1. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
a) Block mountains
b) Fold mountains
c) Volcanic mountains
d) Residual mountains
2. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the:
a) Aravallis
b) Vindhyas
c) Satpuras
d) Kaimur range
3. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is :
a) the Siwalik Range
b) the Lesser Himalayas
c) the Great Himalayan Range
d) the Dhaula Dhar Range
4. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of:
a) alluvial soil
b) coral reef
c) sandstone
d) lava
5. The highest peak in South India is:
a) Doda Betta
b) Makurti
c) Analmudi
d) None of these
6. Aravalli ranges are an example of:
a) straight mountains
b) block mountains
c) residual mountains
d) volcanic mountains
7. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?
a) Khyber
b) Bomdila
c) Bara Lacha La
d) Shipkila
8. Zozila Pass connects:
a) Kashmir and Tibet
b) Nepal and Tibet
c) Leh and Kargil
d) Leh and Snnagar
9. Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched?
1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir
2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh
3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh
4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 3
10. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?
1. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss
2. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava
sheets
3. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the
plateau
4. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the
Satpura ranges.
a) I, II and III
b) I and II
c) I, II, III and IV
d) I, III and IV