1. Which one of the following is the youngest mountain range in India? ( UPPSC 2020)
a) Himadri Range
b) the Aravali Range
c) the Western Ghats
d) Vindhya Range
Answer: A;
Himadri or Greater Himalayas is the youngest mountain range in India. It is about 40 to 50 million years old.
2. Which mountain range is situated between the Narmada and Tapi rivers?
a) Shivalik range
b) Ajanta range
c) Vindhya range
d) Satapura range
Answer. d) Satapura range
3. The highest peak of the Indian Peninsula is ( UPPSC 2016)
a) Ootakamund
b) Anaimudi
c) Dodabeta
d) Mahabaleshwar
Answer. b.
Animudi is the highest peak of the Indian Peninsula as well as the Western Ghats.
4. In which state Girnar hill is located?
a) Rajasthan
b) Punjab
c) Gujarat
d) Haryana
Answer. c) Gujarat
5. In which state is the Kanchenjunga Peak located?
a) Sikkim
b) Uttarakhand
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer. a) Sikkim
6. Match List -I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: ( UPPSC 2018)
List -I List -II
States Highest Peak
A. Kerala 1.Dodda Betta
B. Nagaland 2.Nand Devi
C. Uttarakhand 3. Anai Mudi
D.Tamil Nadu 4.Saramati
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
Answer. c
7. Which one of the following peaks is NOT located in India? ( UPPSC 2019)
a) Gurla Mandhata
b) Namcha Barwa
c) Kamet
d) Nanga Parvat
Answer. a;
8. Which is the highest mountain range of Trans Himalaya?
a) Karakoram
b) Ladakh
c) Pir Panjal
d) Greater Himalaya
Answer. a) Karakoram
9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. ( UPPSC 2021)
List-I
(State of India)
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Rajasthan
C. Nagaland
D. Madhya Pradesh
List-II( Highest peak)
1. Dhupgarh Peak
2. Saramati Peak
3. Gurushikhar Peak
4. Dodda Betta Peak
Codes:
A B C D
a) 3 2 1 4
b) 1 4 3 2
c) 4 2 3 1
d) 4 3 2 1
Answer. d) 4 3 2 1
Gurla Mandhata is in Tibet, near Mansarovar Lake and it is part of the Himalayas.
Namcha Barwa: Arunachal Pradesh
Kamet: Uttarakhand. Chamoli district.
Nanga Parvat: Gilgit-Baltistan( Controlled by Pakistan), Ladakh.
10. Which of the following is the correct order of the Himalayan range from south to north?
a) Great Himalaya-Lesser Himalay-Shiwalik
b) Shiwalik-Lesser Himalay-Great Himalaya
c) Lesser Himalaya-Great Himalaya-Shiwalik
d) Shiwalik-Great Himalaya-Lesser Himalaya
Answer. b) Shiwalik-Lesser Himalay-Great Himalaya
11. Which of the following is the largest glacier? ( UPPSC 2017)
a) Sasaini
b) Gangotri
c) Zemu
d) Siachin
Answer. d. Siachin.
Siachin Glacier is the world's largest mountainous glacier. It is in India.
12. When you travel in the Himalayas, you will see the following: ( UPSC 2012)
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 evidence for the 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
Answer. d)
13. Consider the following statements: ( UPSC 2011)
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer. c) Both 1 and 2
14. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady, and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow, parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to ( UPSC 2011)
a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
c) Geo-Tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
d) Both (a) and (b) above
Answer. b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
15. Which is the highest peak in India?
a) K2 ( Godwin Austen)
b) Nanda Devi
c) Kanchenjunga
d) Mount Everest
Answer. a) K2 ( Godwin Austen) ( 8611 m) is located in Pok. It is in the Karakoram range.
16. Which is the highest peak of the Aravalli range?
a) Guru Shikhar
b) Doda Betta
c) Mount Abu
c) Saramati Peak
Answer. a) Guru Shikhar ( 1722 meter)
17. Arrange the following mountain range from north to south
1. Kaimur
2. Vindhya range
3. Satpura Range
4. Ajanta Range
5. Balaghat
Codes:
a) 2,1,3,4,5
b) 1,2,3,4,5
c) 1,2,4,5,3
d) 2,3,1,4,5
Answer. b) 1,2,3,4,5
18. Arrange the following mountain range from east to west
1. Kaimur range
2. Maikal range
3. Mahadeo
4. Balaghat
5. Satmala Range
Codes:
a) 2,1,3,4,5
b) 1,2,3,4,5
c) 1,2,4,5,3
d) 2,3,1,4,5
Answer. b) 1,2,3,4,5
19. Consider the following relief features:
1. Mahadev range
2. Mikal Range
3. Rajmahal Hills
4. Mikir Hills
The correct west-to-eastward sequence of the above relief features is
a) 4,3,2,1
b) 1,2,3,4
c) 2,3,4,1
d) 1,3,2,4
Answer. b) 1,2,3,4
Mahadev range: Madhya Pradesh
Mikal Range: Chhattisgarh
Rajmahal Hills: Jharkhand
Mikir Hills: Assam
20. Maikal Hills is located in which state?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Rajasthan
Answer. a) Chhattisgarh
21. Which is the highest peak of Satpura?
a) Panchamari
b) Amarkantak
c) Dhupgarh
d) Sad-Bhawna Shikhar
Answer. c) Dhupgarh
22. Which is the highest peak of Maikal?
a) Panchamari
b) Amarkantak
c) Dhupgarh
d) Sad-Bhawna Shikhar
Answer. b) Amarkantak
23. Which is the highest peak of the Vindhya range?
a) Panchamari
b) Amarkantak
c) Dhupgarh
d) Sad-Bhawna Shikhar
Answer. d) Sad-Bhawna Shikhar
24. Where is Saddle Peak located?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Lakshadweep
d) Andaman and Nicobarar
Answer. d) Andaman and Nicobar
Saddle Peak is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in North Andaman.
25. Which is the highest peak of the Mahadev range?
a) Panchamari
b) Amarkantak
c) Dhupgarh
d) Sad-Bhawna Shikhar
Answer. a) Panchamari
26. Which is the highest peak of Uttarakhand?
a) Trishul Peak
b) Nanda Devi
c) Kamet Peak
d) Nandakot Peak
Answer. b) Nanda Devi
27. "Mount Tenipu" is the highest peak of which state?
a) Sikkim
b) Nagaland
c) Mizoram
d) Manipur
Answer. d) Manipur; Mount Tenipu is also known as Mount Iso.
28. The highest peak of Jharkhand state is?
a) Dupgarth
b) Parasnath
c) Gaurlata
d) Someshwar fort
Answer. b) Parasnath
29. The highest peak of Chhattisgarh state is?
a) Dupgarth
b) Parasnath
c) Gaurlata
d) Someshwar fort
Answer. c) Gaurlata
30. The highest peak of Madhya Pradesh state is?
a) Dupgarth
b) Parasnath
c) Gaurlata
d) Someshwar fort
Answer. a) Dupgarth
31. Betlingccchip is the highest peak of which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Tripura
Answer. d) Tripura
32. Phawngpui is the highest peak of which state?
a) Mizoram
b) Nagaland
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Tripura
Answer. a) Mizoram
33. The highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh is?
a) Kangto
b) Shillong hill
c) Namcha Barwa
d) Shilla Peak
Answer. a) Kangto;
Shillong Hill is the highest peak in Meghalaya
Shilla Peak is the highest peak of Himachal Pradesh
34. Amsot Peak is the highest peak of which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Tripura
Answer. a) Uttar Pradesh
35. Saramati is the highest peak of which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Tripura
Answer. b) Nagaland
36. The highest peak of Bihar state is?
a) Dupgarth
b) Parasnath
c) Gaurlata
d) Someshwar fort
Answer. d) Someshwar fort
37. Mahendragiri is the highest peak of the?
a) Western Ghat
b) Eastern Ghat
c) Khasi hills
d) Vindhya Hills
Answer. b) Eastern Ghat
38. The highest peak of Western Ghats is?
a) Anaimudi
b) Doddabeta
c) Nilgiri hills
d) Palghat
Answer. a) Anaimudi
39. The highest peak in Kerala is
a) Anaimudi
b) Doddabeta
c) Nilgiri hills
d) Palghat
Answer. a) Anaimudi
40. The highest peak in Odisha is
a) Anaimudi
b) Doddabeta
c) Nilgiri hills
d) Mahendragiri
Answer. d) Mahendragiri
41. The highest peak in Tamil Nadu is
a) Anaimudi
b) Doddabeta
c) Nilgiri hills
d) Palghat
Answer. b) Doddabeta (2637 m)
42. The second-highest peak of Western Ghats is
a) Anaimudi
b) Doddabeta
c) Nilgiri hills
d) Palghat
Answer. b) Doddabeta (2637 m)
43. Cardamom Hills are situated on the border of which states? ( UP PCS 2008)
a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka and Maharashtra
Answer. b) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
44. Where are Garo Khasi Jaintiya Hills Located?
a) Meghalaya
b) Assam
c) Tripura
d) Mizoram
Answer. a) Meghalaya
45. Where is the Ananthagiri Hills located?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Sikkim
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer. c) Telangana
46. Satmala mountain range is located in
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Answer. b) Maharashtra
47. Mikir hills is located in
a) Jharkhand
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Assam
Answer. d) Assam
48. Where are Mishmi Hills located?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Meghalaya
d) Mizoram
Answer. a) Arunachal Pradesh;
Dafla and Mishmi Hills are located in Arunachal Pradesh.
49. Where are Lushai Hills Located?
a) Nagaland
b) Mizoram
c) Meghalaya
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer. b) Mizoram
Lushai Hills are also known as Mizo Hills
50. Where is Raisina Hill located?
a) Chandigarh
b) Rajasthan
c) New Delhi
d) Haryana
Answer. c) New Delhi
51. Arrange the following hills from south to North
1. Nilgiri Hills
2. Anamalai Hills
3. Cardamom Hills
4. Javedi Hills
Codes:
a) 4,3,2,1
b) 3,4,2,1
c) 3,2,1,4
d) 1,2,3,4
Answer. c) 3,2,1,4
52. Which of the following hills is not located in Tamil Nadu?
a) Nagari Hills
b) Javedi Hills
c) Pachaimalai Hills
d) Palni Hills
Answer. a) Nagari Hills is located in Andhra Pradesh
53. Arrange the following hills from south to North
1. Varysanadu
2. Palni Hills
3. Sirumalai Hills
4. Panchaimali Hills
5. Shevaroy Hills
Codes:
a) 1,2,3,4,5
b) 2,1,4,3,5
c) 3,2,1,5,4
d) 5,4,3,2,1
Answer. a) 1,2,3,4,5
54. Arrange the following hills from North to South
1. Nallamala Hills
2. Venukonda Hills
3. Palkonda Range
4. Nagari Hills
Codes:
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 2,1,4,3
c) 4,3,2,1
d) 3,2,1,4
Answer. a) 1,2,3,4
55. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? ( UP PCS 2009)
a) Saddle Peak
b) Mount Thuiller
c) Mount Diavolo
d) Mount Koyale
Answer. a) Saddle Peak ( 732 meters)
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