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

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Which of the following range is famous for its hill stations?

  1. Vindhyas

  2. Purvanchal

  3. Himachal

  4. Shiwalik

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Out of the three, the range of Himachal in Himalayas is known as hill station. Himachal is the Vedic name for middle Himalayas. They are extended 60-80km in width whereas 3700-4500m in height. Hill stations such as Dalhousie, Manali, Shimla, Nanital, Musoorie, Darjeeling, etc. are found in this range.

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Where can we find the Tibetan refugee settlements?

  1. Somanathapura

  2. Talakaadu

  3. Bylakuppe

  4. Nanjangud
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bylakuppe is situated 90 kilometers from Mysore. It comprises of two Tibetan refugee settlements that were setup in 1961 and 1969 respectively and has now grown into a full-fledged town housing the largest Tibetan population outside of Dharamsala in India.

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Through which pass, the western intruders entered Punjab?

  1. Khyber Pass

  2. Rohtang Pass

  3. Gomal Pass

  4. Kuram Pass
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Punjab is a northwestern state in India. It is borderd by Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. Medieval Punjab provided an entrance to Invaders, Traders, Scholars and Merchants. The Khyber pass and Bolan pass served an entrance to Persians, Greeks, Kushans, Ghaznavids, Timurids, Pashtuns and Mughals.

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Himalayan mountains are in a _____________  series in Punjab.

  1. dissected

  2. continuous

  3. Irregular

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Punjab Himalayas are a continuous stretch of mountains of length 560km. they lie between Indus and Satluj rivers. Karakoram, Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Zaskar and Dhaola Dhar are the major ranges in this section.

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Geographically, Punjab can be divided into which three parts?

  1. Islands, Plateaus and Plains

  2. Himalayas and its North- Western Mountains, The Sub- Mountainous Region and Plains

  3. Mountains, Islands and Plateaus

  4. Plateaus, Plains and Glaciers
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Geographically, the Punjab region is divided into the Himalayan mountain ranges, the sub-mountainous region (Kandi/Siwaliks), and the fertile plains.

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Which is the highest peak in the world?

  1. Kanchenjunga

  2. Mont Blanc

  3. Mt. Everest

  4. Aconcagua
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world, which is 8850m above sea level. It remains snow-capped, located between 27degree 59' 16" N latitude and 85 degrees 55' 46" E longitude, this sky touching peak was first located by George Everest. In 1852 it was named as Mount Everest as a tribute to Sir George Everest.

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High ranges of the Himalayas form a __________ barrier.

  1. physical

  2. natural

  3. Both a and b

  4. artificial
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Himalayas are very useful to India in many ways. The Himalayas form a strong natural barrier to our country in the North. For centuries, it has stood as a strong defense wall for the country.     

The Himalayas are a great climatic barrier. They save our country from the cold and dry winds of Central Asia. It also prevents the rain-laden monsoon winds of Indian Ocean from crossing over to Northern countries and causes heavy rain-fall in the Northern India. If there were no Himalayas, our country would have been barren like the Thar Desert.

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The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:

  1. Siwalik

  2. Greater Himalayas

  3. Karakoram

  4. Lesser Himalayas
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which are Siwalik, Greater Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas. The Karakoram or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?

  1. Chandra valley

  2. Hunza valley

  3. Nubra valley

  4. Sutlej valley
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In Sutlej valley the Himalayan pass Shipki La is located. A spur road on the Indian side rises to an altitude of 4,720 metres (15,490 ft) four km southwest of Shipki La. It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Ngari Prefecture in Tibet, China.

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The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is  

  1. the Andes

  2. the Himalayas

  3. the Urals

  4. none of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Asia is separated from Europe by the Ural mountains on the west (Figure 5.1). The combined landmass of Europe and Asia is called Eurasia (Europe + Asia).