Mountain Ranges and Hills of South and Central India MCQs
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1. Which of the following mountain ranges is known as the “Blue Mountains” of India?
(A) Western Ghats
(B) Eastern Ghats
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D) Aravalli Hills
Answer: (C) Nilgiri HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
2. In which mountain range are Ajanta and Ellora caves situated?
(A) Satpura Range
(B) Sahyadri Hills
(C) Nallamala Hills
(D) Vindhya Range
Answer: (B) Sahyadri HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
3. What is the approximate age of the Aravalli Range?
(A) 250 million years
(B) 360 million years
(C) 570 million years
(D) 650 million years
Answer: (C) 570 million yearsView Answer......Hide Answer
4. Satpura Range located in_____
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Both of them
(D) None of them
Answer: (C) Both of themView Answer......Hide Answer
5. Which of the following is the ‘Residual Mountain’ example?
(A) Himalaya
(B) Kilimanjaro
(C) Satpura
(D) Aravalli
Answer: (D) AravalliView Answer......Hide Answer
6. Which hill range separates the Narmada and Tapti rivers?
(A) Vindhya Range
(B) Aravalli Range
(C) Satpura Range
(D) Eastern Ghats
Answer: (C) Satpura RangeView Answer......Hide Answer
7. The highest peak of South India is _____
(A) Anaimudi
(B) Dodabetta
(C) Ootakamund
(D) Mahabaleshwar
Answer: (A) AnaimudiView Answer......Hide Answer
8. What is the main characteristic of the Eastern Ghats compared to the Western Ghats?
(A) Eastern Ghats are taller than Western Ghats
(B) Eastern Ghats are more continuous than Western Ghats
(C) Eastern Ghats are older and more eroded than Western Ghats
(D) Eastern Ghats receive more rainfall than Western Ghats
Answer: (C) Eastern Ghats are older and more eroded than Western GhatsView Answer......Hide Answer
9. The oldest mountain range in India is____
(A) Himalaya
(B) Aravalli
(C) Vindhya
(D) Satpura
Answer: (B) AravalliView Answer......Hide Answer
10. Which of the following is the highest peak in the Indian Peninsula?
(A) Amarkantak
(B) Anaimudi
(C) Dodabetta
(D) Mahendragiri
Answer: (B) AnaimudiView Answer......Hide Answer
11. In which of the following states are the Aravalli Ranges located?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharastra
(C) Odisha
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (A) RajasthanView Answer......Hide Answer
12. Which famous hill station is located in the Nilgiri Hills?
(A) Munnar
(B) Ooty
(C) Kodaikanal
(D) Mahabaleshwar
Answer: (B) OotyView Answer......Hide Answer
13. The Narmada and Tapti rivers flank_____
(A) Vindhyan Mountains
(B) Satpura Ranges
(C) Shevaroy Hills
(D) Aravalli Hills
Answer: (B) Satpura RangesView Answer......Hide Answer
14. The Palani Hills are an extension of _____
(A) Eastern Ghats
(B) Western Ghats
(C) Satpura Range
(D) Vindhya Range
Answer: (B) Western GhatsView Answer......Hide Answer
15. The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at_____
(A) Anaimalai Hills
(B) Cardamom Hills
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D) Rajmahal Hills
Answer: (C) Nilgiri HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
16. The Vindhya Range primarily separates _______
(A) North India and South India
(B) Eastern India and Western India
(C) Deccan Plateau and Chota Nagpur Plateau
(D) Himalayan Region and Indo-Gangetic Plains
Answer: (A) North India and South IndiaView Answer......Hide Answer
17. The highest peak of the Eastern Ghats is______
(A) Nallamala Hills
(B) Mahendragiri
(C) Deomali
(D) Arma Konda
Answer: (B) MahendragiriView Answer......Hide Answer
18. What is the height of Parasnath Hill?
(A) 1600 metre
(B) 1565 metre
(C) 1365 metre
(D) 1465 metre
Answer: (C) 1365 metreView Answer......Hide Answer
19. The hills of Ramgiri are part of this mountain range___
(A) Vindhyachal
(B) Maikal
(C) Sahyadri
(D) None of these
Answer: (B) MaikalView Answer......Hide Answer
20. The highest peak of the Satpura Range is____
(A) Guru Shikhar
(B) Doddabetta
(C) Dhupgarh
(D) Mullayanagiri
Answer: (C) DhupgarhView Answer......Hide Answer
21. The Western Ghats are also known as______
(A) Sahyadri Hills
(B) Purvanchal Hills
(C) Karbi Hills
(D) Jaintia Hills
Answer: (A) Sahyadri HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
22. Mahadeo mountains are part of____
(A) Satpura
(B) Vindhya
(C) Kaimur
(D) Maikal
Answer: (A) SatpuraView Answer......Hide Answer
23. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Garhjat Hills – Orissa
(B) Mandav Hills – Maharashtra
(C) Nallamalai Hills – Andhra Pradesh
(D) Shevaroy Hills – Tamil Nadu
Answer: (B) Mandav Hills – MaharashtraView Answer......Hide Answer
24. The Dhupgarh peak is situated in____
(A) Satpura Range
(B) Maikal Range
(C) Vindhya Range
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Satpura RangeView Answer......Hide Answer
25. Which one of the following lies at the junction of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states?
(A) Anaimalai Hills
(B) Palani Hills
(C) Nandi Hills
(D) Nilgiri Hills
Answer: (D) Nilgiri HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
26. Which hill range is famous for the coffee plantations in Karnataka?
(A) Nallamala Hills
(B) Cardamom Hills
(C) Baba Budan Hills
(D) Palani Hills
Answer: (C) Baba Budan HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
27. Nilgiri Mountain Range lies in___
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Orissa
(D) Uttarakhand
Answer: (A) Tamil NaduView Answer......Hide Answer
28. Indian oceanographers discovered a towering mountain, rising to 1505 meters, at the bottom of the Arabian Sea, approximately 455 km west-southwest of Bombay. This mountain is known as ____.
(A) Kailash II
(B) Raman Sagar mountain
(C) Kanya Sagar Parvat
(D) Bombay Parvat
Answer: (B) Raman Sagar mountainView Answer......Hide Answer
29. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(A) The Western Ghats are relatively high in their Northern region
(B) The Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats
(C) Tapti River lies to the South of Satpura
(D) The Narmada and the Tapti river valleys are said to be old rift valleys
Answer: (A) The Western Ghats are relatively high in their Northern regionView Answer......Hide Answer
30. The Mahadeo Hills are a part of ______
(A) Aravalli Range
(B) Western Ghats
(C) Satpura Range
(D) Vindhya Range
Answer: (C) Satpura RangeView Answer......Hide Answer
31. Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India?
(A) Aravalli
(B) Satpura
(C) Ajanta
(D) Sahyadri
Answer: (C) AjantaView Answer......Hide Answer
32. Western Ghats in Maharashtra and Karnataka is known as___
(A) Nilgiri mountain
(B) Sahyadri
(C) Deccan plateau
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) SahyadriView Answer......Hide Answer
33. Which one of the following does not lie in Maharashtra?
(A) Balaghat Range
(B) Harishchandra Range
(C) Mandav Hills
(D) Satmala Hills
Answer: (C) Mandav HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
34. Cardamom Hills lie along the border of the states of
(A) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka and Kerala
(C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (C) Kerala and Tamil NaduView Answer......Hide Answer
35. Where are Shevaroy Hill located?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (D) Tamil NaduView Answer......Hide Answer
36. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the North and going towards the South?
(A) Nallamalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hills – Anaimalai Hills
(B) Anaimalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Nallamalai Hills
(C) Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills
(D) Anaimalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hills – Nallamalai Hills
Answer: (C) Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai HillsView Answer......Hide Answer
37. Consider the following relief features.
1. Mahadev Range
2. Maikal Range
3. Chhotanagpur Plateau
4. Khasi Hills
The correct West to Eastward sequence of the above relief features is ___
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 4, 3, 2, 1
(C) 2, 3, 4, 1
(D) 1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: (A) 1, 2, 3, 4View Answer......Hide Answer
38. Select from the code given below the correct locational sequence of the following hills proceeding from South to North.
1. Satmala Hills
2. Kaimur Hills
3. Pir Panjal Range
4. Naga Hills
Code
(A) 2, 3, 1, 4
(B) 1, 2, 4, 3
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: (B) 1, 2, 4, 3View Answer......Hide Answer
39. Consider the following pairs.
Hills Region
1. Cardamom – Coromandel Hills Coast
2. Kaimur Hills – Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo – Central India Hills
4. Mikir Hills – North-East India
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2 and 4
Answer: (C) 3 and 4View Answer......Hide Answer