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Question 31. If in the east it is Guhar Moti, in north it is Siachen Glacier, then in south it is:
  1.    Kanyakumari
  2.    Rameshwaram
  3.    Indira point
  4.    Kuttanad
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indira point
Answer: (c)
Guhar Moti is the westernmost inhabited village in India, in Kutch district in Gujarat. Siachen Glacier, located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains, marks the northern extremity of India.
Similarly, Indira Point located in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Island marks the southernmost point of India’s territory.
Question 32. ‘Saddle peak’ the highest peak of Andaman & Nicobar is located in
  1.    Middle Andaman
  2.    Little Andaman
  3.    North Andaman
  4.    Great Nicobar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> North Andaman
Answer: (c)
Question 33. The highest peak of Indian Peninsula is
  1.    Anaimudi
  2.    Dodabetta
  3.    Mahabaleshwar
  4.    Ootakamund
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Anaimudi
Answer: (a)
Question 34. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List I
List II
(Himalayan Peak)
(State)
A. K2
1. Uttarakhand
B. Nanda Devi
2. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Tara Pahar
3. Sikkim
D. Kanchenjunga
4. Himachal Pradesh
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 1 4 3
  2.    3 1 4 2
  3.    3 4 1 2
  4.    2 4 1 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 1 4 3
Answer: (a)
K2 is the 2nd highest peak in the world and is located in Jammu & Kashmir.
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, and the highest located entirely within the country. It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. It is in Uttrakhand.
Tara Pahar is in Himachal Pradesh
Kangchenjunga, also spelt Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world, and lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim, India.
Question 35. Rohtang pass connects the valleys of
  1.    Kali and Dholi
  2.    Kullu and Spiti
  3.    Jhelam and Ravi
  4.    Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Kullu and Spiti
Answer: (b)Rohtang Pass connects the valley of Kullu with Spiti and Lahaul.
Question 36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below
Assertion (A):
The Tarai region represents a marsh like landscapes
Reason (R) :
The Tarai region is a zone of seepage where the fine sand, silt and clay are deposited by the emerging streams.
Codes :
  1.    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  2.    (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  3.    (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  4.    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of
Answer: (d)The Tarai region represents a marsh like landscapes because it is a zone of seepage where the Lime Sand, Silt and Clay are deposited by the emerging Streams.
Question 37. Himalayan mountain system originated out of the following geosynclines
  1.    Rocky geosyncline
  2.    Tethys geosynclines
  3.    None of the above
  4.    Ural geosyncline
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Tethys geosynclines
Answer: (b)Himalayan mountain system is originated out of the Tethys geosyncline.
Question 38. The Valley of Kashmir is located on a
  1.    fault trough
  2.    plateau
  3.    plain
  4.    nappe
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> nappe
Answer: (d)
In geology, a nappe is a large sheet-like body of rock that has been moved more than 2 km or 5 km from its original position.
Nappes form during continental plate collisions when folds are sheared so much that they fold back over on themselves and break apart.
The Kashmir Valley has been described as a great synclinal (Wadia, 1975), seated on the back of a vast nappe, Kashmir nappe.
Question 39. Who prepares the topographical maps of India ?
  1.    Survey of India
  2.    Defence Ministry
  3.    Geographical Survey of India
  4.    Geological Survey of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Survey of India
Answer: (a)For most part of India, topographic maps are available which are prepared by the Survey of India. To identify a map of a particular area, a map numbering system has been adopted by Survey of India.
Question 40. Between which two mountain ranges is the Valley of Kashmir situated?
  1.    Great Himalayas and Pir Panjal
  2.    Great Himalayas and Zanskar
  3.    Karakoram and Ladakh
  4.    Ladakh and Zanskar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Great Himalayas and Pir Panjal
Answer: (a)

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