physiography geomorphology of india section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

1. Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravali Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres.
2. Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills at 2,637 metres. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Anamudi or Anai Mudi is a mountain located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres, and a topographic prominence of 2,479 metres.
4. Mount Dhupgarh or Dhoopgarh is the highest point in the Satpura Range and in Madhya Pradesh, India. Located in Pachmarhi, it has an elevation of 1,350 metres.

Answer: (a)

It occurs from June to September. As Southwest Monsoon approaches the withdrawal phase from a particular region, certain conditions become prevalent.

These include change of wind pattern, reduction in cloud cover, and decrease in humidity, cessation of rain or sporadic rain, and temporary rising tendency of temperatures.

Answer: (d)

Zoji La is a high mountain pass in India, located on the Indian National Highway 1 between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range. Zoji La provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir.

It runs at an elevation of approximately 3,528 metres and is the second-highest pass after Fotu La on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains that lie in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east southeast to west-northwest across the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the disputed territories comprising Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, where the average elevation varies from 1,400 m to 4,100 m.

The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the Dhauldhar and Pir Panjal ranges.

Pir Panjal is the largest range of the lower Himalayas. Near the bank of the Sutlej River, it dissociates itself from the Himalayas and forms a divide between the rivers Beas and Ravi on one side and the Chenab on the other.