Geography

Mountains, Hills, and Trekking Geography

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Mountains, hills, and trekking geography focus on global mountain ranges, high altitude plateaus, and famous hill stations. This includes identifying prominent peaks like Makalu and understanding natural barriers. Such geographical facts are commonly tested in SSC and state exams.

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Mountains, Hills, and Trekking Geography Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Vindhya Range

  2. East India Hills

  3. Eastern Ghats

  4. Arunachal Hills

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast.

Multiple choice
  1. Palani hills

  2. Annamali hills

  3. Cardamom hills

  4. Nilgiri hills

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Explanation

India's Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet at the Nilgiri hills. The Western Ghats Mountains are in the west. The Eastern Ghats Mountains meet the Western Ghats Mountains at Nilgiri Hills. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. 

Multiple choice
  1. 4, 2, 3, 1

  2. 3, 1, 4, 2

  3. 4, 3, 2, 1

  4. 3, 4, 1, 2

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Explanation

Greater Himalayas, Zanskar Range, Ladakh Range and Karakoram are the correct order from South to North. The Himalayas does not stand alone in the northern reaches of South Asia. To its north are the parallel and lesser ranges of Ladakh, Zaskar and Kailas. From northern Kashmir, the Karakoram stretches out over the disputed borders of India with Pakistan and China. 

Multiple choice
  1. The Western Ghats

  2. The Satpuras

  3. The Vindhyas

  4. The Aravallis

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Explanation

Sabarmati rises in the Aravallis. Sabarmati river rises in the Aravali hills, which roughly mark the western boundary of Udaipur District, i.e. Mount Abu area, and flows in a south-westerly direction. 

Multiple choice
  1. Chand, Biwa and Sambar

  2. Ladoga, Onega, and Superior

  3. Baikal, Tanganyika and Rudolf

  4. China, Pulicat, and Dal

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Explanation

One of the significant lake-forming force is movement of the tectonic plates that form the Earth's crust. When adjacent plates separate at fault lines, the steep, narrow gap between them can result in the formation of a graben. Some of the largest, deepest, and oldest lakes on Earth are graben lakes. Perhaps the most famous graben lakes are Lake Baikal, Lake Tanganyika and Rudolf.

Multiple choice
  1. Annapurna

  2. Badrinath

  3. Dhaulagiri

  4. Nanda Devi

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Explanation

Dhaulagiri is a mountain in the Himalayas with an elevation of 8,167 meters, which is higher than the other options listed (Annapurna is 8,091m, Nanda Devi is 7,816m, Badrinath is significantly lower).

Multiple choice
  1. Four

  2. Three

  3. Two

  4. One

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Explanation

Himachal Pradesh is generally divided into three main physiographic zones or mountain ranges: the Outer Himalayas (Shivaliks), the Inner Himalayas (Lesser Himalayas), and the Greater Himalayas.