1. Africa's highest mountain peak Mt. Kilimanjaro lies (UPPSC 2010 )
a) Kenya
b) Malawi
c) Tanzania
d) Zambia
Answer. c) Tanzania
2. Which is the longest mountain range in the world?
a) Atlas mountain range
b) Himalayan mountain range
c) Rocky Mountain range
d) Andes mountain range
Answer. d) Andes mountain range ( South America), about 7000 km
3. In which continent is the Caucasus mountain range located?
a) Africa
b) Europe
c) Australia
d) North America
Answer. b) Europe
4. Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak of the?
a) Atlas mountain range
b) Himalayan mountain range
c) Rocky Mountain range
d) Andes mountain range
Answer. d) Andes mountain range ( South America), about 7000 km
5. Mount Albert is the highest peak of the?
a) Atlas mountain range
b) Himalayan mountain range
c) Rocky Mountain range
d) Caucasus mountain range
Answer. c) Rocky Mountain range
6. Mount Elbrus is the highest peak of the?
a) Atlas mountain range
b) Himalayan mountain range
c) Rocky Mountain range
d) Caucasus mountain range
Answer. d) Caucasus mountain range
7. Mount Blanc is the highest peak of the?
a) Atlas mountain range
b) Himalayan mountain range
c) Rocky Mountain range
d) Alps mountain range
Answer. d) The Alps mountain range is located in Europe. It spread to France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria.
8. Mount Toubqal is the highest peak of the?
a) Atlas mountain range
b) Himalayan mountain range
c) Rocky Mountain range
d) Andes mountain range
Answer. a) The Atlas mountain range is located in northwest Africa, mainly in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Mount Toubqal is located in Morocco.
9. Mount Denali, which is also known as Mount McKinley, is located in?
a) Alaska
b) Canada
c) Mexico
d) the UK
Answer. a) Alaska ( the USA). Mount Denali is the highest peak in the Alaska range.
10. Ural Mountain is located in?
a) North America
b) South America
c) Russia
d) Africa
Answer. c) Russia
11. Appalachians Mountain is located in?
a) North America
b) South America
c) Russia
d) Africa
Answer. a) North America;
The highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains is Mount Mitchell.
12. Where is the Rocky Mountain range located?
a) North America
b) South America
c) Russia
d) Africa
Answer. a) North America
13. Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
a) Ural
b) Alps
c) Atlas
d) Rocky
Answer. a) Ural
14. Pyrenees Mountains make the border between which countries?
a) Spain and France
b) France and Germany
c) France and Switzerland
d) India and Myanmar
Answer. a) Spain and France
15. Arakan Yoma Mountain makes the border between which countries?
a) Spain and France
b) France and Germany
c) France and Switzerland
d) India and Myanmar
Answer. d) India and Myanmar
16. Jura Mountain makes the border between which countries?
a) Spain and France
b) France and Germany
c) France and Switzerland
d) Spain and Switzerland
Answer. d) Spain and Switzerland
17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: ( UPPSC 2020)
List-I List-II
(Mountain) (Country)
A. Atlas 1. France/Spain
B. Kilimanjaro 2. Ecuador
C. Chimbrozo 3. Tanzania
D. Pyrenees 4. Morocco
Codes:
A B C D
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 4 1 2 3
c) 2 3 4 1
d) 1 3 4 2
Answer. A
Kilimanjaro: Volcanos mountain in Tanzana.
Atlas: In Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Chimbrono: Vol;canos mountain in Ecuador.
18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. ( UPPSC 2021)
List-I( Volcanic Mountains)
A. Mount Rainier
B. Mount Etna
C. Mount Pericutine
D. Mount Apo
List II ( Country)
1. Italy
2. Mexico
3. the Philippines
4. U.S.A
Codes:
A B C D
a) 4 2 1 3
b) 4 1 2 3
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 4 3 2 1
Answer. B;
19. The Death Valley of the U.S.A. lies in the state of (UPPSC 2010 )
a) Alaska
b) California
c) Maine
d) Atlanta
Answer. b) California
20. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? ( UPSC 2013)
Geographical Feature Region
a) Abyssinian Plateau Arabia
b) the Atlas Mountains: North-Western Africa
c) Guiana Highlands South-Western Africa
d) Okavango Basin Patagonia
Answer. b) the Atlas Mountains: North-Western Africa
21. Which of the following mountain ranges is the Young Fold Mountain range?
a) Ural Mountain range ( Russia)
b) Alps Mountain range ( Europe)
c) Aravali mountain range ( India)
d) Appalachians mountain range ( North America)
Answer. b) Alps Mountain range ( Europe)
22. Which of the following is a block mountain?
a)Appalachians
b) Rocky
c) Ural
d) Vosges
Answer. d) Vosges and Rhine Valley are examples of block mountains.
Vosges mountain: France
Rhine Valley: Germany
23. Which of the following is not a Volcanic mountain?
a) Mt. Kilimanjaro
b) Mt. Fujiyama
c) Mount Etna
d) Mount Atlas
Answer. d) Mount Atlas is a fold mountain, which is located north northwest Africa.
24. Match the following:
List I ( Volcanic Mountain)
A. Mt. Kilimanjaro
B. Mt. Fujiyama
C. Mount Etna
D. Mount Cotopaxi
List II ( Country)
1. Ecuador
2. Italy
3. Japan
4. Tanzania
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 3 1 4 2
Answer. c) 4 3 2 1
25. Where is the Great Dividing Range located?
a) Africa
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) Canada
Answer. b) Australia;
Great Dividing Range is located on the eastern side of Australia.
26. The mountains differ from the hills in terms of
a) elevation
b) slope
c) aspect
d) rocks
Answer. a. elevation.
Hill is one type of landform and it is an elevated area from the surrounding region.
The mountain is one type of Hills. When hills have steep slopes and elevation is more than 600 meters then it is called Mountain.
The mountains differ from the hills in terms of elevation.
27. Glaciers are found in
a) the mountains
b) the plains
c) the plateaus
d) tropical ocean
Answer. a. the mountains.
Glaciers are permanently frozen rivers of ice. Glaciers are found in the Mountains.
28. An important mountain range in Europe is
a) the Andes
b) the Alps
c) the Rockies
d) Atlas
Answer. b. the Alps
Alps mountain is in Europe.
Andes Mountain is in South America.
29. The Rocky mountain is in North America.
The _________________ is a line of mountains.
a) Range
b) Peak
c) Slope
d) Fault
Answer. a) Range
30. The Himalayas and the Alps are examples of _______________types of mountains.
a) Fold
b) Block
c) Volcano
d) Earthquake
Answer. a) Fold
31. Rhine Valley is an example of Block Mountain, it is located in?
a) France
b) Switzerland
c) Germany
d) Italy
Answer. c) Germany
32. Black Forest is located in?
a) France
b) Switzerland
c) Germany
d) Italy
Answer. c) Germany
33. Vosges Mountain is an example of Block Mountain, it is located in?
a) France
b) Switzerland
c) Germany
d) Italy
Answer. a) France
34. Which is the highest peak in Antarctica?
a) Mount Vinson Massif
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
c) Mount Kosciuszko
d) Mount Aconcagua
Answer. a) Mount Vinson Massif
35. Which is the highest peak in Australia?
a) Mount Elbrus
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
c) Mount Kosciuszko
d) Mount Aconcagua
Answer. c) Mount Kosciuszko
36. Which is the highest peak in Europe?
a) Mount Elbrus
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
c) Mount Kosciuszko
d) Mount Aconcagua
Answer. a) Mount Elbrus
37. Match List I with List II and Select the correct answer using the code given below--( UPPSC 2023)
List I ( Mountain)
A. Kilimanjaro
B. Taubkal
C. Stanley
D. Hoggar
List II ( Countries)
1. Morocco
2. Algeria
3. Tanzania
4. Uganda
Codes
A B C D
a) 3 1 4 2
b) 4 2 3 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 4 3 2 1
Answer. a) 3 1 4 2
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