) Australia
b) South Africa
c) Chile
d) Brazil
Answer. a) Australia;
Kimberley Plateau is located in Western Australia. However, Kimberley Mine is located in South Africa.
30. Kimberley Mines located in South Africa is famous for?
a) Gold
b) Diamond
c) Coal
d) Tungsten
Answer. b) Diamond
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